Agreement has been reached on permit conditions for the proposed plans. The City of Port Phillip had set conditions on the 2022 VCAT approved plans, and the new owners sought some changes. These were discussed at VCAT’s Compulsory Conference on 30th April.
The building will have 84 apartments and some retail and office space (click/tap here for plans).
The key issues to resolve were about the allocation of internal parking, external shading, and the management of loading and unloading of vehicles.
The BCNA welcomes the new plans. We sought improvements to the allocation of internal parking (to minimise parking in nearby streets), traffic flow along Beach Street to the west to avoid blockages on Beach Street, management of the loading and unloading of vehicles to avoid vehicles being parked on Beach Street, and the screening of services at the top of the building. Agreement was reached in all these areas. VCAT has now released details which can be accessed here.
Traffic flow is the responsibility of the City of Port Phillip and BCNA’s representatives discussed details with City of Port Phillip staff at the conference.
We expect the owners will now finalise the plans and seek an amended building permit from the City of Port Phillip.