There is a single dwelling covenant over this part of North Balwyn. The applicant would know this, and is yet another opportunistic attempt by a greedy developer to subvert the existing planning rules.
How many times are these developer going to challenge this long-standing and important statute in their relentless pursuit of profit?
We have already seen significant over-development around the fringes of the zone, and it provides a keen real-time insight into what will happen to the sustainable amenity of this suburb if Boroondara council does not reject this application immediately.