Darebin Appropriate Development Association

Rob Hulls – Member for Niddrie

Attorney General Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Planning
Department(s)
– Department of Justice
– Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development
– Department of Sustainability & Environment
– Attorney General
– Industrial Relations
– Planning

Electorate Office:
473 Keilor Road,Niddrie VIC 3042
Tel: (03) 9379 5879
Fax: (03) 9379 4434
Email: rob.hulls@parliament.vic.gov.au

Postal Address:
PO Box 554,Niddrie VIC 3042
Ministerial Office:
55 St Andrews Place,
East Melbourne VIC 3002

Tel: (03) 9651 0552Fax: (03) 9651 0556

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Australian Labour Party – Rob Hulls – Member for Niddrie

Information about Government

Darebin Mayor, Cr Diana Asmar
City of Darebin
www.darebin.vic.gov.au

PO Box 91,
274 Gower Street,
Preston, Vic 3072

Tel: (03) 9230 4444
Fax: (03) 9471 0204

Media Release, 13 April 2005

On 31 March 2005, the Minister for Planning recommended to the Governor in Council to allow a Planning Permit for Northcote Plaza.
“The Planning Application for Northcote Plaza proposes the construction of two multi-level buildings, one of ten storeys and one of eight storeys accommodating a total of 116 dwellings,” said Darebin Mayor, Cr Diana Asmar.
“The application also proposes alterations and additions to the existing shopping centre to provide additional shops, and a three level basement car park,” she said.”
The Governor in Council decided in accordance with the recommendation of the Minister and has directed Council to issue the Permit.
“The City of Darebin has sough legal advice as to whether an appeal can be lodged against the decision to approve the proposal. Council originally refused the application in August 2003 after receiving 154 objections.”
“Our legal advice has made it clear that appeals can be lodged at the Supreme Court of Victoria on planning related matters only where there is an apparent error of law and our legal advice states there was no error of law in the Advisory Committee Report, or other documentation, to justify an appeal to the Supreme Court.”
“It is an important point that any appeal must be on a point of law, rather than a planning judgement,” Cr Asmar said.
“The City of Darebin disagrees with the decision to approve the application and stands by the decision made in 2003 that the development, as now approved, is not appropriate for that location.”
“Council disagrees with the findings of the Advisory committee and is disappointed that the Minister for Planning chose to recommend to the Governor in Council that the development be allowed.”
“However, given that Council has strong legal advice that an appeal to the Supreme Court would not be successful, and that the costs to ratepayers would be in the order of $300,000 to run an unsuccessful appeal, Council will not be pursuing an appeal to the Supreme Court and will issue the Planning Permit as directed.”
“While we acknowledging the State Government’s Melbourne 2030 policy for development in Activity Centres such as Northcote, the City of Darebin remains committed to opposing inappropriate development, and will continue to pursue planning controls that protect the valued character of Darebin.”
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Media EnquiriesTrisha LoveManager, Communications & Public AffairsPh: (03) 9230 4603

PANEL RECOMMENDS GO AHEAD FOR NORTHCOTE PLAZA
DATE: Thursday, March 31, 2005

The Planning Minister, Rob Hulls, today said he had accepted the recommendations of an independent Panel and Advisory Committee that would allow the revitalisation of Northcote Plaza to commence.

Once complete, the Northcote Plaza Development will include:·
– Two multi-level apartment buildings
– Northern building – 8 storeys (maximum height 35m) accommodating 34 two-bedroom dwellings
– Southern building
– 10 storeys (maximum height 41.5m) accommodating 47 single-bedroom, 31 two-bedroom dwellings and 4 three-bedroom dwellings.
– A pedestrian piazza
– Four new shops
– accessed from the centre mall and proposed piazza
– A Restaurant
– to seat 105 people and overlooking the proposed piazza.

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The Age By Martin Boulton
February 5, 2004

Planning Minister Mary Delahunty will decide whether two multi-storey residential towers in her electorate are built after the matter was called in by acting planning minister John Brumby.

Darebin City Council

High Street Study – Precinct Guidelines

Precinct Profile – Area 11 The Junction

The High Street Precinct Guidelines apply the strategies identified in the Urban Design Framework to the study area in detail, resulting in a set of guidelines for each precinct within the study area. The guidelines outline the key objectives, vision, preferred outcomes and specific implementation mechanisms for each precinct within the study area.Please note: There may be difficulty downloading the document due to the file size.

Please contact Planning on (03) 8470 8465

The High Street Precinct Guidelines may be downloaded individually.

Precinct Profile – Area 3 Westgarth North

This Precinct has no frontage to High St. Its properties therefore have more in common with those behind the properties facing High St, which are considered to be adequately covered by the current zoning and urban character controls.

Download Files – Precinct Profiles
Area 6 Northcote Plaza PDF
Area 6 Northcote Plaza Preferred Outcome PDF