Wyndham council has again rejected an application for a three-storey apartment block in Hoppers Crossing, despite approving two other multi-unit developments in the same street.
Councillors last week voted against an application for a 26-unit apartment block at 617 Tarneit Road.
It’s the second time the council has opposed the apartments, having voted against an earlier application for a block of 30 units in July. That application is before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, after the applicant complained about the length of time the council took to assess the proposal. A hearing is scheduled for January.
The council received 21 objections to the latest proposal.
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Councillors last week said the apartment block was an overdevelopment and would affect traffic in the area. They also raised concerns about the ability of emergency services to access the site. “I do have concerns about site coverage. I believe it is an overdevelopment of the site,” Cr Glenn Goodfellow said. “We do need to take a stand on this.”
Cr Heather Marcus urged her fellow councillors to also reject an application for 17 double-storey houses on a vacant block at 591 Tarneit Road.
She said high-density developments often failed to provide sufficient open space for children to enjoy.
But councillors voted to approve the application, which received three objections.
Council officers advised that the application had been reduced from 21 houses.
An application for 13 single-storey units at 551 Tarneit Road was approved after the council received no objections to the development.
