We will provide a full report on the ‘debate’ surrounding the Planning Scheme Review in the next day or so. In the meantime residents should take note of the resolution which was passed by all councillors except Magee (and his mental gymnastics are astounding!)
Pilling moved to accept the Planning Scheme Review Report as recommended but with the addition that council ask the Minister to introduce ‘interim height controls’ for the Activity Centres of Bentleigh and Carnegie. This was seconded by Lipshutz.
COMMENT – residents should note: (1) Elsternwick is omitted, and (2) this is NOT A REQUEST FOR INTERIM MANDATORY HEIGHT LIMITS, BUT FOR PREFERRED HEIGHT LIMITS! Quite astonishing given that the Minister has power to impose a mandatory interim control. Further, residents are again not privy to what council will be requesting from the Minister since this will be done under Section 20(4) of the Planning and Environment Act, meaning that there will be NO PUBLIC CONSULTATION WHATSOEVER! We believe that this is a neat ploy to once again sidestep the community and to have the Minister as a ready scapegoat! If council was really concerned about heights in its activity centres then it would have requested that all activity centres be included and that the height limits be mandatory. Once again, smoke and mirrors is the modus operandi of Glen Eira City Council and its councillors!
Glen Eira Debates 
August 9, 2016 at 11:27 PM
Now I know why no mention was made of specific heights in the report except for the ruse of saying that people suggested anything between 3 and 20 storeys. The community has never been asked what they think is an appropriate height for Carnegie as opposed to Bentleigh as opposed to Elsternwick as opposed to Bentleigh East. This way we will never get asked but have it imposed. Council will tell Wynne that they are ready to accept 6 ot 8 or maybe ten storeys in these areas and we won’t get a say. I would bet that certain developers have already been told though what the limit will be. This is an appalling state of affairs and I agree 100% – these bastards have to be gotten rid of.
August 9, 2016 at 11:38 PM
Yup, we’ve been had good an proper. Consultation means bugger all in Glen Eira.
August 10, 2016 at 9:21 AM
They could be in the pay of the developers, time to look at corruption angle, this would explain a lot of the pussyfooting
August 10, 2016 at 11:23 AM
Yes, these practises are not unknown in some councils, with this scale of unprecedented development, speculation and and hence the cash flow, it’s up to them to put any doubt beyond speculation, especially now we have a self confessed financier and developer and Liberal Party member on council
August 10, 2016 at 2:47 PM
Very very disappointing. No detail in this to say anything has or will change what is happening in Glen Eira. Immediate action is needed to halt the rampant over development. Residents requests have not been listened to. This is a lost opportunity by councillors. Just going through the motions because they had to. Can’t imagine why they refuse to make changes that will make a difference and give us a fighting chance at VCAT. Just happy to waste resident’s money fighting the developers at VCAT when we all know that we can’t win. Roll on elections.