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A commercial entity is pushing to build a 3-storey/4-level cosmetic procedures clinic at 64 Lincoln Rd, Essendon 3040.The site sits within a residential zone and garden suburb precinct.
It is on the ‘Ride2School’ route used by young children and parents to get to and from St Therese’s Primary School, and abuts an intersection that can be dangerously busy at peak hour and at school drop-off and pick-up times.
It's also close to areas zoned for business - where this development belongs.
During 2017-18, more than 100 residents registered their objections with Moonee Valley Council, and council also rejected the proposal as inappropriate for the area.
Yet the developer appears to have disrespected the views of both residents and council, and taken its case to VCAT.
If the appeal were successful, it would open this long-established residential area to further commercial development.
We, the local residents, believe our family-oriented area should not be opened up to such development. This development in particular would:
- erode the residential streetscape character of the neighbourhood
- increase traffic at a congested intersection, resulting in unsafe access for families to the local school, park, church, and shopping centre (no pedestrian lights at this intersection)
- reduce the availability of on-street car parking for residents, the school and church communities, and tram commuters (who flock to local streets to park near trams to the city)
- not fill any demonstrated need for the local community: the area is already well-served by GP and skincare clinics.
If you live in the area, or indeed within a Moonee Valley residential zone or would in any way be impacted by this development, please register your objection by signing our petition.
Please share this petition with your neighbours and friends. Many thanks for your support in protecting Essendon’s residential streets.
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Dangerous intersection for vehicles and pedestrian traffic due to high volume traffic in Lincoln rd and volume of cars crossing intersection (worse at school drop off and pick up times as school is around the corner).
Our beautiful suburb had been damaged enough with the appalling road under rail we Essendon station and the ridiculous apartment complex in Hall St Moonee Ponds. There are shops up for lease all over the area we don’t need this built in a residential area
Definitely do not need any more of these developments. They are completely out of character for our suburb and this is too big in a beautiful residential area. There are already plenty of clinics for cosmetic procedures within the MV area and it adds no value for the majority of residents.
This building will cause overshadowing to the properties to the south of it. Is not in keeping with the neighbourhood character, will cause parking and traffic problems to worsen near a primary school and is proposed in an area zoned residential not commercial.
I’m a local resident and walk past this property on a daily basis. Totally inappropriate for the area. Already congested and getting worse. Lots of foot traffic, people using the park etc. How could this proposal even be considered? Surely common sense must prevail here.
This has to stop now. The city of Melbourne is becoming unliveable now. We can't keep building apartments.
Totally an inappropriate development for this beautiful area of Essendon
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Would you want this business built next door to your home?
A commercial entity is pushing to build a 3-storey/4-level cosmetic procedures clinic at 64 Lincoln Rd, Essendon 3040.The site sits within a residential zone and garden suburb precinct.
It is on the ‘Ride2School’ route used by young children and parents to get to and from St Therese’s Primary School, and abuts an intersection that can be dangerously busy at peak hour and at school drop-off and pick-up times.
It's also close to areas zoned for business - where this development belongs.
During 2017-18, more than 100 residents registered their objections with Moonee Valley Council, and council also rejected the proposal as inappropriate for the area.
Yet the developer appears to have disrespected the views of both residents and council, and taken its case to VCAT.
If the appeal were successful, it would open this long-established residential area to further commercial development.
We, the local residents, believe our family-oriented area should not be opened up to such development. This development in particular would:
- erode the residential streetscape character of the neighbourhood
- increase traffic at a congested intersection, resulting in unsafe access for families to the local school, park, church, and shopping centre (no pedestrian lights at this intersection)
- reduce the availability of on-street car parking for residents, the school and church communities, and tram commuters (who flock to local streets to park near trams to the city)
- not fill any demonstrated need for the local community: the area is already well-served by GP and skincare clinics.
If you live in the area, or indeed within a Moonee Valley residential zone or would in any way be impacted by this development, please register your objection by signing our petition.
Please share this petition with your neighbours and friends. Many thanks for your support in protecting Essendon’s residential streets.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
May 9, 2019
110 Comments
An absolute disgrace if this is approved. This type of building should never be allowed in a residential area, on an already dangerous intersection. It would set a precedent and other commercial properties would start to blot the landscape as well. Keep Commercial properties in business areas NOT residential areas.
Dangerous intersection for vehicles and pedestrian traffic due to high volume traffic in Lincoln rd and volume of cars crossing intersection (worse at school drop off and pick up times as school is around the corner).
Our beautiful suburb had been damaged enough with the appalling road under rail we Essendon station and the ridiculous apartment complex in Hall St Moonee Ponds. There are shops up for lease all over the area we don’t need this built in a residential area
Definitely do not need any more of these developments. They are completely out of character for our suburb and this is too big in a beautiful residential area. There are already plenty of clinics for cosmetic procedures within the MV area and it adds no value for the majority of residents.
This building will cause overshadowing to the properties to the south of it. Is not in keeping with the neighbourhood character, will cause parking and traffic problems to worsen near a primary school and is proposed in an area zoned residential not commercial.
I’m a local resident and walk past this property on a daily basis. Totally inappropriate for the area. Already congested and getting worse. Lots of foot traffic, people using the park etc. How could this proposal even be considered? Surely common sense must prevail here.
This has to stop now. The city of Melbourne is becoming unliveable now. We can't keep building apartments.
Totally an inappropriate development for this beautiful area of Essendon
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An absolute disgrace if this is approved. This type of building should never be allowed in a residential area, on an already dangerous intersection. It would set a precedent and other commercial properties would start to blot the landscape as well. Keep Commercial properties in business areas NOT residential areas.