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1. No reduction to car parking should be allowed for any new developments. This development is in a particularly bad position being on a main road and close to a station where people park and ride. Excess car parking flows onto smaller side streets and the area becomes log jammed with cars parked everywhere. If a development cannot afford to incorporate adequate parking it should not be allowed as the rules are already set at the minimum requirement.

   Development near stations and trams do not mean the owners or tenants do not have vehicles. They may choose to use public transportation for work but have vehicles for recreation and they have to park somewhere. Statistics have proven this fact.

   Visitors and over night guests need parking as well this fact is frequently under estimated by planners. Many unit dwellers have great problems with visiting relatives who need car parking as well especially the elderly. We recently visited someone in Parkville who has experience all these problems in a new development. Her parents are greatly disadvantaged when coming to visit from the country as there is such a lack of parking.

2. Hello Judy,

   We're in the Boroondara side of Glen Iris and understand every word you say.

   The only way you have any hope of influencing the decision is to FIGHT.

   This is what we did in relation to a proposed development near us:-

   We letter dropped and door knocked all the neighbours and gave them copies of the Council objection forms to fill out.

   We gave them sample objection notes.

   We followed up with reminders.

   We took up a petition and presented it to Council.

   The proposal went to VCAT - we asked all the neighbours to add their objections to that - more door knocking!

   We kept neighbours up to date with the process/es.

   VCAT knocked back the application :)

   You have to be prepared to put in a lot of work, is all I can say.

   Jill

3. This is already a particularly congested area, the idea of reducing onsite car parking is ridiculous!

4. This section of Malvern Road is very congested and on street parking is already an issue. Many local businesses and train commuters take advantage of the 'all day' parking. Cars are parked from early morning to the evening.

   I am aware of many other multi-unit developments 'mooted' for Malvern Road and if Council continues to allow dispensations on car parking this issue is going to get out of hand. Sections of Malvern Road should already be permit parking or have time limits.

   Most occupants of these new units will have at least 1 x car, and in many instances 2 x cars. Malvern Road and local side streets will turn into permanent car parks to accommodate these additional cars.

   Profit margins of developers should not be given priority over rate paying residents. They should provide the appropriate number of car parks, or reduce size/scale of their developments.

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