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Hunters Hill Council has won its case at the Land & Environment Court which supported Council’s rejection of the 4 storey ‘shop-top housing development’ planned on the old bank sites at 58-60 Gladesville Road at the overpass.
It found that the building didnt comply with the DCP, was too high, had insufficient setbacks and overshadowed neighbouring heritage buildings. The judgment can be found here:
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Mud continues to gush from Boronia Park Football Oval
The extension of Oval 3 at Boronia Park has a massive, uncontrolled impact on the Lane Cove River. Why has this continued, unabated for so long???
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Council Elections are approaching….
They say that we get the elected representatives that we deserve. What do WE deserve from Hunters Hill Council? Tell the candidates what you want from Council … keeping the character of the area? protecting public spaces? trees? community services ?
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New Development Control Plan for Hunters Hill Village
You can read Hunters Hill Trust’s comments on Council’s new DCP for Hunters Hill Village here: Comments on the new Development Control Plan
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Still waiting?
Have you ever suffered a long, long silence after raising a concern with Hunters Hill Council? You may be interested in one of Council’s longstanding policies that amongst other things, promises to ‘respond to customer enquiries promptly and efficiently’ ‘reply to correspondence within ten working days’ Check the policy details for yourself: what Council has promised
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Masterplan for Gladesville hospital site
130 people recently attended community meetings to discuss the future of this huge, precious, publicly owned site. Recommendations from the meetings are available here. The draft Masterplan for will be made available for comment at the end of October and delivered to the Health Department just a month later. Key documents are located at www.health.nsw.gov.au/hospitals/gladesville_mp.asp
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40 Plaques
Bronze plaques are to be installed near 40 places of historical significance in Hunters Hill. They draw attention to, and briefly explain, 40 of the 464 places in Hunters Hill that are listed in the NSW Environmental Heritage schedule. The wording was researched by Beverley Sherry (image below) historian, author of the book Hunters Hill: Australia’s Oldest Garden Suburb, [...]
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Plans afoot for old Gladesville Hospital site
Community input has been sought to make sure this precious, complex site is properly protected. Gladesville Hospital site is a huge piece of public land. It is a treasure trove of historic buildings, thousands of unmarked graves, trees, gardens and open spaces. We await the results of the recent community meeting convened by the Health [...]
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FILM NIGHT: Thursday Sept 15th ALL WELCOME
‘State of Siege’ an important documentary about the role of community action to preserve communities. FREE screening courtesy of director, Dennis Grosvenor, 7:30 pm RSL Hall, Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill.
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Can fences create a secure community?
Strong reactions for and against Hunters Hill High School’s security fence reflect our shared concern … we all want to be part of a safe community, but disagree about how this is achieved. The Trust believes security comes from strong community connections, sharing responsibilities and values – not from high fences. FENCE FACTS Approval Generally fences [...]
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