Fishermans updates

The City of Port Phillip has deferred the community consultation process for the proposed renaming of Fishermans Bend’s new suburbs of Montague, Sandridge and Wirraway.

At a council meeting held on September 18, councillors unanimously agreed that the process for consulting on the proposed name changes would commence after the finalisation of the state government’s Fishermans Bend precinct plans.

At its planning committee on September 25, councillors also reviewed three Fishermans Bend planning proposals at 339 Williamstown Rd, 118 Bertie St, and a lot of applications for four separate developments on Normanby Rd.

Councillors unanimously supported amended proposals for Williamstown Rd and Bertie St, however, the Normanby Road applications, which comprised four different tower proposals by different applicants, only received partial support.

Three 20-storey towers at 264-270, 256-258 and 248-250 Normanby Rd were not supported by council, while the fourth, a 36-storey tower at 203-205 Normanby Rd, Southbank, was endorsed subject to conditions.

A lack of affordable housing, height and wind and noise impacts were cited among a number of key reasons by council officers for not supporting the first three Normanby Rd applications.

The 20-storey application for Bertie St, located in the Sandridge precinct, proposes 165 one-, two- and three-bedroom build-to-rent apartments, 485 sqm of retail floorspace and 317 sqm of commercial office space.

Council also supported amended plans for 339 Williamstown Rd, located in the Wirraway Precinct, which would see 23 apartments delivered over 13 levels on a site immediately adjacent to J.L Murphy Reserve.

All applications will now be referred to the Minister for Planning Richard Wynne for approval.