A PLAN to replace a Frankston gun shop with an apartment building has been approved by a narrow majority of Frankston councillors.
The proposed eight-storey building at 59-61 Playne Street features 60 dwellings and a shop. The plan is 34 metres tall, which is below the preferred height limit of 44 metres in the 2015 FMAC structure plan. The new building would be built on the current home of Mialls Gun Shop. The plans were approved, subject to some conditions, with a 5-4 vote last Monday. Councillors Brad Hill, Claire Harvey, Nathan Conroy, Suzette Tayler, and Sue Baker voted in favour of it.
The design of the proposal and how far it sets back from the western boundary were questioned by opposing councillors at Monday’s public council meeting.
First published in the Frankston Times – 26th March 2024
