Council is making much of the fact that in its current draft structure plans many areas now zoned for 4 storeys will be reduced to either 3 storeys or 2 storeys. They claim that in Bentleigh alone this ‘revision’ equals ten hectares. This figure is completely misleading since it does not reveal what has already happened.
In Bentleigh, part of the new vision is to rezone Mitchell and Robert Streets from 4 storeys to 3 storeys (light green) but at the same time to ‘upgrade’ another 10 properties from 2 to 3 storeys (light blue).
The light green changes are then included, we presume, in the calculation of council’s magnanimous reduction of 10 hectares worth of properties. If only it were so! The image below shows the current situation in Mitchell and Robert Streets. The yellow infill represents 4 storey developments already being built or with permits grants. The total land area these developments occupy is 0.89 hectares. We have not bothered to calculate other areas of Bentleigh. We simply highlight the fact that once again council’s figures need to be taken with a huge grain of salt!
Glen Eira Debates 
September 20, 2017 at 12:01 PM
Add another hectare out of the ten to Mavho and Loranne that has had plenty of 4 storey developments over multiple lots.
September 20, 2017 at 1:53 PM
We estimate that the Mavho/Loranne area has approximately 0.7 hectares of development already.
September 20, 2017 at 8:56 PM
Why is it that we have new councillor’s that are supposed to challenge the old crew; yet they are so inapt that they lay quietly in the background. This is not what they were elected to do ???? go back to your own jobs and let someone who is willing to spend the time to analyse the facts and do the job properly. Retire, your simply not good enough!!
September 21, 2017 at 7:18 AM
The Councillor Oath states that they will commit to “undertake the duties of the office of Councillor in the best interests of the people of the municipal district of Glen Eira”. As residents don’t understand how the draft concepts achieve this or how they are justified, it is incumbent upon all Councillors to critique or explain. This is a fair and reasonable expectation of our elected representatives.