585 Belgrave-Hallam Road, Narre Warren East VIC 3804

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(Source: Yarra Ranges Shire Council, reference YR-2018/1185)

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  1. Zhi Wen commented

    - The session of 585 Belgrave-Hallam Road has one single lane each direction. The school will definitely caused severe congestion and potential hazards of accidents on an already very busy road;
    - The school is denominational and exclusive, brings no benefit to the neighbourhood who are not Islamic;
    - The building of the school will remove large number of local vegetation, which defeats the purpose of a green wedged zone A land;
    - The should be located at a lower traffic area where a dense community of Islamic children locate, rather than a narrow and busy road.

  2. Lorainne Kirkbride commented

    Areas of Green Wedge Zone A land in this beautiful area, are being purchased with the arrogance and intention of having the rules, pertaining to this land, changed to allow the purchasers to do whatever they want.
    Why would the Planning authority even give any consideration to any building applications, on Protected land.

  3. Scott Lancaster commented

    * The Road and infrastructure is not up to speed to cater for an influx of traffic to this location

    * The proposed land is Green Wedge. As per reports by the state government, this is not part of the Urban Growth Corridor and no changes were made to the Green Wedge or the Urban Growth Boundry fo this area of the Yarra Ranges and Casey, and therefore the land should only be used for Agriculture, Rural, or Conservation.

    * As per "Yarra Ranges Green Wedge Management Plan July 2010" Page 21, paragraph 4, it states "Melbourne 2030 states metropolitan green wedges are to be retained for rural and agricultural uses, natural resources, landscape, heritage, open space and conservation values. ‘They are to be protected from inappropriate development by consolidating new residential development in existing settlements, protecting important productive agricultural areas such as the Yarra Valley, and protecting areas of environmental, landscape and scenic value."

    * There is no demand for an additional school in the area. Ilim College Doveton Campus is 10.4km from the proposed site with greater road and public transport access.

  4. Suzanne mccarthy commented

    I cannot understand this is being considered, the road is narrow and the traffic can be terrible at the best of times.
    Its a green wedge and should always remain a green wedge.
    It will not benefit our area at all,our supermarket,post office or bakery.
    Please build in a built up area not a green wedge.

  5. Ben Anderson commented

    We live on this road and know how bad the traffic is in the mornings and adding a turning lane will not be enough to make up for the extra traffic at the school pick up and prop off. Also as stated before Narre Warren east has little if any Islamic residents so I don’t see any positive effects for the local community, only negative. Then we have our lovely tree filled environment that is going to be degraded by a major development with more than one negative

  6. Ricky Francis commented

    This is clearly a green wedge area, as clearly stated in the previous comments. It also brings no overall benefit to the area also as stated in the previous comments. I’m not sure how this can be even slightly considered. The roads aren’t built for it and the area is a lovely small township, it does not need something like this taking away from the township type feel. The purchase of this property is just sheer arrogance thinking rules(green wedge) will just be changed to suit their own needs.

  7. Barny Sommerville commented

    Please stop destroying green wedge! That’s why they were created, so our country for people and animals won’t be stuffed!! Roads are choaked and liveability is being destroyed. Keep our green wedges unmolested!

  8. Adriana McCormack commented

    As a local resident I strongly object to this application. This is based on and restricted to the planning merits of the application; and flow from the many state and local planning policies which we have in place in the area to ensure that our municipality develops in an orderly and appropriate way for the benefit of our current residents and the long term future of the character of our suburbs and regions.

    This objection has nothing to do with creed or race, and Council should act in accordance with the matters set out in section 60 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, and the objections and submissions received from residents.

    These four key issues should be addressed
    1. The appropriateness of the scale and intensity of the proposed development on the amenity of the surrounding area;
    2. The impact of the proposed use and development on traffic flows and road safety;
    3. Compliance with Planning Scheme frameworks and policies for the Green Wedge; and
    4. Conservation of the landscape and scenic qualities of the Foothills area.

    The traffic is already at a chaos and people have moved here for the tranquil lifestyle. This application if it were to go through will only add to the chaos and cause unnecessary disturbance to the community.

