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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION ON NOTICE NO. 1472
"The Grange", Deakin - Development Project
Mr Moore - asked the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning - In relation to Block 8, Section 36, Deakin and adjacent areas, namely "The Grange", Deakin Anticline and surrounding public parklands
1. Does the Minister and/or the Department allow- (a) illegal works; (b)
breach of lease conditions; and (c) withholding of public parkland and
heritage areas from the public to the direct commercial advantage of a
private developer.
2. Has the Minister received any information from the public that there has
been (a) any illegal work; (b) any breach of lease conditions; and (c) any
withholding of public parklands and heritage areas from the public to the
direct commercial advantage of a private developer.
3. Has there been an approval for a design and siting application which
deletes open access public parkland (around a heritage area) and
effectively gives over additional public parkland to the lessee/developer.
4. If so, (a) has such approval been given despite outstanding prior
requirements under the lease and (b) does the application also further
contravene lease and Conservation Plan requirements for a Heritage
Place.
5. Has the lessee of Block 8, Section 36, Deakin been in breach of lease
conditions that require development and management of adjacent public
parkland.
6. Has the lessee already for some time illegally extended into public
parkland including excavating and fencing an area extending more than 4
metres into a public park.
7. Has any approval, whether for lease, occupancy or design and siting,
been given to the lessee whilst in breach of such conditions.
8. Has the development proceeded at a significantly greater density than in
the originally approved plans and publicly circulated documents.
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