#VCAT 11-15ASCOTVALE

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VCAT : 11 - 15 Ascot Vale Road, Flemington

Key Points and Dates for VCAT submitters.

The Flemington Association submission and can be downloaded here.

It is expected that residents who are more directly impacted will provide a localised and personalised submission. Hence the Flemington Associations submission is aimed more at the planning level issues and also references the recommendation of the Planning Minister’s Advisory Committee for the VRC’s Flemington Life proposal ‘over the road’. The recommendations of that Advisory Committee can be accessed here

VCAT Reference P345/2017. 

By no later than Friday, 24 March, a copy of the VCAT Statement of Grounds should be sent to each of the following: 

VCAT at 55 King Street, Melbourne – it cannot be emailed

Moonee Valley City Council Planning Department -     council@mvcc.vic.gov.au  

Rigby Cooke Lawyers, who are acting for the applicant   

Either melbourne@rigbycooke.com.au

or         Megan Schoor or Sonia Turnbull            Rigby Cooke Lawyers,            GPO Box 4767            MELBOURNE  VIC 3001

 If you wish to speak at the hearing, you must lodge the form and pay $19.50 or $9.50 (concession).

The practice day hearing will be on 31 March, 10.00am at VCAT, 55 King Street, Melbourne

The compulsory conference will be on 18 May, 9.30am at VCAT

The hearing will begin on 10 July, 10.00am at VCAT

Some of the issues that you may wish to raise in your Statement of Grounds:

-   Impact of height, bulk and scale on neighbourhood character and view lines

-   Development, including 17 storey tower, next to estate with maximum of 2 storeys and low level neighbours in Ascot Vale Road and Duncan Street

-   Loss of sunlight from overshadowing of houses in Ascot Vale Road and the Woodcock Close Office of Housing estate

-   Loss of privacy though overlooking over Woodcock Close estate

-   Cumulative effect of proposed 198 apartments and several large developments in very small area (23 storey 1 Ascot Vale Road, 15 storey VRC Epsom tower and other smaller developments) on local infrastructure:

.        extra traffic congestion

.        impact on already overcrowded public transport

.        added danger at nearby roundabout

.        street parking issues

.        pressure on community services

-   Problems with the design:

.        inadequate setbacks

.        inadequate stepping down to neighbouring properties

.        inadequate provision of open space in an area extremely short of open space

A short account of your concerns in dot points is all that is required.