Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Dual Occ Lifeline

Dual occupancy

By Kath Gannaway 15th December 2009 02:00:31 AM  Upper Yarra Mail

COLDSTREAM residents opposed to dual occupancy development say they have been thrown a life-line with Yarra Ranges Council last week voting for a minimum 1000 square metres for a subdivision.
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Michael Hales, a planning consultant with Miller and Merrigan who have represented clients in the shire for more than 40 years on subdivision matters, spoke against the amendment saying dual occupancy developments played an important social role in facilitating the better use of infrastructure and provided the potential for more affordable housing.

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My Comment:
The 1000 sq. metre sub-division has been in the draft Shire Housing Policy for over a year.  It has now been ratified by Shire, the vote was nine - zip.
Does anybody know how long the next process will take as it has taken several years to get to point.






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