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A drug and alcohol rehab centre — only approved last month — will be booted from the former Daily Planet brothel site to make way for yet another development. Here’s what’s planned.
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Another monster development earmarked for Elsternwick could see the sketchy former Daily Planet brothel building gone for good.
Owners have applied to build a 14-storey mixed-use tower at the famed Horne St supersite, which would include 44 apartments, 1885sq m of office space, two shops and a restaurant.
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The $30 million proposal from Auyin Property Development would also see the controversial rehab centre now operating at the site forced elsewhere.
The Wellbeing Planet residential rehab centre has housed up to 12 recovering addicts at a time since April, and had been operating without a permit before councillors approved retrospective plans in November.
The submitted plans also come just four months after interim height limits up to 12-storeys were approved for Elsternwick by the State Government.
Woolworths has also finalised its plans for a 13-storey complex at nearby Selwyn St, following more than 115 objections about height and scale, traffic congestion, parking, loss of heritage, and overshadowing on neighbouring houses.
Glen Eira Residents Association president Bette Hatfield said she’d become disheartened by all the high-rise proposals.
“My main concern is there was another nine-storey development approved in Horne St earlier this year, and in a reasonably short time the heights have dramatically increased,” she said.
“I’m losing belief (the council is) listening to residents, otherwise they would have mandatory height limits and would have already completed the structure plan for Elsternwick.”
The Horne St application states aspects of the plans have “significant community benefit”, including the creation of a ‘shared space’ by widening the existing laneway.
Only 97 car spaces and 60 bike spaces are proposed.
Glen Eira council planning and place director Ron Torres said there was a preferred height limit of 12 storeys for the site’s commercial zone, and encouraged people to have their say.
It’s expected councillors will vote on the application in February.
Applicant Ratio Consultants, acting on behalf of the owner, has been contacted for comment.
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