Planning

Housing Planning

Planning policies and regulations – activity centres and housing

More on this topic is covered in articles in the post titled Speakers Corner - Planning policies and regulations. Click here to read those articles. Concerns over the Blackburn Activity Centre planning changes Figure 3: Box Hill Structure Plan Area and Planning Area. Page 12 SRL East Draft Structure Plan…

Eastsider News19 July 2025

Metropolitan Activity Centres Planning

Planning – Victorian State Government policies

Victorian Planning Provisions: Amendments The Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP) is the source document containing standard provisions which may be selected and included in Planning Schemes in Victoria. The VPP includes the State Planning Policy Framework, standard zones, overlays, particular provisions, general provisions and definitions. Recent announced amendments to the Victorian…

Eastsider News25 May 2025

Boroondara History and Heritage Planning

Clash of priorities in Local Government

Clash of priorities in local government John Mosig I recently attended my first Boroondara Council meeting, an experience that has left me puzzled as to what are and should be the necessary priorities of local government. I was motivated to attend the 5 August meeting by a flyer in my…

Eastsider News12 December 2024

Planning Sustainability

Planning – environmental and neighbourhood protection

Box Hill Precinct Plan Vincent Mennilli JP and Greg Buchanan The state government’s planning vision for Box Hill is to consolidate the activity centre as a residential and employment hub with more people living close to public transport, jobs and other services. To achieve this Box Hill is earmarked for…

Eastsider News13 February 2024

Housing Planning

Speakers Corner – Planning policies and regulations

Planning policies Planning regulation in Victoria is the responsibility of both the State and local government. Planning covers many aspects of our neighbourhoods and strongly influence how these areas look and function. It is an issue of great concern to our readers. Our contributors have sent us many articles that…

Eastsider News19 September 2023

Architecture Boroondara History and Heritage Planning

Kaydon Court Flats Camberwell

Save Kaydon Court Flats, 1 Cooloongatta Road, Middle Camberwell Anne Kemp Kaydon Court Flats were built between 1955-66 and were designed by well known and highly regarded Architects MacKay & Potter, (who also designed Hosies Hotel at 1 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne), and the foyer of the Olympic Swimming Pool in…

Eastsider News1 April 2022

Architecture History and Heritage Planning

Protect our post-war past – Robin Boyd

Protect our post-war past – Philip Goad On 17 August 2020, the Urban Planning Special Committee (UPSC) of the City of Boroondara voted to recommend two houses of the late 1940s – one in Balwyn, the other in North Balwyn – both designed by architect Robin Boyd, be nominated for…

Eastsider News28 November 2021

Boroondara History and Heritage Planning

Demolition of our heritage continues – Boroondara

Demolition of our heritage continues Boroondara Heritage Advocacy and Protection group People in Hawthorn are angry about the limitations of heritage protection and lack of support from authorities to protect their heritage streets. An example is Wattle Road Hawthorn which was rezoned for residential growth and is experiencing demolition of…

Eastsider News17 October 2021

History and Heritage Planning Whitehorse

St Elmo – a house of knowledge. Hasan Hassan

‘St Elmo’ – a house of knowledge Hasan Hassan The house at 800 Station St, Box Hill North is an 1888 built double fronted Victorian weatherboard villa and is covered by a Council Heritage Overlay (HO227). Frank Tate bought the land and built the house, he was a renowned education…

Eastsider News30 August 2021

History and Heritage Planning Whitehorse

Keeping in touch – a win of sorts… Hasan Hassan

Keeping in touch - a win of sorts... This is a follow up to the Eastsider News story (December 2020 issue) on the proposed redevelopment of 83 - 87 Dorking Rd, Box Hill North. In 2019 the developer divided the one acre site in two and lodged two separate planning…

Eastsider News27 August 2021