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Objection: 853 Plenty Road RESERVOIR

See full Details here:  Objection to D_1075_2015 853 Plenty Road RESERVOIR

Number	D/1075/2015
Location	853 Plenty Road RESERVOIR VIC 3073
Date		22/12/2015 1:00:00 AM
Description	Construction of a five (5) storey building (including partial basement level) comprising 15 dwellings, a reduction in the car parking requirement and alteration of access to a Road Zone - Category 1 as shown on the plans accompanying the application.
Officer		John Limbach
Type		Medium Density Housing

WHO		john cotter & cornall building design 101/30 wreckyn st nth melbourne
land size	730 sq m see http://gis.darebin.org/ https://www.google.com.au/maps

Summary	replace family home with 15 apts = 10x 1 bed + 
5x 2 bed apts 
		L3:     2 bed (apts 13, 14, 15)		
		L2:     1 bed (apts 10, 11, 12)
        		L1:     1 bed (apts  6, 7, 8, 9)
		GND: 1 bed (apts 3, 4, 5) &  2 bed (apts 1, 2)
		P: rubbish, storage & x10 parking spaces
		Ignores minimum requirements for  gardens, permeable areas, landscaping, internal 
		amenity, parking, storage space. 6 x 1bed apts are less than 50 sq m.
		10 apts have under size bedrooms and 4 have undersize balconies
		Waste management ignores the design standards and is inadequate
		Balconies are too small is depth and area, The storage space is insufficient
		There is no acoustic damping againt noise from adjacent arterial road with trams, 
		 and no  thermal insulation
		Multiple examples of non-enforcement of local and state planning regulations
		maximise the dwelling yeild at minumum quality to deliver SITE OVERDEVELOPMENT 
		
Parking	http://planningschemes.dpcd.vic.gov.au/schemes/vpps/52_06.pdf
		rules; 1 space to each 1 or 2 bed dwelling
		and 1 visitor space to each 5 dwellings
		requires 15 + 5 = 20 parking spaces, and plans show 10 spaces
		INSUFFICIENT PARKING FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS

HOW TO OBJECT
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(1) objection form first page, top half, add your name and contact details with
    "phone number=WITH HELD, communication from the developer is to be in writing " 
(2) Remove any objections from the proforma that do not specifically apply
(3) Add you own unique objections.  Keep them general and brief.
(4) last page, lower section, add your name or signature and todays date
(5) Send to Darebin town planning by email, fax, mail or in person
        Post to: PO BOX 91 Preston 3072
        Fax 8470 8877 ATTENTION: TOWN PLANNING
        email: townplanning@darebin.vic.gov.au

HOW TO ENCOURAGE NEIGHBOURS TO OBJECT
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(1) Print and or photocopy multiples of the resident letter (above), plans and objection form.
also available here https://www.darebinada.org/category/objections
(2) Walk surrounding streets.  If you knock on doors you can discuss the proposal and get neighbours to sign the objection on the spot.  Alternatively you can drop the information in their letterbox and follow up with a visit later.
(3) Send to Darebin town planning by email, fax, mail or in person
Post to: PO BOX 91 Preston 3072. Fax 8470 8877 ATTENTION: TOWN PLANNING

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email: townplanning@darebin.vic.gov.au
subject: Objection to D/1075/2015 853 Plenty Road RESERVOIR VIC 3073
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Dear Darebin Planning
Find attached an objection to your planning proposal. 
Sincerely