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This street can’t handle anymore townhouses - parking is becoming an issue along with removal of all the wonderful trees !! Enough is enough - turning a beautiful green street into a concrete jungle
Relieve Crescent has been devoured by overdevelopment- the trees/gardens are totally removed and imposing massive numbers of flats are being built where once the was a home. This is destroying the neighbourhood, community amenity, streetscape and liveability of families who chose this leafy area.
Enough !
I agree with Bridget. In Relowe Crescent many trees, including big golden elms ,have been removed in the last few years and soon the only trees left will be street trees. surely architects can design around a beautiful tree.
I agree with Bridget and Louise. The area bounded by Evelina St, Belmore Rd, Boondara Rd and Relowe Crs has lost a number of canopy and large trees. They have been replaced with multi unit developments, concrete and small shrubs - no canopy or large trees. If you want to see the stark reality of how many canopy and large trees have been lost view the aerial photos on ‘Whitehorse Maps’. What is the use of having a ‘Significant Landscape Overlay’ when it appears that canopy and large trees can just be cut down!
To those of you who complain about the loss of trees in your area, I commiserate. But at the same time I suggest that we as citizens take whatever action we can. There are very explicit rules regarding the retention/removal of mature trees, relating to the trunk diameter at a certain height above ground. When a house in your area is sold, photograph the mature trees on its block with a reference such as a ruler visible in the photo, and if possible measure the girth in accordance with the Council guidelines. Let the developer know you have done this, and be ready to report them to Council if trees larger than the threshold size are threatened.
