Minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting

MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 12 DECEMBER 2011 RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC ON THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER 2011 PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES 12 DECEMBER 2011 Table of Contents 1. PRESENT......................................................................................................................1 2. APOLOGIES .................................................................................................................1 3. DISCLOSURES OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST .........................................................1 4. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE.............................2 5. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS.................................................................................3 5.1 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/271/2011 17 Pershing Street, Reservoir ..............................................................................................3 5.2 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/319/2011 445 - 453 High Street and 1 - 13 Beavers Road, Northcote ..............................................22 5.3 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/883/2010 19 Fulham Road, Alphington..............................................................................................40 5.4 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/776/2010 1/62 Oakover Road, Preston..............................................................................................61 5.5 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/726/2011 3-5 Broughton Avenue, Reservoir......................................................................................86 5.6 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/567/2011 1 Curzon Street, Reservoir...............................................................................................100 5.7 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/249/2011 60 Ethel Street, Thornbury...............................................................................................107 5.8 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/53/2011 5 Harold Street, Preston...................................................................................................126 5.9 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/565/2011 112 Collins Street, Thornbury ..........................................................................................141 5.10 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/661/2011 208 Arthur Street, Fairfield ...............................................................................................161 5.11 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/807/2011 31-33 Comas Grove and 2A Hill Street, Thornbury .........................................................183 5.12 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/481/2011 56-58 St Georges Road, Northcote..................................................................................218 5.13 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/865/2011 421-433 High Street and 1 Bent Street, Northcote ..........................................................245 6. OTHER BUSINESS...................................................................................................276 6.1 List of Scheduled VCAT Appeals.....................................................................................276 6.2 Significant Applications Update........................................................................................294 7. CLOSE OF MEETING...............................................................................................299 PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES 12 DECEMBER 2011 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE OF DAREBIN CITY COUNCIL HELD AT DAREBIN CIVIC CENTRE ON 12 DECEMBER 2011 THE MEETING COMMENCED AT 5.30 PM 1. PRESENT Councillors Cr Diana Asmar (Chairperson) Cr Stanley Chiang Cr Vince Fontana Cr Nick Katsis Cr Ben Morgan Council Officers Rasiah Dev – Chief Executive (5.31pm) Michael Ballock – Director City Works and Development Darren Rudd – Manager City Development Cristen Sullivan – Coordinator Statutory Planning Ron Downes – Council Business Coordinator 2. APOLOGIES Nil. 3. DISCLOSURES OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The Chairperson, Cr. Asmar, disclosed a conflict of interest in Report No. 5.13 (Application for Planning Permit D/865/2011 - 421-433 High Street and 1 Bent Street, Northcote) – see Page 245. Cr. Fontana disclosed a conflict of interest in Report No. 5.8 (Application for Planning Permit D/53/2011 - 5 Harold Street, Northcote) – see page 126 and Report No. 5.12 (Application for Planning Permit D/481/2011 – 56-58 St Georges Road, Northcote) – see Page 218. The Chairperson, Cr. Asmar, also read to the meeting the following statement she had received from Cr. Laurence in relation to Report No. 5.10 (Application for Planning Permit D/661/2011 - 208 Arthur Street, Fairfield): “Cr. Laurence, although not a member of the Planning Committee, has asked me to place on the record the fact that the property at 208 Arthur Street Fairfield was owned by a direct relative of his until recently, when it was sold to the current owner. Cr. Laurence also asked me to record that he has not been involved in the current application for the site and has not had any discussions with members of the Committee regarding the application.” Page 1 PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES 12 DECEMBER 2011 4. