For all the talk of a down turn in the construction industry, Glen Eira is well and truly maintaining its record rate of development. The table below is compiled from today’s ABS released figures on building approvals for the current financial year – up to and including May. That means 11 months worth of approvals. Again we note:
- Glen Eira leading the pack
- Victoria in Future predictions well and truly outstripped – ie 13,000 by 2031. At this rate, this figure will be reached by 2020/21
- None of these figures take into account the additional 4,500 (‘preliminary’ numbers) set for Caulfield Village and Virginia Estate
There is absolutely no strategic justification for council’s current plans to double the size of activity centres and to impose 12 storey height limits, plus rezoning hundreds upon hundreds of sites that will be earmarked for higher height limits.
We’ve uploaded the latest ABS figures HERE
Glen Eira Debates 
June 6, 2018 at 12:32 PM
Stats going through the roof and most are for multi developments not houses. Council still wants more. Unbelievable.
June 6, 2018 at 12:41 PM
we should knock down council offices and develop that site first
June 6, 2018 at 1:33 PM
Our councillors will be creaming their jeans at these development figures.
However not a discussion on sustainable development leaks out of their stitched lips. You would think the looming issues like, traffic, overcrowding local facilities like schools, roads, shops, open space not coping with the extra demands at usage levels, the list goes on and on.
Honestly what a pack of completely useless wankers we have elected. They cannot even find the collective courage to let out a squeak of independent thinking. They are slaves to their own ego’s and worse still captives to the bureaucrats, who have turned them into tratoirs that spend their precious time affecting smokescreens to cover the bureaucrats dirty work and not representing residents.
June 6, 2018 at 5:01 PM
I’ve had a real close look at the spreadsheet and our fabulous council is streaks ahead of any other council. All the ones with higher permit numbers are approvals for houses and not apartments. That means mainly one for one replacement and not the erection of flats. Casey’s got 4500 permits but 3900 are for houses. Geelong’s got 2600 with 2100 houses. Hume 3000 and of this 2600 is for houses. From what I can see the only council with higher numbers and higher flats is Melbourne.
June 7, 2018 at 11:04 AM
The numbers expose the central flaw in Council’s “structure planning”. It has no control over development other than how land is zoned. If it rezones, as it plans to, enough land to permit an additional 30000 dwellings, those 30000 could be consumed in 5 rather than 30 years. There are no controls over rate of development.
It doesn’t change the fundamental financial problem that Council has either—it simply can’t afford all the infrastructure required to provide reasonable amenity, and exacerbates it by insisting existing residents subsidize developer profits.
June 7, 2018 at 11:43 AM
Council’s planning is ike pissing in the wind. Some will stick (onto residents) and some won’t. If we get 12 storey heights than council hasn’t got a clue as to how many dwellings will fit in – 140, 120, or 60.
June 7, 2018 at 1:30 PM
No arguing with the numbers. They are atrocious for what’s happening in Glen Eira. Our street has got three recently demolished houses that will now become at least 6 and I reckon more. The plans aren’t out yet. Luckily we are in nrz but that means nothing these days.