CHANGES to the controversial planning controls covering the Patterson Lakes Endeavour Cove precinct are one step closer to completion.
The Endeavour Cove precinct has been the site of some controversial developments in recent years. A 2021 Ombudsman investigation probed decisions made by Kingston Council within the precinct, but it did not substantiate allegations of corruption.
An independent panel made recommendations to Kingston Council on planning control changes for the precinct earlier this year. Its report read that “building heights should be mandatory in all precincts” (“Panel supports mandatory height limits at Cove” The News 23/5/23).
Kingston councillors have now agreed to accept the recommendations from the planning panel and adopt amendment C205 into its planning scheme.
The planning scheme amendment will need to receive final approval from planning minister Sonya Kilkenny before it can be put into action.
The report prepared by council officers on the planning scheme amendment read “the panel report is generally supportive of the exhibited amendment. The report acknowledges that there are fundamental issues with the current planning controls, and that the approach proposed by the amendment is underpinned by robust and considered strategic work.”
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 5th July 2023