Evidence is steadily mounting that the rate of over development is directly attributable to the introduction of the new residential zones. Council can continue bleating its ridiculous claims that all was possible before. The facts tell a different storey. Certain things may have been ‘possible’ before, but they didn’t occur except on the very rare occasion and generally in Carnegie. Now, with the introduction of the new zones this represents an open invitation to developers to ‘go for it’!
The latest evidence of this comes from 332 Neerim Road, Carnegie. An application went in on the 19/4/2013 – well before the zones were gazetted – for a THREE STOREY BUILDING AND 9 APARTMENTS. The permit was granted. Then on the 18/11/2013 (after the new zones) there is this new application –
Construction of a four (4) storey building comprising twenty six (26) dwellings above a basement car park; Reduction of the requirement for visitor parking; and Alteration of access to a Road Zone Category 1
The land is roughly 1100 square metres and of course a permit was granted.
We repeat – development and overdevelopment has everything to do with the generosity of this council to developers and its indifference to residents living in GRZ, RGZ zones.
Glen Eira Debates 
November 24, 2014 at 8:00 PM
How councillors continue to hide behind the bullshit that Newton feeds them is beyond me. They are either incredibly stupid or have swallowed hook line and sinker the Newtonian ethos of a “united councillor front”. There never should be any “united fronts” in any democratic institution. What residents want is honesty, transparency and accountability and we aren’t getting any of these things from the current lot of councillors.
November 24, 2014 at 8:45 PM
Nine apartments up to 26 apartments. A near triple increase. Pretty nice present to developers. Wonder if Newton and his buddy councillors have got their “thank you” notes yet?
November 24, 2014 at 10:42 PM
I attended the GERA forum last week and there were some posters up on the wall listing the streets that were zoned as acceptable for 3 and 4 storey developments. Carnegie had the most streets listed by a country mile. The suburb has been ruined and in comparison to the other activity centres is far worse off. There are double standards operating here and Carnegie has copped the most discrimination. I feel very sorry for those residents who still live in Carnegie because all of their amenity has been sacrificed to development.