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DESIGNS for a 14-storey building in Frankston. Picture: Supplied
High-rise plans at VCAT soon day from 11am to 11pm. The decision was appealed to VCAT, which is expected to assess the plans at a hearing in mid-February. Frankston Council’s FMAC structure plan, which would raise height limits in Frankston’s city centre to new preferred heights of up to 54 metres, is currently going through the planning panel process. In the meantime, planning minister Sonya
PLANS for a 14-storey building on Nepean Highway in Frankston will be considered by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal next month, The Times understands. The 14-storey development at 446450 Nepean Highway was approved by Frankston Council in late 2022. The proposal was for a mixed use building with 94 apartments and a licensed restaurant able to trade each
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Kilkenny has implemented interim 12 storey limits near Kananook Creek (“Higher height limits approved” The Times 30/10/23). A plan for a 16 storey development at 438-444 Nepean Highway in Frankston has also been sent to VCAT for consideration. A hearing on that proposal is expected to take place in April. Brodie Cowburn
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comparison to inner Melbourne bayside suburbs. This means that for Frankston City Council to raise a similar amount in rates as other councils (for it to provide a similar level of local government services) it must use a rate in the dollar which is applied to the valuations.” The motion was scheduled to be put forward at council’s 4 April meeting, shortly after publication deadline. A proposal put forward by Cr Hughes in February last year to cut rates by one per cent was rejected with a 7-2 vote (“Rate cut promise not supported” The Times 24/2/21).
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