Minister rejects inappropriate growth zones for Bayside
10 April 2015
Bayside City Council welcomed the Minister for Planning’s decision on 9 April 2015 not to proceed with Draft Amendment C125 that would see Residential Growth Zones applied to areas of Highett, Cheltenham, Hampton East & Brighton East.
Bayside Mayor, Cr Felicity Frederico said that the abandonment of the Draft Amendment was the outcome residents and Council were seeking.
“The long awaited decision to abandon these proposals for inappropriate Residential Growth Zone is a great outcome for our community,” Cr Frederico said.
“The proposal to apply Residential Growth Zone in areas around train stations along the Frankston line was only undertaken at the direction of the office for the former Minister for Planning.
“In the lead up to last year’s state election the former Government indicated that they would no longer require the application of these high-growth zones in Bayside and Council is pleased that the new Minister has made a clear resounding decision to reject the proposal.
The abandonment of Amendment C125 means that the General Residential Zone will be retained in these areas of Highett, Cheltenham and Hampton East in line with similar locations in Brighton, Hampton and Sandringham.
“Under the Bayside Housing Strategy areas close to public transport hubs are identified as being the most appropriate areas for growth and development,” Cr Frederico said.
“Maintaining General Residential Zone in these areas also provides surety for residents, particularly in Highett, that the existing development overlays which have been in place for many years will remain along with the General Residential Zone.
“The Minister’s decision to support the abandonment of inappropriate growth controls in these areas is a win for Council and the community who lobbied hard to ensure that development in these areas is more in line with community expectations.”
We’ve also uploaded the Planning Panel Report HERE. Readers should note the strong emphases on STRUCTURE PLANNING (endorsed by the Panel). Once again we ask: where are you councillors?
Glen Eira Debates 
April 15, 2015 at 11:05 AM
Great news for Bayside. Combined with Boroondara’s recent win things can change. Not in Glen Eira since all residents get told is how wonderful the zones are and the scare mongering that if council tried anything things could be worse.
April 15, 2015 at 11:30 AM
Agree it’s good news for parts of Bayside. Folks living in growth zones here should start asking why other councils can get things changed and Glen Eira Council remains adamant that they have the best planning scheme in the world. I would love to see the reaction of the poor buggers still living in Bent, Mavho, Neerim and anywhere near the racecourse and Virginia Park. You can fool some of the people some of the time but not when they see what is happening everywhere else and what these other bods are achieving.
April 15, 2015 at 2:25 PM
Not completely out of the woods but a good start for Bayside and those in these zones. A salutary lesson here for Glen Eira people and councillors.
April 15, 2015 at 3:21 PM
We are tied to the mast of the good ship Glen Eira the ship of fools
April 15, 2015 at 6:44 PM
The $64 question. Will the Whitehouse follow suit or ignore.
April 15, 2015 at 9:33 PM
GE Councillors will be running for cover! Disgrace, it certainly is. People Pressure to Labor MPs should be lobbied to reverse the bloody damage to the residents and their streets. These Councillors should (MODERATORS: rest of sentence deleted)
April 15, 2015 at 10:51 PM
Your dreaming cos these bludgers dont give a stuff. They do as his highness tells them