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1. Dear All,

   Caramarr is in Lynden Ward. Your Ward Councillor is Heinz Kreutz. Please write to him and council's planning department regarding concerns/objections to this development.

   The builder should be guided by the Building Regulations on height, overlooking, overshadowing, etc. You can google the Building Regulations and read up on them. The Building Department, 1st floor, at Camberwell Council has a print out of the relevant parts you can pick up.

   Lynden Ward south of Riversdale Road in this area (unless you have a heritage overlay) has been targetted for (General Residential Zone 1) GRZ 1. Please google your Boroondara Planning Scheme neighbourhood character statement which is 58. This shows the existing and preferred neighbourhood character for the area. Here is a little bit from it:

   "Key Characteristics
   • Predominantly interwar houses;
   • Predominantly single storey dwellings;
   • Increasing presence of multi-unit
   villa developments;
   • Pitched, tiled roofs;
   • Moderate lot frontages;
   • Moderate front setbacks;
   • Landscaped front generous;
   • Rear gardens of various sizes;
   • Low to medium high front fencing.
   Preferred Character Statement
   To enhance the consistency and character
   of streetscapes. To maintain the spacious,
   predominantly single storey, suburban feel of
   the area and the garden setting of dwellings.
   This will be achieved by:
   • Encouraging the retention of large trees and
   landscaped gardens;
   • Ensuring sufficient space is retained in front
   and rear gardens to accommodate large
   trees;
   • Ensuring buildings are sufficiently setback
   from front and side boundaries to retain the
   existing streetscape rhythm;
   • Ensuring new developments and additions
   respect the predominant scale and forms of
   the streetscape;
   • Give preference to units set one behind
   the other as opposed to side by side town
   houses.
   • Ensuring car parking structures do not
   dominate the streetscape;
   • Maximising soft landscaping and
   minimising areas of hard surfaces; and
   • Encouraging low or open style front
   boundary treatments.
   Threats/Iss ues
   • Boundary to boundary development;
   • Buildings that appear bulky and ‘box’ like;
   • Two or three storey developments that
   dominate the streetscape;
   • Lack of soft landscaping / vegetation;
   • Car parking structures in front setbacks that
   obscure views

   Threats/Issues
   • Boundary to boundary development;
   • Buildings that appear bulky and ‘box’ like;
   • Two or three storey developments that
   dominate the streetscape;
   • Lack of soft landscaping / vegetation;
   • Car parking structures in front setbacks that
   obscure views of the dwelling behind;
   • High front fences that disrupt the rhythm of
   the street;
   • Removal/loss of large trees; and
   • Period reproduction building design."

   Here is the relevant part from the Zoning Table from the Boroondara Housing Strategy 2015 to assist you with what development could occur in your neighbourhood

   GRZ 1 = 1 to 2 storey, detached dwellings, dual occupancy, and multi unit villa/townhouse developments.

   (NOT) GRZ 2 to 3 = 1 to 3 storey developments comprising a mix of detached dwellings, dual occupancy, multi unit villa/townhouse and apartment buildings (this is not Caramarr)

   Write to the Planning Department at Council if you would rather have NRZ implemented (Neighbourhood Residential Zone).

   Jane Addis is the Maling Ward Councillor.

   Kind regards
   Camberwell resident

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