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE COMMITTEE DECISION MOVED: Cr. N. Katsis SECONDED: Cr. V. Fontana THAT the Minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 28 November 2011 be confirmed as a correct record of business transacted. CARRIED (The Chief Executive, Rasiah Dev, entered the meeting – 5.31pm) PROCEDURAL MOTION MOVED: Cr. N. Katsis SECONDED: Cr. B. Morgan THAT Report No. 5.9 (Application for Planning Permit D/565/2011 - 112 Collins Street Thornbury be the first item dealt with by the Planning Committee. CARRIED Page 2 PLANNING COMMITTEE MINIUTES 12 DECEMBER 2011 5. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS 5.1 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT D/271/2011 17 Pershing Street, Reservoir AUTHOR: Senior Statutory Planner – Alex Harrison DIRECTOR: Director City Works and Development – Michael Ballock OWNER/APPLICANT/CONSULTANT: Applicant: Architectural Plans and Permits 2/387 Station Street THORNBURY VIC 3071 Owner: Nick Katsikis Jodani Homes PO BOX 2402 LOWER TEMPLESTOWE VIC 3107 Consultant: Peter Rujanoski Architectural Plans and Permits 2/387 Station Street THORNBURY VIC 3071 SUMMARY: • Four (4) double storey dwellings and one (1) single storey dwelling. • All dwellings will have two (2) bedrooms. • One (1) car space for Dwellings 1 to 4. • One (1) garage for Dwelling 5. • The Certificate of Title indicates that no restrictive covenant applies to the land. • Recommendation – Notice of Decision to Grant a Planning Permit subject to Conditions. CONSULTATION: • Notice of the application was given by posting a sign on the land and mailing of notices to affected properties. • Nine (9) objections were received against the application. • A consultation meeting was not held. • The application has been referred internally to the Capital Works Unit, Transport Management and Planning Unit and Public Realm Unit. • There were no external referrals. Page 3 PLANNING COMMITTEE MINIUTES 12 DECEMBER 2011 RECOMMENDATION THAT Planning Permit Application D271/2011 be approved and a Notice of Decision to Grant a Permit be issued subject to the following conditions: 1. Before the development starts, amended plans to the satisfaction of the Responsible Authority must be submitted to, and approved by, the Responsible Authority. The plans must be drawn to scale with dimensions and must be generally in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (Proposed Site and Ground Floor Plans Sheet A1, Proposed Site and First Floor Plans Sheet A2 and Proposed Elevations Sheet A3 all prepared by Architectural Plans and Permits dated 19/4/2011) but modified to show: a) Dwellings 2 and 3 with at least 40m2 in total private open space with an area of 25m 2 consisting of a 3m minimum. This must be achieved with no decrease to any setback and may result in a loss of floor area to Dwellings 2 and 3. Dimensions must be shown on plan. b) A notation on plan that states the west facing first floor bedroom 1 window of Dwelling 2 be screened with fixed obscure glazing to 1.7m above the finished floor level’. c) A notation on plan that states ‘the west facing first floor windows of Bedrooms 2 to Dwellings 3 and 4 be screened with fixed obscure glazing to 1.7m above the finished floor levels’. d) A notation on plan that states the south facing first floor window of Bedroom 2 to Dwelling 3 and north facing first floor window of bedroom 2 to Dwelling 2 be screened with fixed obscure glazing to 1.7m above the finished floor levels’. e) A notation that states the east facing first floor window of Bedroom 2 to Dwelling 2 and east facing first floor windows of Bedroom 1 to both Dwellings 3 and 4 be screened with fixed obscure glazing to 1.7m above the finished floor levels’. f) Five (5) suitable small to medium canopy trees (advance specimens). These trees are to be a minimum of 1.5m high with a minimum pot size of 45 litres at the time of installation. g) Tree Protection Zone (TPZ) of 4m from the trunk of the nature strip tree within the confines of the nature strip directly north of proposed Dwelling 1. The tree protection zone and the method of tree protection must be clearly annotated on the plan, in accordance with Condition 8 of this Permit. h) Relocation of the shed and clothes line to Dwelling 5 to the south-east corner of the site. i) A landscape plan in accordance with Condition No. 5 of this Permit. When approved, the plans will be endorsed and form part of

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