Plans to build 25 units on a piece of land that straddles Keilor and Taylors Lakes have been approved by Brimbank council.
The council last week issued a planning permit for the development on an 8000-square-metre site which is surrounded by Denbigh Court in Keilor, Keilor Downs College and Wanaka Drive in Taylors Lakes.
The plans include the demolition of two existing properties on Wanaka Drive and the construction of two- and three-bedroom units, each with a garage.
Last year, a similar application for 26 units on the site was rejected by the council. The decision was later upheld in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Last Tuesday, Brimbank council issued a planning permit, subject to conditions including the construction of acoustic fencing near Keilor Downs College and bollards and guard rails close to the school boundary.
A council report said the proposed development largely complied with the Brimbank planning scheme and would have minimal impact on surrounding homes.
Wanaka Drive tenant Tracie Davies was one of 14 people who objected to the revised proposal.
She said she stood to lose her rented property if the development went ahead.
Ms Davies said Wanaka Drive already had significant problems with traffic congestion, with Keilor Downs College at the end of the street.
“[This] would only congest the street further and would bring a high risk of injury to the many school students who use the area,” she said.
Fellow resident Robyn Garrow was among those who objected to the developer’s original plans. She said the latest application wasn’t any better.
“[The developer] was told to make amendments, and he’s come back with 25 units instead of 26,” Ms Garrow said. “It’s just not on.”
Brimbank administrators also voted to put a 1300-square-metre parcel of council-owned land on the market.
A report said the property in Zagreb Court, Keilor Park, would be auctioned later this year.
