134-142 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne

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<p>Jockeying they may for approval be but if City of Port Phillip were to have its way these five projects which fall within the Fishermans Bend Urban Renewal Area would be heavily modified in order to gain approval. While the final call lies with the State Government, City of Port Phillip have provided extensive feedback on each of the proposals via recent Council meetings.</p>

<p>The five highlighted South Melbourne projects below also provide a snapshot of the uncertain state of planning within Fishermans Bend due to the uncertain nature of policy implementation in recent years. Two projects have been redesigned to be considerably shorter post the announcement of interim height controls for the area, while another has also been redesigned upwards to meet the maximum height achievable.</p>

<p>According to City of Port Phillip, the two most recent proposals, 91-95 Montague Street and 240-246 Normanby Road, adhere to height limits yet have major flaws regarding setbacks. It is worth noting the State Government's <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/interim-central-melbourne-planning-controls-the-detail">planning controls implemented during 2015</a> that regulate matters such as tower separation and setbacks does not apply to Fishermans Bend.</p>

<p>Here are the five proposals which City of Port Phillip have passed judgement on:</p>

<h2>15-87 Gladstone Street, South Melbourne</h2>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image11_6.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Glanstone Street's new look. Image courtesy Elenberg Fraser"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="598" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image11_6.jpg?itok=GNSe3wZX" title="Glanstone Street's new look. Image courtesy Elenberg Fraser" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Glanstone Street's new look. Image courtesy Elenberg Fraser</figcaption></figure><p>One of Fishermans Bend's earliest approvals, the former MAB Corporation-controlled 5,985sqm site at 15-87 Gladstone Street changed hands during 2015 with Elenberg Fraser now entrusted with the redesign of the expansive project.</p>

<p>Gone is the original Hayball scheme and in its place is a proposal for three 30 level residential towers; each of approximately 100 metres in height. 746 apartments are included, involving 254 x 1BR, 432 x 2BR &amp; 60 x 3BR. 457sqm of retail space, 596 car parking spaces and 235 (155 resident, 80 visitor) bicycle parking spaces round out the amended proposal.</p>

<p>City of Port Phillip do support the amended plans for the most, with one of their requests seeking that not all three towers be of equal height, citing skyline views and streetscape appearance as being factors.</p>

<h2>240-246 Normanby Road, South Melbourne</h2>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image12_4.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Hayball's envisaged Normanby Road Precinct"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="372" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image12_4.jpg?itok=qQZV8N1x" title="Hayball's envisaged Normanby Road Precinct" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Hayball's envisaged Normanby Road Precinct</figcaption></figure><p>Planning information is now available on the Hayball-designed six tower proposal <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/1500-new-apartments-slated-for-fishermans-bend">unveiled for Normanby Road during mid 2015</a>. Headed by Planning &amp; Property Partners, the scheme represents the cooperation of various separate property owners.</p>

<p>Sheblon Pty Ltd is behind 240-246 Normanby Road which is known as site 4 within the sub-precinct and would accommodate 12 commercial tenancies, 3 retail spaces, 77 car parking spaces, 250 bicycle spaces and 204 dwellings above.</p>

<p>City of Port Phillip in their lack of support for the project state:</p>

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<p>It is considered that the proposal shows little imagination on a prominent corner of the Montague Precinct, the reduced setbacks proposed would result in adverse streetscape and amenity impacts on abutting land and roads. The development as proposed would not meet the tower separation provisions of the Fishermans Bend Strategic Framework Plan.</p>

<p>The substantial reductions or full waivers of the setback and/or tower separation provisions of the Fishermans Bend Strategic Framework Plan are clear manifestations of the overdevelopment.</p>
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<h2>91-95 Montague Street, South Melbourne</h2>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image13_6.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Rothelowman's Montague Street tower"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="311" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image13_6.jpg?itok=lSe_YeXO" title="Rothelowman's Montague Street tower" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Rothelowman's Montague Street tower</figcaption></figure><p>New to the Urban.com.au Project Database is 91-95 Montague Street which is championed by Thousand Degree Pty Ltd. Rothelowman have designed a 30 storey building comprising a six storey podium with 24 storeys above, chiefly for the purpose of accommodating 126 apartments split between 51 x 1BR and 75 x 2BR spaces.</p>

<p>Lower levels would feature a community space with associated open space.</p>

<p>City of Port Phillip have raised concerns regarding the design and size of the proposed community spaces which they deem not fit for purpose. Issues regarding setbacks and the applicant not owning or controlling the subject site in its entirety, resulting in the need to purchase an abutting lane from Council have been at the core of Council's discontent. To this end Council do not support the proposal.</p>

<h2>51-59 Thistlethwaite Street, South Melbourne</h2>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image14_3.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Laneway from Thistlethwaite Street. Image courtesy Inhabit Design"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="646" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image14_3.jpg?itok=ZHZE6xrq" title="Laneway from Thistlethwaite Street. Image courtesy Inhabit Design" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Laneway from Thistlethwaite Street. Image courtesy Inhabit Design</figcaption></figure><p>Spec Property's ongoing battle to have their South Melbourne proposal find favour continues with VCAT involved in the process. A third set of plans for the project have been produced resulting in a vastly smaller scheme ranging between 4 and 8 levels, a far cry from Inhabit Design's initial 16 level proposal.</p>

<p>Overall dwellings have fallen from an original 258 to 161, with the new scheme containing 90 x 1BR, 66 x 2BR and 7 x 3BR. Inhabit Design have made substantial changes from the first submission which weighed in at 16 levels</p>

<p>City of Port Phillip maintain that the built height to City Road would be too excessive and that question marks remain over dwelling amenity.</p>

