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Category Archives: St Kilda Rd living
Melbourne Tunnel Panel – Visit to the Botanica
Just to let you all know that today we had a bus load of visitors.
The entire panel for the Metro Tunnel EES Inquiry / Advisory Committee plus various others did a walk from Edmund Herring Oval, along Domain Rd, along our side of St Kilda Rd, back past the Royce and then back to Edmund Herring Oval.
Details of the Committee are here.
We managed to have them stop out the front of our building and I highlighted our lower driveway issue and Nick (Our rep from PP Partners) pointed out the windows / air conditioners on balconies to emphasize that issue to them.
I am not sure how much it helps our cause but I am sure it does not do any harm to the panel better understanding our issues.
More reading -Proposed heritage listing of St Kilda Rd
This is a proposal only, but part of the Melb Metro Rail Authority submissions.
MMRA-Heritage-Peter-Lovell-Appendix-C-Expert-Witness-Statement-4-of-5-20160812
EES enquiry on Metro Tunnel
Apologies for the lack of updates recently, I was travelling the Kimberley …back now and here is the catch up post on Metro Tunnel (was called Metro Rail)
See attached reports that were submitted on our behalf last Friday
A big issue that keeps coming up is information control from Metro Tunnel. A good example is our emergency exit – they have agreed but it is not in the base documents. They are now trying to solve the problem by issuing Technical advisory notes, you can see them here http://www.dtpli.vic.gov.au/planning/panels-and-committees/current-panels-and-committees/melbourne-metropolitan-rail-inquiry
Our exit is covered in Note 15.
This also causes issues with maps and final road designs
Our experts have picked up many things…just a few are
– High level of Silica ….issue with possible silicosis
– Noise worse than predicted
– Dust models flawed / method of moving waste is contradictory (piped or trucked?)
– Dedicated commercial parking bays (outside 400 St K Rd) for the station
Next steps
- Conclave of experts next week
- Bus tour of sites by the panel members (and others) next Tuesday and Wednesday. I expect that they will be stopping here on Tuesday
- Hearing starts August 22
- Our slot is Sept 21 – Our barrister, Paul Chiappi has 3 hour slot. He will have our issues and possible solutions
This is our only real opportunity to have a positive influence of this massive project. The potential impact on the building and our property values could be very significant if our submission is not taken seriously.
Feedback welcome
2 Bowen Cres development proposal
When the original development proposal came out for 2 Bowen Cres, I lodged a ‘complaint’ with the City of Port Phillip. My major concerns were
- They had asked for exemption for full number of parking bays required by Council
- Apartment sizes were very small but within Council requirements
- Traffic flow during construction would be an issue
- The developer’s wind expert had recommended some treatments to reduce the wind tunneling impact. I requested that those recommendations were adopted.
I also requested that the developer make a contribution towards improving the park.
Tonight I attended a ‘mediation session’, attended by around 7 residents, the developer, the developer’s team and City of PP members.
- Bays have been increased from 206 to 223 – now meeting council minimum
- Apartment sizes unchanged
- Traffic flow is not a planning issue but is an issue that must be addressed if / when they get their planning permit. At that time they need (with other things) a traffic management plan
- They had incorporated all recommendations by wind expert.
Developer also said that most optimistic start time is mid-2017 and most optimistic development time is 2 years, but all is dependent on selling apartments. He didn’t comment on the park and City of PP said it is not mandatory.
He also said that the car park now only has 215 bays operational
Guy that owns the TAB building was also there and not happy about 18 storey building being built – but again it is within council guidelines.
Next step is Planning Committee mtg on September 20.
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There is a good video here
EES submission
Botanica Melbourne Metro EES Submission
This was submitted today.
More Metro Rail news
I met with the Metro Rail guys and our lawyers on Friday to discuss our EES submission. In those conversations, the Metro Rail guys gave us a few updates.
- The option of using Fawkner Park as a Tunnel Boring Site (meaning that we will only have one tunnel boring machine site at 400 St K Rd) has been dropped. There is a little more info here
- A contract has been let for the sewer relocation work. That is largely Domain Rd.
- Buildings like ours will get a pre-work integrity check at Metro Rail cost.
- The current plan is to erect an acoustic shed to house the Domain work site. It will be roughly 3 stories high.
- Material coming out of the tunnel will be a slurry. It will be piped to Edmund Herring Oval for dewatering and the soil will be trucked away from there.
- During the major work, traffic lanes and trams will be on the other side of St K Rd at around Bowen Cres with the work site on our side. The traffic will then swing over to our side near Bowen Lane. This is to allow the right station positioning and right tram angles. This has not changed since early designs.
- They have done extensive work to ensure access to our basement carpark. Will be a little complex and entry likely to be via left turn from Bowen Cres and not directly from St K Rd. Will be 7*24 via traffic management person, like a private driveway extension.
Little is finalised but I am happy with the level of engagement and discussion. All of these matters are likely to be discussed at our panel hearing.
Draft EES submission
16-07-02_DRAFT Botanica Melbourne Metro EES Submission
This is the draft submission for the consideration of the Committee. After receiving feedback from a number of owners / residents, I believe that this document reasonably represent those overall concerns.
Please be aware that our legal advice is that this document should be kept at a fairly high level and that we make more detailed claims at the hearings in August / September.
You should also be aware that this is only the draft version and not the final version.
Our legal advice is also that we are better served by one strong overall submission than numerous small personal submissions. In that light, I would prefer you give me feedback on this document rather than make your own submission. But if you still feel the need to make your own submission, I understand and respect that decision.
Gary
Metro Rail – Noise and Vibration
The latest short video is here.
Worth listening to!!
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