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Daniel Iurada

144 Ferrars St Pty Ltd

144 Ferrars St Sth Mlebourne

Iurada_144_Ferra

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Submission Cover SheetFishermans Bend Planning Review Panel

Precinct: Montague

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Thursday,14thDecember2017

TheHon.RichardWynneMP

MinisterforPlanning

Level16

8NicholsonStreet

EASTMELBOURNEVIC,3002

DearMinister,

DraftFishermansBendFramework&PlanningSchemeAmendmentGC81

144FerrarsStreet,SouthMelbourne

Submission

IntroductionandBackground

IuradaPropertyGroupactfor144FerrarsPtyLtd,whoownthesiteattheabovementionedaddress.

Thesitehasanareaof273squaremetersanditislocatedonthesoutherncorneroftheintersectionofFerrarsStreetandThistlethwaiteStreet.ItisintheMontaguePrecinctwithinFishermansBend.

144FerrarsPtyLtdisassociatedwithRavensdownShippingServicesPtyLtd(RSS)whooccupytheexistingbuilding.RSSisafreightandbulkshippingbusinessthatestablishedonthesitein2011andsincethattimethebusinesshassteadilygrownandisexpandingintonewmarkets.

WithinthePortPhillipPlanningSchemethefollowingprovisionsarecurrentlyapplicabletothesite:

– Amandatorymaximumbuildingheightof8storeys;– Amandatorymaximumstreetwallheightof20mor5storeys

(whicheveristhelesser);

– Mandatorytowersetbacksabovethebuildingpodiumof10mtostreetsandside/rearboundaries;

– Preferredmaximumparkingratesof1spaceperdwellingand1spaceper100squaremetresofretail/commercialgrossfloorarea;and

– Arequirementtopreparesitespecificdevelopmentcontributions.–

Pursuanttotheseprovisions,andtoaccommodatetheexpanseoftheexistingbusiness,anapplicationwaspreparedandsubmittedtotheCityofPortPhillipon25October2017.Theapplicationreferencenumberis951/2017.

ThebuildingthatisthesubjectoftheapplicationhasbeendesignedbyJacksonClementsBurrowsArchitects(seeFigure1below)andtheapplicationproposes:

– Afivestoreycommercialbuildingconstructedtoalltitleboundaries;– Approximately800squaremetresofnetcommercialfloorarea;– 30squaremetrescaféatgroundfloorlevel;and– 12carparkingspacesand7bicycleparkingspaces.

Figure1

ArchitecturalPerspectives

Source:JacksonClementsBurrowArchitects

Despitereceivingarequestforsubmissionoffurtherinformationon3November2017,theCityofPortPhillipofficershaveadvisedthattheyaregenerallysupportiveoftheproposal.

ProposedHeritageDesignation

ThenewdraftFishermansBendFrameworkPlanandPlanningSchemeAmendmentGC81includearangeofnewprovisions,includingarecommendationforheritageprotection(subjecttofurtherassessment)fortheexistingbuilding(seePage59ofthedraftFramework).

Thisproposalisperplexingastheexistingbuildinghasbeenthesubjectofsignificantinterventionworks.OursubmissionisthatthereisinsufficientjustificationintheBIOSISBackgroundHeritageReportandthatthebuildingisnotworthyofbeingidentifiedassignificantandthereforeshouldnotbeprotected.

WehavealsoconsultedtheCityofPortPhillipofficersregardingthisproposalinthedraftFramework,andtheyhaveadvisedthattheyalsodonotsupportit.

OtherConcerns

Inadditiontoourconcernsregardingthepossibleheritagedesignation,therearetwootherpartstooursubmission.

Firstly,wedonotagreethatanyproposedprovisionsinAmendmentGC81shouldbemandatory.

Secondly,wesuggestthatallexistingpermitsandcurrentapplicationsshouldenjoythebenefitoftransitionalprovisions.

Conclusion

Wetrustthattheconcernswehaveraisedwillbegivenproperconsiderationduringtheprocess,andultimatelywelookforwardtodevelopingoursitetoallowourbusinesstocontinuetogrowintheMontaguePrecinct.

Yourssincerely,

DanielIurada

Director