Flats plan approved despite parking concerns

Flats plan approved despite parking concerns

Wokingham borough councillors were divided over the potential for more car parking problems along a residential road during a discussion about plans for 18 new “affordable” flats. Wokingham Borough councillors recently discussed a plan to build 18 affordable flats on a field in Strand Way, Lower Earley. The flats will be contained in three two-storey buildings containing six flats each on the field next to Liberty House in Strand Way, Lower Earl…

Noble Park townhouses approved on appeal

After being twice rejected, it was a case of third-time-lucky for a proposed trio of double-storey townhouses in Noble Park. Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) member Seuna Byrne on 9 July approved the permit on the 638-square-metre site at 34 Shepreth Avenue. This was despite Greater Dandenong Council’s objections including traffic, landscaping and neighbourhood character – particularly for the proposed two-storey dwelling at th…