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mpnews.com om.au Tuesday .au www 7 March .mpnews Liz Bell 2017 .com.au liz@mpnews .com.au RESIDENTS of a histori significant callyEliza have “garden” suburb to protec launched a legal in Mt t amid fears the character of challenge the being watereprotection overla estate ys are The Ranelad down. gh Reside tion has nts Assoc lodged an Victorian appeal with iathe and TribunCivil and Admin istrative plication al over a planni ng for Rendlesham a multi-storey aphouse in Houses Av. Ranelagh in the tightly-held residential Estate, a 1920s, bayside 800-lo “seaside subdivision design t garden estate” ed as a landscape by Griffin, architect Walter American are Burley allow one subject to covena to retain dwelling on each nts that the and preven neighbourhoo allotment d charac t ter But the over-development. are angry association’s memb ers character that the suburb’s and heritag unique being eroded e values RANELAGH are as older molished Estate and Morni houses are deresidents Shire allows ngton Penins Victoria Grounds go agains new, larger houses ula and Leigh t Griffin that “unassuming ’s origina Eustace want ded in natura houses that l vision for developers are and the Associationl landscape” . embedcouncil to take president Grounds, more Victor notice of “It is critica Ranelagh who co-wrote the ia the estate l that observes heritage ’s the integri the council father Sir A Special Place, book significance Burley Griffin ty of and whose natural enviro . designed Roy Grounds (1905concept the Walter Picture: it is heritag nment and for space and Yanni properties,some of Australia’s 1981) principles two in the e listed and one the estate, as “ahead community were of of only state,” he happening said development finest on severa of described The “garde said. In 1997, their time”. with “no all over the estate, was n suburb the Rendlel grounds, includ of early though ” was National it was classified Melbo sham develo ing that neighbourhoo t” to protec often “inappropriat Trust with a street urne planni a product pment ting the Melbourne. and is listed of Australia by the d charac ng “This is shire’s own e” and contra being ter. hegemony pattern that brokereforms conservationThe shire produc dicts the on the Austraas an “indicative(Victoria) western not in the middle of a grid, the work and planning schem through-traffi management ed a suburbs, place” discou lian Herita of the the estate Despite developers but the mantra c, and plenty raged ge Databa plan for overlay the design and e framein parks and attemp 2009, seems Griffin development (DDO which recogn se. ts by develo the past of move on.” to be build ’s plans few The applic 3). uses. In gardens and otherof land for for the Ranela ised to be “the it, sell it, larger blocks decades to carve pers in 2005, Another development ation contends on the Victor Ranelagh was public up for multiIt noted ideal of communitygh Estate estate has cillor, Leighresident and former listed ian Herita dwellings,the that the bulk”, which will result in that the a retaine living” signifi trend toward houses and the “visual d counseaside cant examp ge Register . bigger housesEustace, said is contra bourho resort characmuch of its origina with its as le of the ry the trend developmentthe “cumulative” larger club” feel. “distin for a garden , with little l “will od character of to the neighter and design, effect of roads, recrea ctive long and vegeta or no spaceto the area irrevoc caused a , was Club, whichIt is home to the “country acter of and tion reserv curved loss of some tion loss had the area”. ably alter the reserves, some partschanging the charcharacter character cess to the promotes its Ranelagh communal es, internal of its origina of the estate. as a “private of try Ms Groun “spacious acand leisure beach, a range club estate. seaside resort and l ds said the triangular facilities and wanted of sportin The empha countraffic associ to Mornington club house” activities and sis on retaini islands”. estate’s raise the profile ation a vibran g Penins respond cultural t ng the Ms Groun . to reques ula Shire did and heritagof the cance so not ts for comm that association’sds, an archite e signifi and counci residents, develo ent. VCAT appealct, said the Ms Groun pers “respect” l recognised the is based history of ds will give a talk the Ranela one of onlythe estate’s heritagneed to on ington Librar gh Estate the e values two Griffin , designed March. The y, 2pm Wedne at Mornin sday 22 the book, talk will feature Ranelagh: stories from A specia l Place.
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