  9. Jason Fox commented

    Other than being in a Green Wedge Zone for agriculture, this does not suit the foothills to the Dandenong Ranges.
    It is in a dangerous location on a single lane 80 km/h zone with low visibility due to rises & dips on the road.
    With traffic already being congested at peak times this would be worse with the school traffic or the speed reduction to 40 km/h during school drop of & pick up times.
    Also, the school would not be attended by many, if any rate payers from within theYarra Ranges Council area

  10. Lucinda Jones commented

    As a resident of the area, I wish to appeal this application.
    Not only will it add to the traffic flow along this already busy, narrow road as I would assume nearly 100% of students would becoming from outside the area via car or buses.

    The application will completely change the area and the Green Wedge Zone forever, all future applications for similar buildings on Green Wedge will have this as a precedent.

    The vegetation, animals etc will also be heavily affected. I travel this road every day Monday to Friday and adding traffic lights mind you coming from the Lysterfield Lake end wouldn't be far from a bend, so people will becoming around at 80km to possible red lights that seems like an accident waiting to happen.

    We moved to this area for the semi-rural feel and with this proposed development i don't see how this is in keeping with the rural area or even enchancing the area.

  11. Caroline Masson commented

    What will happen to our green wedge zone? Will this mean that the whole of Narre Warren North can be redeveloped? What will happen to our environment? What about the extra traffic? Our roads can't deal with the traffic at the moment so how can this be fixed? These are just some questions you should be asking prior to deciding. Will this be beneficial to the township of Narre Warren North or put a strain on our environment, roads, facilities, crime rate etc Please say no and protect our community.

  12. Julian Falvo commented

    I am a resident of narre warren east, we have lived there for 16 years because we wanted a quiet rural property. Locals are at crisis point with the over flooding of vehicles to the area. We are constantly tooted at for slowing down and turning into our driveway, my wife had her previous vehicle ritten off while stationary waiting to turn into the drive way. Yesterday a person lost their life in this area. How many more people have to die? How many native anamils have to die with the increased traffic in the area. Green wedge means green wedge. We have no islamic neighbours. If you change the rules and allow the distruction of the green wedge then we will sue. We can live with no town water and no natural gas and no surage we can also live without a school of any kind.

  13. Jennifer Blackham commented

    Hi, I'm a Resident of the Yarra Rangers and use Belgrave - Hallam Rd every day which is busy now, I don't understand why this application of a school would be considered just purely on the traffic situation, we are a rural type of community. The impact on the environment is enormous.
    And as a Resident of the Yarra Rangers I myself and I'm sure the people of the Yarra rangers is why we choose to live in a greener environment enjoying our lifestyle the way it is.

  14. Sandra Roytash commented

    I wish to appeal this application, as a previous resident I am very familiar with the area. Green Wedge Zones are limited to how many dwellings you can erect on the property, but here is council looking at a submission to erect multiples complexes to accommodate over 600 people, water is precious and dams are going to be infilled, mains water supply to these properties have not been made available and water bores have proven challenging. Submissions have made note to bush fires being low risk but each year we are on high alert, I would hate to put young children’s lives in the line of fire/smoke. As for the traffic concerns, the most experience drivers will have issues turning into Belgrave-Hallam Rd from Kerrs Lane, residents and regular users of this road have addressed their concerns and I agree with them, creating more congestion on an already busy road is a recipe for disaster. The property is designed for agriculture what about the current vegetation that has been on the property over 30 year, will this be destroyed. Many wildlife inhabits this area, kangaroos, wombats, ducks, foxes, snakes, spiders, rabbits all these animals will be at risk. Please consider all factors.

  15. Gaby MItchell commented

    I would like to object to this Planning Application. Narre Warrren East is primarily green wedge and as such has heavy restrictions for all landowners in the area, so this application if approved would go against so many of these ideals. There is no town water available, limited power and the infill of dams would be detrimental to the area. Belgrave-Hallam Road is already a very congested road and putting a school here would definitely add to the congestion and increase the risk of serious accidents. Landowners live in the area for a rural lifestyle and by putting a school here would seriously compromise that.

