154 High Street Northcote VIC 3070

1. There is an oversupply of 1 and 2 bedroom apartments in Darebin, and an undersupply of 3 or more bedroom separate housing for families. This development adds to the imbalance.
2. The one-bedroom apartments have very poor amenity averaging only 39 square metres internally and 10sqm of private open space on a balcony.
3. The proposal is inconsistent with the neighbourhood character of the area.
4. The proposed management of waste collection is inadequate and will further disrupt the amenity of the neighbourhood.
5. Car park reduction is contrary to the standards and objectives of Clause 52.06 (Car parking) of the Darebin Planning Scheme. There is no loading bay included for the retail premise.
6. Taking into account the predominant single story, free standing houses in the immediate vicinity, the proposed application is an overdevelopment for this site.
7. The visual bulk from the built scale of the proposed development will be very imposing as it will be visible from surrounding properties and the street.
8. The proposed development does not add net value to the community.
9. The number of objections indicates the scale of the negative social effect on the community.
10. The proposed development does not meet standards set in the Darebin Planning Scheme amendments appropriate for this street.
11. The proposed development will not provide affordable accommodation.

This property will look to overshadows a already currently busy overused and unsafe intersection where there is no consideration for the need for more parking and green space in the current already over-scaled area.

The retail space does not have adequate loading space which will have delivery and other traffic flood into the street causing possible dangers for the community using the streets and houses around the area