<h2>134-142 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne</h2>

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<figcaption>Rothelowman's old and new creations side by side</figcaption></figure><p>Another of Fishermans Bend's early applications is back in the spotlight, although gone is Rothelowman's expansive tower for the Ferrars Street site. It is instead replaced by another equally impressive design by the Southbank-based design firm.</p>

<p>Sunguard Availability Services Vic DC1 Pty Ltd as the developer has gone with a substantially shorter scheme which has subsequently seen apartments numbers trimmed and fall from 381 to 261. The revised scheme which is still taller than the preferred height limit would consist of a glazed tower form covered by a honeycombed metal finish, providing the area with a highly distinctive building.</p>

<p>Council once more does not support the application.</p>
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Five South Melbourne projects jockey for approval

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<p>The recent news that the State Government will proceed with a review of the Fishermans Bend Strategic Framework Plan means it's time to have a look at the current state of play up to this point.</p>

<p>The City of Port Phillip have been listing the majority of all proposed and approved planning applications within Fishermans Bend as part of any planning application that is lodged with the council within their part of the urban renewal area.</p>

<p>The latest applications which have been lodged and are currently being assessed by the City of Port Phillip are 165-167 and 179 Gladstone Street in South Melbourne.</p>

<h2>Approved</h2>

<ul>
<li>161 Buckhurst Street, South Melbourne</li>
	<li>164 Ingles Street, Port Melbourne</li>
	<li><a href="/developments/south-melbourne-vic-3205">6-78 Buckhurst Street, South Melbourne</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/15-85-gladstone-street-south-melbourne">15-87 Gladstone Street, South Melbourne</a></li>
	<li><a href="/buildings/normanby-199-201-normanby-road-southbank">199-201 Normanby Road, Southbank</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/buildings/gravity-tower-89-montague-street-south-melbourne">89-103 Gladstone Street, South Melbourne</a></li>
	<li><a href="/new-apartments/134-buckhurst-street-south-melbourne">134-150 Buckhurst Street, South Melbourne</a></li>
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<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/main_3.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The approved 15-87 Gladstone Street for sale. Image courtesy CBRE"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="435" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/main_3.jpg?itok=ch8KM3mt" title="The approved 15-87 Gladstone Street for sale. Image courtesy CBRE" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The approved 15-87 Gladstone Street for sale. Image courtesy CBRE</figcaption></figure><p>Approved by the Planning Minister during 2010, prior to the rezoning of Fishermans Bend</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="/new-apartments/400-430-city-road-southbank">400-430 City Road, Southbank</a></li>
</ul>
<p>​These eight projects provide for 4,349 dwellings or roughly 8,000 new residents for Fishermans Bend should they be built. This equates to approximately 10% of the envisaged final population of around 80,000 residents.</p>

<h2>Proposed</h2>

<p>City of Port Phillip have given their provisional decision on the majority of all outstanding planning applications which have yet to be ruled upon by the MPA. Projects which have Council support include:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="/new-apartments/60-82-johnson-street-south-melbourne">60-82 Johnson Street, South Melbourne</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/228-238-normanby-road-southbank">228-232 Normanby Road, Southbank</a></li>
	<li>101 Salmon Street, Port Melbourne</li>
	<li>165-167 Gladstone Street, South Melbourne</li>
	<li>179 Gladstone Street, South Melbourne</li>
</ul>
<p>Applications which have not gained support or in which City of Port Phillip have marked concerns include:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="/buildings/134-142-ferrars-street-south-melbourne">134-142 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne</a></li>
	<li>2-4 Buckhurst Street, South Melbourne</li>
	<li>​​320-332 Plummer Street, Port Melbourne</li>
	<li><a href="/new-apartments/171-183-ferrars-street-south-melbourne">171-183 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne</a></li>
	<li>261, 271-281 Ingles Street Port Melbourne</li>
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<p>It's worth noting that 60-82 Johnson Street is according to the MPA website close to a final decision, although their latest update was provided during January. It's believed the project is either approved or very close to.</p>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image-tools_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="60-82 Johnson street. Image courtesy Rothelowman"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="386" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image-tools_0.jpg?itok=cFzNy-jZ" title="60-82 Johnson street. Image courtesy Rothelowman" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>60-82 Johnson street. Image courtesy Rothelowman</figcaption></figure><h2>And of the rest?</h2>

<p>City of Port Phillip are not listing any Lorimer Precinct project within their <a href="http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/FBURA_Planning_Apps_-_MPA_-_Apr_15.pdf">April application summary</a>, given the area falls within the City of Melbourne. All the applications below essentially abut Docklands, with ten towers spread across four development sites.</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="/new-apartments/port-melbourne-vic-3207">351-387 Ingles Street, Port Melbourne</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/150-turner-street-port-melbourne">150-160 Turner Street, Port Melbourne</a></li>
	<li>85-93 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne</li>
	<li><a href="/developments/port-melbourne-vic-3207">850-858 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Very much present on either respective architect's website as being active, yet not present on either the MPA register or City of Port Phillip's summary are both South Melbourne projects seen below. One wonders where the fortunes of these two developments lie?</p>

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<li><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/166-168-buckhurst-street-south-melbourne">166-168 Buckhurst Street, South Melbourne</a></li>
	<li><a href="/buildings/south-15-thistlethwaite-street-south-melbourne">15-35 Thistlethwaite Street, South Melbourne</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Addendum</h2>

<p>There are indeed two April PDFs in circulation at the moment, showing either MPA or COPP delegated projects. Safe to say both above projects and a handful of newly found planning applications are alive and well.</p>
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