2nd July 2014

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Curator appeal KINGSTON Kingston Historical Network’s Dorothy Booth is appealing for Mentone’s Charles Ferguson Museum to borrow World War I artefacts ahead of a planned exhibition of wartime items to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great War. See page 4. Picture: Gary Sissons

‘Don’t panic’ on planning Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au ALARM at planning uncertainty in Kingston has been dismissed by Kingston Council who insist residential areas are safe from overdevelopment while the state government considers council’s Plan Melbourne submission. Kingston is one of 24 councils awaiting a response from Planning

Minister Matthew Guy on its submission to have more than 75 per cent of the region included in the Neighbourhood Residential Zone (Planning ‘debacle’’, The News, 25/6/14). Single and two-storey homes to a maximum height of eight metres can be built in the NRZ. Since the new Plan Melbourne zones came into effect on 1 July, there had been fears the entire Kingston region would switch to a Gen-

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eral Residential Zone while the state government considered Kingston Council’s submission. Properties in a GRZ can be built to a “discretionary height limit of nine metres”. Last week, council was unsure what a “neutral conversion” for the 24 affected councils – mentioned in a media release from Mr Guy - for the Kingston area meant in reality and had sought clarification.

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The mayor, Cr Paul Peulich, said there was no risk of Kingston being “opened up to overdevelopment” before Mr Guy responded to council’s submission. “It has been confirmed a ‘neutral conversion’ means things remain as they are at the moment,” he said. During the interim period the previous Residential 1, 2 and 3 Zones no longer exist and will be effectively classed General Residential Zone,

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but Cr Peulich said this “was basically just a name change.” Council CEO John Nevins said transition provisions still ensured full existing council local planning polices remain in force. “The transition provisions ensure that the ‘status quo’ remains whilst the minister considers our approach to applying the residential zones.” Continued page 6

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