Three-storeyresidences, rather than two-storey buildings, would be allowed in pockets of Clayton South, Parkdale and Edithvale, under planning rule recommenations still to be considered byKingston City Council.
As the formal framework for local housing over the next 20 years, the recommendations suggest removing the proposed Private Open Space requirements including reducing balcony sizes to be consistent with State Government standards and deleting some tree planting requirement.
The recommendations were made by an independent panel which prepared the future of planning zones and updated rules for Kingston. Public hearings were part of the process.
Kingston Mayor Cr Hadi Saab said that the Council had been working alongside the community over several years in developing these new planning rules. He said the community is now at the “pointy end of the process”
“As always, we remain committed to ensuring Kingston is well planned, with any future growth centred in and around our key activity centres, close to public transport, shops, and services to allow us to protect the amenity of our neighbourhood streets,” Cr Saab said..
“Thanks to all the members of the community who have participated in this important process up until now, including making submissions.
“We are looking forward to having a resolution soon and moving forward with our action plan for carefully balancing how we manage population growth in our city,” Cr Saab said.