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Vacant land at corner of Churchill and Regency roads in Prospect to be filled with apartments and houses


A VACANT block of land in Prospect is set to become home to hundreds of residents, new parks and shops.
The 5ha site at the corner of Churchill and Regency roads has been empty for more than eight years and is owned by Eminent Homes.
Prospect Council last week approved the company’s application to subdivide half of the land into 62 allotments.
Prospect Green, as the project is known, will have about 80 townhouses and three apartment buildings, subject to further development approvals.
The company is working on plans for the other half of the block, which might include more apartments, shops and open space.

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Nathan wrote:Hopefully an upgrade Islington Station can be integrated with the development (and I mean properly upgraded and integrated, not some new platforms and a path leading into the rear of a building - yes, I'm looking at you St Clair).

ChillyPhilly wrote: it should be a condition that any development is cohesive with, and sensitive to, the location of and access to the station.

‘I can see our heritage suburb becoming a slum’: Community concerns over quality of new apartments sparks planning review
Erica Visser, City North Messenger
March 21, 2017 12:17pm

NEW apartment blocks on Churchill and Prospect roads need to meet tougher design standards to address concerns about ugly buildings overlooking people’s homes, says Planning Minister John Rau.

Seventy developments on the two roads have been approved by the state’s Development Assessment Commission in the three years since Mr Rau pushed through controversial planning laws, which increased height limits from two to five storeys.

Prospect Residents’ Association president Elizabeth Crisp said the suburb was paying the price for being a “guinea pig” for government plans to create more inner-city apartments.

“I’m shocked about what’s happened to Prospect,” she said.

“Many of these developments are hideous, cheap and too small ... the council has very little control over what is happening.

“I can see the place becoming a slum. Fundamentally our heritage is at risk.”


Prospect has long been celebrated for its character and heritage. This million-dollar house is currently on the market, listed for auction by Ouwens Casserly.
Mr Rau concedes while many of the developments made a positive contribution to the community, others were causing privacy issues for neighbours.

“You have to ask the question whether some of those balconies are well placed,” Mr Rau said.

“Design and proper attention to interaction with neighbours can make a hell of a difference, and I want to see more attention given to that.”

Mr Rau is reviewing planning regulations for the area in response to concerns from Prospect Council and some residents about the quality of new apartments.

The review will consider tightening rules on overlooking other properties, as well as ways to improve apartments’ external appearances, landscaping and access to natural light.

“Just because a building is three-storeys doesn’t mean it will be horrible and do terrible things to the neighbours,” Mr Rau said.

Prospect Mayor David O’Loughlin welcomed the review, saying the council had warned Mr Rau the approval process was “weak” from “day one”.

“We’ve had more corridor development than every council in this state and we don’t see it slowing down,” Mr O’Loughlin said.

“There’s a greater interest in Prospect Rd properties, which are higher in value and will lead to higher quality (properties).

“We’re hoping the Minister will agree to changes regarding issues such as balconies and external appearance.”

Mr O’Loughlin was on the whole supportive of increased development in the district, which he said had seen “Churchill Rd come alive for the first time in decades.”

Mr O’Loughlin said the council would consult residents in the coming weeks before making a formal submission to the government’s review. He expected new building regulations to be introduced by July.