To the planning department at Frankston City Council regarding application 10/2022/P, 11 – 12 Merrigal Court Frankston South. I wish to lodge an objection based on the following concerns;
- The proposed dwelling is a modern box, standing at approximately 9.6m high off the ground, which does not match the design characteristics of the street or Frankston South and will create unsightly visual obstructions to the neighboring residents. This property does nothing to enhance the characteristics of the local community, creating visual dominance on a prominent site along Sweetwater Creek and does not comply with the overlay requirements of DD01.
- The non-natural materials in the application include rendered masonry and concrete panels which are not tones that occur in the court at present.
- Despite the permit claiming that the proposal has regard for the environmental characteristics of Merrigal Court, the plan proposes removal of no less than eight significant trees from the site (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17). Of most significance in the proposal, Tree 17 is a beautiful 20+ year old 14m high Gippsland Manna Gum with high retention value and Tree 11 is a mature native at 19m in height. Of the eight tree’s proposed to remove, many are inhibited by local wildlife and doing so will also destroy a local habitat.
Whilst out walking by the creek, I have seen the ‘Swell Building Group’ utility vehicles speed past me and suspect this is another cash grab after they built and sold 2 Merrigal Court and 77A Humphries Road twelve months later. In addition, a temp fence has been erected and site works in the form of excavation look to have already commenced without the required council approvals.
I have resided in the area for over thirty years due to the beautiful environmental setting by the creek and would hate to see this destroyed by greedy developers. I encourage all residents who care about the local community to join me in lodging their objections.
