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1. I'm all for this proposed renovation.
   The property on the corner of dryburgh & Sheil street has a beautiful street presence and is currently in a very poor state.m, for instance the bay window is slowly pulling the facade apart

   I'm aware of the current size, state & floorplan of the house and it's obvious that a renovation is well overdue.

   It's great to see a young family purchase this property and help maintain its heritage charm whilst changing its outdated floorplan to suit the needs of our living standards today.

   I wish them all the best and will always support development like this in our area of Hotham Hill as it adds to the charm & interest of the ever changing suburb of North Melbourne

2. This is a shame- this was a well preserved Californian Bungalow in its garden setting of privet hedges and scrolled metal gate- it has been a landmark on this corner since the 1920s and its replacement has no relationship with the area - a very poor result for heritage in North Melbourne.

3. I agree with Graeme Butler, removal of the architectural heritage at this address was a shocking loss to the community.

   Anybody who has watched Stuart Harrison’s ‘Restoration Australia’ on ABC TV will know, heritage dwellings in any condition, can be revived and brought back to full productive life. Compared to new builds, restoring existing homes uses less natural and human-made resources. Preservation of existing heritage homes is the highest form of residential sustainability and is socially responsible.

   With a little innovative thinking by the developer, that charming century era family home at 341-353 Dryburgh Street could have been respectfully revitalized to maintain its treasured heritage and saved for the benefit of its new residents as well as the whole community rather than being obliterated.

   The ongoing destruction of architectural heritage in Dryburgh and wider suburb of North and West Melbourne is a worrying issue, one that needs to be addressed through enacting even stronger local and state heritage protection bylaws than those that currently exist today.

   If residents in North and West Melbourne don’t take a stand for the protection of heritage architecture in your own street or surrounding suburb, more heritage dwellings will continue to be at risk of loss just like the destruction of the 100 year old family home at 341 Dryburgh Street.

4. The Melbourne Planning Scheme, Heritage Places Inventory Feb 2020 (Amended December 2020) lists 341 Dryburgh St as ‘Contributory’ to the heritage precinct, and defines a ‘contributory’ heritage place as being important for its contribution to a heritage precinct because of its "historic, aesthetic, scientific, social or spiritual significance to the heritage precinct." How was this destruction allowed?

   https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/resource-library/incorporated-documents/melbourne/Melbourne-C305melb-Southbank-Heritage-Places-Inventory-Part-A-Incorp-Doc-Approval-Gazetted.pdf

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