Geelong Council Revisits Design and Development Overlay Height Levels

The Geelong Council has on its Agenda for this Tuesday night Design and Development Overlay 14 (DDO14) - Dwellings over 7.5m Review.

The Design and Development Overlay – schedule 14 requires a planning permit to be obtained for any buildings and works over 7.5 metres in height above natural ground level..

Below is a plan of the Drysdale Clifton Springs area (the parts shaded in pink) to which this Proposed Application of DDO14 will apply:

The Design and Development Overlay 14 (DDO14) control within the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme requires dwellings over 7.5m in height to obtain planning approval prior to construction.

An amended DDO will be applied to some parts of Drysdale-Clifton Springs (areas generally adjacent to Collins and High Street).

More information is available from the Geelong Council Agenda.

Update 3 August 2011 - The minutes of the meeting are available.  This item did not have a quorum due to conflicts of interest by a number of councillors. So the item has lapsed.

Monthly Planning Decison by Geelong Council as it affects Drysdale

Geelong Council Agenda for Tuesday 26 July 2011 reports one planning permit granted for Drysdale and Clifton Springs.

323/2011 45 Duke Street, Drysdale - Development of Two (2) Dwellings and Two (2) Lot Subdivision 24 June 2011. Notice of Decision to Grant a Planning Permit. Delegated Authority - 1 objector.

New Subdivision opens in Drysdale

A new subdivision bounded by Clarendon Road, Woodville Street and Princess Streets in Drysdale is now open. Called Central Walk Drysdale - the subdivision is offering 200 lots varying in size from 405- 891 sq metres. Works to put in drains and roads are said to commence around October/November later this year.

This subdivision was enabled under Amendment C103 which was adopted by Geelong Council in September 2010.

A photo of the local area overlaid with the proposed subdivision was published in the Bellarine Times this week (July 5, 2011) on pages 28-29.

The developer is Ross Closter of Urban Land Developments. The sales office is located at 37 Princess Street, Drysdale.

Update 22 July 2011: Dryclift days has provided an interesting commentary on the conflicts between the design of this development and the spirit of the Drysdale Clifton Springs Structure plan - worth a read!

Geelong Council says no to swimming pool for Drysdale

The Bellarine Independent newspaper on Friday 1 July 2011 reports in an article entitled "Council 'scuttles bid for new pool'":

"GEELONG'S council has poured cold water on a new push for a pool to service Clifton Springs and Drysdale, according to a community representative..."

The Drysdale Clifton Springs Community Association has been advocating for a new pool to be included as part the Drysdale/Clifton Springs Sports Precinct Master Plan.

Dryclift Days in their blog article entitled: DCSCA proposal to break pool deadlock says:

"The City of Greater Geelong (CoGG) asserts that there is insufficient local demand to justify building a $12m swimming pool and has advised local people to go to the pool at Ocean Grove..."

Seems like Council is not interested in what the residents want only in what Council wants to give them - guess there is an election coming the end of next year - will be interesting to see what that flushes out into the swimming pool mix!

Public Meeting July 6 regarding Bellarine Peninsula Lookout

The Geelong Council is convening a public meeting on Wednesday 6 July at 6pm at the Potato Shed, Peninsula Drive, Drysdale to find out community feedback on proposed sites for a lookout on the Bellarine Peninsula.

More information is available from: Jake McMinn on 5272 4968 or email jmcminn@geelongcity.vic.gov.au.