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Our heritage needs to be preserved. These mid century houses need to be maintained for our future rather than the mansions being built. Our whole tradition and history will be removed. This is an amazing example of a north Balwyn mid century house and must be preserved.
Council should not allow such an iconic looking home to be demolished , there are plenty of architects who could add value to this pRoperty whatever the needs are for the owner.
Unfortunately due to the poor Boroondara planning portal I am unable to see the details of this proposal. That said the developer had known or reasonably ought to have known the property was heritage listed on purchase. If the council deems the property significant, as does the community then the demolition should not be allowed unless an equivalent design is constructed in its place. Heritage listings seek to protect our heritage and permitting the demolition of this building is inconsistent with that listing. The building is a great example of the mid century architecture.
The City of Boroondara is one of the few councils areas to be lucky enough to have a wonderful selection of mid-century homes still standing. They are iconic and rich in history and architectual design, especially this home. The heritage overlay is there to protect these houses being demolished. I don't understand why a possible demolishion is even on the table.
OMG! Here we go all over again! New people moving in, or even worse, developers, wanting to either partially or fully demolish the house, which MOST UNFORTUNATELY always includes the removal of all of the trees on the block. First the Council knock it back, and then the owners take it to VCAT instead, who ALWAYS end up approving the permit. I have lived in Riverside Avenue in the "Riverside Estate" for over 20 years now, and it was supposedly meant to be protected by a heritage overlay, however, apparently it all means nothing, and the detrimental effects that it has on us and the area are NEVER taken into consideration. For the last 10 years, it has been just like living in the middle of a construction zone, with non-stop, building works happening, and often seven days a week. Over this period, and just in my immediate area, it has been absolutely heartbreaking to see most/all of the trees disappearing, as they have now been removed from numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 5, 9, 13, 15 and 17 (totally demolished recently) and now sadly it looks like I will have to add number 1 to this list, and it just keeps on going, and going at a frenetic pace. It is absolutely devastating to watch as this once lovely green tree covered street complete with all of the beautiful historic houses is being completely decimated, and it is fast becoming absolutely nothing like the beautiful place that we have dearly cherished, treasured and lived in for all these years. It truly is a crime!!
