agenda - City of Stirling

AGENDA OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL
13 NOVEMBER 2012
Element
Satisfies Scheme/
Policy
OR
Variation
Required
Comment
3.7
Commercial
Development
N/A
3.8
Development of
Reserves and
Private Institution
Zones
N/A
Consultation/Communication Implications
This application was not required to be advertised.
Applicant’s Justification
The applicant has provided the following justification in support of their proposal:-
"Description of proposed fence:
Open-style front fence, pillars 1.8 metres high and an exact replica of the pillars
outside the front of the original house. Fencing is to be constructed using high quality
materials, with visually permeable in-fill such as wrought-iron and a visually permeable
sliding gate in accordance with page 32 of Section 3 – Character Retention Guidelines
Mt Lawley, Menora & Inglewood – current guidelines at the time of submitting the
original planning application on 8 May 2012.
Grounds:
The fence proposed in the planning application is in accordance with the guidelines, in
particular page 32 of Section 3 – Character Retention Guidelines Mt Lawley, Menora &
Inglewood which are current as at the date the planning application was submitted on
8 May 2012.
The proposed front fence was included in my renovation/addition plans for the
purposes of added security, namely:
- protecting my family, my house and my belongings from intruders and theft, in
addition to
- allowing young children to play in the front yard without fear of an accident, especially
considering the house is located on the number 19 bus route (which means people are
walking to and from the bus stop located two doors down at all times of the day and
night) and I have had to report cars doing burnouts directly outside my house.
My concerns regarding security have only escalated as a result of incidents that have
occurred in the area, namely the assault at the Yokine Reserve on 19 August 2012,
the attempted assault on the female jogger on 16 August 2012 and a particularly
aggressive home invasion on 30 May 2011. My concerns on security are shared by
most Menora residents; in the Community Survey Report December 2008, 65% of
survey participants indicated that there was a major safety and security problem in the
area they lived, burglary being the highest rated problem.
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