  16. Adriana McCormack commented

    To this day I'm wondering what is behind all this development. Surely with so much talk of Climate Change the GREEN WEDGE is more important than 3 schools and multiple places of worship?
    We as a community choose to live here because we thought the surrounding councils actually cared about the residents and preserving the beautiful landscape.
    The traffic is ridiculous, the congestion is beyond a joke. It will become unsafe for humans on the road and for surrounding Wildlife that has made this area their home.
    If you have some compassion for what truly is important then you will band together as a BODY OF COUNCIL REJECT ALL the development applications in the Narre Warren East, North and Yarra Ranges Areas and keep the Green Wedge safe for our future generations to also enjoy.

  17. Carole Phillips commented

    I am astounded that this proposal could even be considered in a green wedge semi-rural area such as this.

    Kerrs Lane is a lovely unmade country lane that is closed to through traffic for most of the year.
    Many recreational walkers, bike riders and horse riders ride or walk along this beautiful, quiet lane to either Lysterfield Lake Park or into the quiet unmade roads and tracks across Belgrave-Hallam and Wellington Roads.
    If a school was built on this property it would negatively impact all of these recreational, lifestyle activities that we live in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges to enjoy.

    There is no mains water or sewerage available in this area.
    A high density construction on this site would cause significant runoff, sewerage and environmental problems.

    Surely a school should be situated near the homes of its students.
    This site is not near any residential area. It would not be practical or sensible to place a school away from the growth corridor that has already been provided for schools, kindergartens and all other social support services.

    Traffic is already incredibly heavy on Belgrave Hallam and Wellington Roads for hours every morning and every evening. There is no train or appropriate bus transport in the area, so students would either have to come from distant residential suburbs in cars or on school buses.
    I can only imagine that it will be impossible to have a school entrance that carries this enormous increase in traffic on a local dirt road, so the road would have to be sealed and traffic lights installed to compensate. This can only have a further devastating effect on the road, wildlife, other commuters, recreational users and residents.

    There is no way that commuters to this school would be happy to drive further to access the lower end of Kerrs Lane, so pressure would be applied to have Kerrs Lane re-opened, sealed and used a thoroughfare.

    This development would destroy the incomes and lifestyles of property owners and all horse owners and equestrian facilities in the area because of massively increased traffic flow and the impossibility of entering and exiting the road for much of the day, due to the already clogged main roads that it feeds onto.

    Another important issue is noise. Traffic, children, school public announcement systems and bells are completely inappropriate for this area.

    There are already adequate kindergartens and schools, both private and public in the Yarra Ranges area that have places available for its residents.
    There are also many schools in the adjoining high density suburbs, so there is no need for a new school in this position.
    The area is one of the few wildlife corridors left from Lysterfield Lake Park through the beautiful lifestyle properties in this area.
    Kerrs Lane itself would be ruined, both environmentally as a wildlife corridor and also for its beauty and serenity.
    As well as the kangaroos, wallabies, possums and sugar gliders, it is home to so many small native animals, birds and reptiles such as blue tongue lizards, frogs, antechinus and echidnas, to name a few.
    I have personally stopped and removed long neck tortoises and blue tongue lizards from this road in the past.
    Kerrs Lane is also well known for its native roadside vegetation. It has some unique species of eucalypt and the whole area is renowned for its rare orchid species and wildflowers.
    Surely, the Yarra Ranges Council will represent the many landowners, residents, ratepayers and lovers of this unique, sensitive area and reject such an inappropriate application as this.

  18. Stuart Semmens commented

    Like so many other objectors I fail to see why a proposal for a school is even being considered. It is obvious that all, or almost all, of the students would have to be driven or bussed from some distance away. Like all the major roads in the area Belgrave-Hallam Road is already congested - especially at the morning time when students would be arriving. Any development, and especially a school, would require major earthworks and infrastructure installation - all of which will destroy the very environment which a Green Wedge seeks to preserve.

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