Development Victoria (DV) has quietly cut over 300 homes as part of its proposed development in Cairnlea.
As previously reported by Star Weekly in 2022, DV initially proposed to develop 147a Cairnlea Drive and 26s Glenbrook Avenue into a precinct comprising 840 dwellings.
However, DV acting executive general manager housing Nemesia Kennett told Star Weekly last month the development plan, which “community feedback has helped shape,” will “provide around 500 homes of varying sizes.”
“We appreciate the strong community interest in this project and will continue to share updates with the local community as site remediation progresses,” Ms Kennett said.
According to DV, the final development will include a mix of lot sizes and price points.
Cairnlea resident and community advocate Graeme Blore said the community welcomed the significant reduction in density for the housing proposal “in a suburb already battling with traffic congestion.”
Mr Blore said he would like to see results of an updated traffic management plan factoring in the nearby COSTCO and a real estate development in the area.
The housing reduction comes months after a Legislative Council petition was launched by community members, calling for a diverse range of housing options in the plan as well as an extensive multipurpose recreational facility, which Mr Blore said would improve “the health, wellbeing and social cohesion of our community.“
