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1. It will also cause too much strain on the surrounding infrastructure - public transport, parking etc

2. Brunswick needs more of these types of devlopments. When are people going to realise that we are an inner city suburb and as such we are going to provide some heavy lifting for the higher density city, that Melbourne is heading towards.

   A perfect location for such a development.

   Character is this area on Park street has already disappeared, so not an issue.

   I would suggest however, to make sure they incorporate a bike space per appartment.

   Hopefully this has been considered.

3. Demolition of a heritage building.
   That says it all.
   Aside from the congestion, parking issues, the fact that it is out of step with the area. You are destroying a heritage listed building.

4. Demolition of a heritage building is unacceptable.

5. Will there be more trams/trains running? Seems fine to build dense if the infrastructure is keeping up.

   I agree about the bike spots. As an ex-NYC resident I know that high density means giving up cars. As long as the 255 units don't expect to all have cars, it should be workable.

   Make sure there are car shares spaces incorporated as well.

6. As Melbourne's population continues to boom, the number of families wanting to live in Moreland will grow too. It's disappointing to see that this new development (like most in Melbourne) barely caters for that need. Out of 255 units, only 29 of them are 3 bedrooms! Compare that to 126 that are 1 bedders! I'd like to see a much higher ratio of 3 bedroom apartments in this proposed development.

7. When is this type of development going to stop. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH for Brunswick, East Brunswick and surrounding areas. It's a JOKE that every heritage building is getting knocked down for nothing but money making in the hands of the developers. The area looks awful with nothing but high rises. Another one is going up soon on the corner of Lygon and Edward streets after they knock down another heritage building - once an original bank in the area. Have a look at Nicholson st around Brunswick East. It's congested and more places are getting ripped down to make way for these ridiculous apartment buildings. The area has now become overpopulated - heavily graffitied and the traffic is appalling. So well done to Moreland council !!! who don't even reply to our concerns here in this comment page. What's the point in even commenting when they most likely don't even read these comments for care. Once again .. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

8. Yes agree totally
   This whole area is going out of control with disastrous consequences
   How can Councils and State Govt be blinded to reality of what they are doing
   Overcrowding, traffic, parking, destroying community, filth, rubbish,pollution,slum , graffiti, overshadowing etc etc
   It’s so sad and feeding greed not people

9. Reading through residents’ responses, the same problems are occurring everywhere.......... congestion, parking, lack of infrastructure, overshadowing.
   When are we going to get a reasoned response, or is high rise development the only priority?

10. I agree with medium rise developments but against the heritage buildings being demolished. Paris is Paris because of the strict laws on preserving their heritage. Moreland has a great potential to be a fantastic suburb but with lack of amenities and developments everywhere will become a soulless place like Docklands. Even neighbouring Carlton North has been able to preserve their heritage buildings. Councillors do the right thing and protect the history of your suburb for future generations

11. Objection to demolish a heritage building and its replacement, a stack of shoeboxes. The council is destroying the neighbourhood. They recently approved 6 x 4 storey, poorly designed "townhouses" with 4 heritage overlays next to it. The council is just plain ignoring heritage listings. There needs to be a review of the council's processes, the way they make decisions (fair decisions), and the level of transparency. For an applicant, they are sooooo helpful. For an objector, we are treated like we don't live in this planet. We are given limited information. Information that is vague, unhelpful, and at times, misleading to deter further questions. The council drags their feet to get onto a call, to attend meetings and even responding to emails, then all the sudden the application is granted and the only way we can fight to is to go to VCAT. They rest their hopes on maybe we would go away. It's bias and unfair.

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