Video flyover shows how Kingswood Golf Club development will look
A HUGE residential precinct planned for the former Kingswood Golf Club is a step closer, with developers releasing a video of how the controversial build will look.
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THE developers of the planned huge residential precinct on the former Kingswood Golf Club site have released a sneak peek of the controversial build.
Developer ASRP1 has released a video showing what the proposed development would look like..
The majority of the old Dingley course would have 800 houses, new bike paths and walking trails, wetlands and shared open space, Project senior development manager Anna Martiniello said.
Ms Martiniello said all the homes would be designed to the highest environmental standards.
“(The developers) have recruited some of the best planners available to ensure the Kingswood proposal blends seamlessly with the existing community while providing open space and quality living for all,” she said.
However, development objectors have again spoken out against the proposal and slammed the promotional video as an example of “weasel words — showing the nice pictures and words to hide what’s really happening”.
Save Kingswood Group incorporated secretary Kevin Poulter said there were also concerns about a lack of infrastructure such as schools and sporting facilities, and the fact the site was flood-prone.
HGe also said homeowners would be exposed to noise from low-flying aircraft from nearby Moorabbin Airport.
“Kingswood Golf Course has thousands of low-level flyovers a week,” Mr Poulter said. “It’s under the circuit-training area from Moorabbin Airport.”
Property fund giant ISPT bought the 53.4ha in 2014 for $125 million and the project has been the subject of heated debate since the merger between Kingswood Golf Club and Peninsula Golf Club which led to the sale of the course.
In 2015, club member Bill Falkingham failed in a High Court bid to reverse the merger.
Kingston Council planning and development general manager Johnathon Gutmann said officers were reviewing the development application and a report would likely be presented to council in the first half of the year.
Councillors would then decide whether to amend the zoning.