Revised Planning Proposal receives Council’s in-principle support
In response to a staff report on the Planning Proposal (PP) application for 131 St Vincent Street (PP-2024-109), the Council resolved to support the proposal in-principle with a revised (reduced) maximum height of 21 meters, subject to independently reviewing the proponent’s key supporting studies, and further analysing visual impact and CBD vacancy rates (MIN24.273). The resolution is copied below, and the meeting minutes can be viewed on Council’s website.
RESOLVED (Clr Wells / Clr Ell) MIN24.273
That Council support Planning Proposal (PP-2024-109) ‘in principle’ and subject to:
1. The inclusion of a recommendation for Gateway condition to complete an independent review of the proponent’s key studies, including:
a. Urban Design and Visual Impact Assessment
b. Economic Impact Assessment
c. Feasibility Assessment
d. Air and Odour Assessment
e. Acoustic Assessment
2. Modification of the maximum height of the building in accordance with the Proponent’s offer of 5 April 2024, by adopting a split height of 15m, 17m and 21m under Clause 4.3 of the SLEP 2014
3. Consideration of options to amend the proposal to minimise health risks and land use conflict.
4. Detailed vacancy analysis of the existing town centre to determine if there is a need for additional mixed use-zoned land.
5. Creating a more detailed 3D model of the surrounding landscape and built form to enable the visual impacts to be better assessed.
6. All costs associated with the above to be met by the proponents in accordance with Council’s Guideline for Proponent Initiated Planning Proposals (PPs).
FOR: Clr D'Ath, Clr Norris, Clr Kotlash, Clr Copley, Clr Ell, Clr White, Clr Wells, Clr Watson and Clr Gray
AGAINST CARRIED: Clr Boyd and Clr Kitchener
As such, Council will submit the updated PP (when received from the proponent) to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) and request that the proposal be allowed to proceed past the Gateway step, subject to completing the additional matters listed in the resolution.
Subject to a favourable Gateway determination from DPHI, it is intended that the proponent’s key supporting studies will be independently reviewed before the PP is publicly exhibited. Any independent reviews or other new information will be published when the PP is publicly exhibited.
