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The site planningalerts.org.au now covers all planning applications lodged in Boroondara. Planningalerts.org.au is a site where you can enter your address and sign up to be emailed whenever an application occurs near your house. You can set how close the distance is. Below is a map of recent applications lodged within 2km of Hawthorn Station.

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Westhawthorn.org helped out by writing some software called a scraper to automatically get the applications from the Boroondara website. I’d recommend checking out planningalerts.org.au. A really big thanks to planningalerts.org.au for producing such a useful service!

We’ve had word that the Monash IVF facility is relocating from East Melbourne  and is considering an existing four storey building at 50 Burwood Road Hawthorn (opposite St James park). No external physical buildings, additions or works changes are proposed. The proposal will be for a 31 bed maternity ward, consulting suites, operating theatres and ancillary shops on the ground flour (chemist, pathology etc.).

The main concern would be the track record of hospitals that border residential areas expanding into those areas. Cabrini hospital is an example of this. Do we want a hospital precinct in this area? Comments please.

A new website that allows subscribers to be notified on new planning applications has been launched. This looks to be very promising. Once Boroondara is on line then this should provide an excellent service for West Hawthorn residents. From their blog:

PlanningAlerts.org.au is a free service which searches as many planning authority websites as it can find and emails you details of applications near you. The aim of this to enable shared scrutiny of what is being built (and knocked down) in peoples’ communities.

PlanningAlerts.org.au is brought to you by the OpenAustralia Foundation with financial assistance from the Australian Government 2.0 Taskforce. It was adapted for Australia by Matthew Landauer and Katherine Szuminska, and is based on the UK site PlanningAlerts.com, built by Richard Pope, Mikel Maron, Sam Smith, Duncan Parkes, Tom Hughes and Andy Armstrong.

The council are seeking feedback about the playground in Grace Park. An online survey and further information can be found on the council website:

http://boroondara.vic.gov.au/your_council/your-say/grace-park-playground-project

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Part demolition and construction of alterations and additions to existing hotel in a Heritage Overlay and partially in a Special Building Overlay.
Submitted:28/10/2009
Address: 84 Barkers Road HAWTHORN VIC 3122

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PP09/00840: Construct 103 apartments contained within a 5 storey building. Use and development for the purpose of an office. Reduction in the provision of car parking for the dwellings food and drink premises and office area. Alter the access to a Category 1 Road Zone (Riversdale Road). Continuation of a Section 3 use offices in the Residential Zone 1 and buildings and works.

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The Library Precinct Page on the Boroondara website now has links to plans and factsheet. See Boroondara site here.

According to the press release from the Mister for Roads and Ports: “Extended clearways are now in place across the City of Boroondara, including on High Street and Cotham Road in Kew, Toorak Road in Glen Iris, Riversdale Road and Burwood Road in Hawthorn, and Burke Road in Hawthorn East.”

Foundation Boroondara – a community foundation established to further develop the social connection within our city – is seeking a new chairperson. The Foundation is seeking someone with key business/public sector expertise, relevant networks, enlightened leadership and a clear passion to work with Foundation Boroondara to achieve its goals.

From the Boroondara council website

More information on the foundation website.

Planning Minister Justin Madden today officially launched a brochure to mark the 120th anniversary of the Auburn Uniting Church Complex in Hawthorn. See Premier’s website for details.