80 Tyler Street Reservoir VIC 3073

Development of the land with a total of 107 dwellings comprised of a four-storey apartment building containing 44 dwellings and 63 two-storey dwellings, a reduction in the car parking requirement; buildings and works in a Special Building Overlay (SBO), as shown on the plans accompanying the application.

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(Source: Darebin City Council, reference D/43/2015)

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  1. stewart midgley commented

    D/43/2015
    application date 29/01/15
    80 Tyler St Reservoir VIC 3073

    "Development of the land with a total of 107 dwellings comprised of a four-storey apartment building containing 44 dwellings and 63 two-storey dwellings, a reduction in the car parking requirement; buildings and works in a Special Building Overlay (SBO), as shown on the plans accompanying the application."

    Table 1. Summary of site
    14530 site coverage (sq m)
    55.5% covered (buildings)
    24.0% paved areas (driveways, paths)
    20.5% permeable area

    Table 2. Numbers of dwellings arranged according to the number of bed rooms summarisong total floor space (sq m), secluded private open space (SPOS, sq m) and available parking (P=uncovered, G=garage and T=total).

    Beds number floor SPOS P+G=T total spaces
    -----------------------------------------------
    (a) apartments
    1 bed x1 75 12 0+1=2 1
    2 bed x43 70-105 8-20 0+1=2 43
    (b) town houses
    3 bed x55 150-190 18-45 1+1=2 ~110
    4 bed x9 140-240 35+40 1+1=2 ~18
    (c)
    other +15 visitors
    ----- -----
    total 1+66+165+36=268 beds 177 parking

    (1) The population density is approx 268/14530 = 1 bedroom per 54 m2
    suggesting approx 1-2 people per 50 m2

    (2) The project provides 44 apartments (41% of dwellings) with 1-2 bedrooms
    including just one apartment with a single bedroom (less than 1% of dwellings)

    (3) plus 55x 3 bed + 9x 4 = 63 town houses (i.e., 59% dwellings are for families)

    (4) Parking space are 1 per 1-2 bed, 2 per 3-4 bed + 15 for visitors

    (5) each apartment floor area exceeds 70 sq m

    (6) and each town house floor area exceeds 140 sq m

    (7) Floor plans show good internal amenity, i.e., absence of battle-axe layout, separation of waste areas (toilets, rubbish bins) from living areas, provision of windows for natural light and ventilation.

    (8) Secluded private open space (SPOS) is provided for each dwelling as balconies, yards etc with area 8-45 sq m.

    (9) Plans also show an out door "common space" approx 37x20 m2 (5% of site),

    (10) plus street trees and other landscaping opportunities

    This development demonstrates that it is possible to

    (1) achieve low population density

    (2-3) provide accommodation whereby the minority of dwellings are 1-2 bed rooms and more that half are 3+ bedrooms as accommodation for families

    (4) provide parking for residents and visitors as per the LPPF, without the need to demand residents own "small cars" and request waivers to allow overflow in to the nearby residential streets

    (5-7) deliver internal amenity and floor space that exceeds 50 sq m for 1 bed apartments, exceeds 60 m2 for 2 bed apartments.

    (8) offer SPOS for the residents

    (9) provide an external common space for residents to share

    (10) offer gardens and other external green spaces.

    Darebin would benefit from more planning applications that aim to achieve these outcomes.

  2. Maria Poletti commented

    I am in agreement with Stewart Midgley's summery of the features of this development application.

    The more than 50% inclusion of three and four bedroom dwellings will help redress the current loss of family housing in Darebin.

    The level of density, internal and external amenity provides adequately for occupant livability.

    Public and private open space should be oriented to allow food production for the future food security of residents.

    For such a large development a small reduction in parking provision seems reasonable.

    Given not all of the accompanying reports are accessable online it is difficult to determine if the proposal adequately meets ESD requirements or provides social and low cost housing for our community. These provisions should be considered in all development proposals in Darebin.

  3. Simon Djordjevic commented

    As a local community member I am pleased the majority of residents will be townhouses.
    Only 55% total land area being covered in buildings is also pleasing.
    Hopefully green space will be well designed to aid in establishment of privacy and value add to the development, and to the local community

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