	{"id":61231,"date":"2022-11-08T04:14:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T17:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=61231"},"modified":"2022-11-03T17:05:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T06:05:21","slug":"height-worries-remain-as-decision-looms-for-pakington-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/height-worries-remain-as-decision-looms-for-pakington-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Height worries remain as decision looms for Pakington Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PAKINGTON Street advocates are continuing a fight against &#8220;overdevelopment&#8221; of the Geelong West precinct as Geelong council nears a final decision for a long-term planning framework.<\/p>\n<p>City of Greater Geelong councillors will shortly decide on an <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/no-change-to-eight-storey-pako-plan\/\">Urban Design Framework (UDF) for Pakington Street North<\/a> almost a year after voting to defer a decision on the precinct to consult with residents about plans, especially its building heights.<\/p>\n<p>COGG has so far stood firm on its plan to allow two-storey limits in the street&#8217;s heritage area up to eight-storey mixed-use buildings at the northern end, especially near the railyard precinct.<\/p>\n<p>Residents say the proposed building heights would heap further pressure on already stressed infrastructure and services, especially for traffic, cause privacy concerns and risk destroying the iconic street&#8217;s charm.<\/p>\n<p>Community concern around UDFs have been front and centre of recent council meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of residents present at the past two monthly meetings to speak and rally against plans for Highton Village, which was decided on last month, and Pakington Street.<\/p>\n<p>A plan for South Geelong was also recently adopted, with a motion from Cr Sarah Mansfield to reduce building heights in line with community wants rejected at September&#8217;s meeting.<\/p>\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/village-saved-highton-celebrates-key-safeguards-included-in-development-plan\/\">adopted Highton UDF<\/a> included controls in response to community concerns and was celebrated by its supporters, Geelong West campaigners remain fearful that the city will stand firm on its preferred height controls.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The recent Highton decision does little to quell our concerns over the Pakington Street North UDF as the push for inappropriate development continues across our community,&#8221; spokesperson Jessica Sullivan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is no indication council will support a reduction in building heights for Pako North despite overwhelming evidence that the city&#8217;s plan will create traffic mayhem in Geelong West.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/doubt-remains-over-pako-high-rise-idea\/\">Objectors have also taken aim at the city&#8217;s consultation process<\/a> during August and September, claiming information provided was aimed at educating concerned residents rather than providing a forum to negotiate a compromise.<\/p>\n<p>Councillors have also acknowledged shortfalls in COGG&#8217;s engagement for UDFs generally at recent meetings, with Cr Anthony Aitken noting the acronym had become a &#8220;dirty word&#8221; across Geelong.<\/p>\n<p>An engagement report released last month indicated 65 per cent of 379 submissions were against current plans, with a further 14 per cent supportive but with reservations.<\/p>\n<p>Building heights (28 per cent), environmental and social issues (24 per cent) and village character (22.5 per cent) were the top concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The Pakington Street North UDF is due for a final decision at COGG&#8217;s November meeting, which is scheduled for November 22 at Eastern Hub, on McKillop Street in East Geelong.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting agenda, which would contain an officer&#8217;s recommendation on the plan, is due out the Friday before (November 18).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PAKINGTON Street advocates are continuing a fight against &#8220;overdevelopment&#8221; of the Geelong West precinct as Geelong council nears a final decision for a long-term planning framework. 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