By Romy Stephens
Yarra Ranges Council will arrange for work to be carried out on a derelict site in Belgrave, after the site’s owners failed to address building risks.
The council issued a Building Order for 2-14 Monbulk Road last month, which required works to be carried out to address building risks before 9 October.
But with the property owners not complying with the order, the council will now arrange for one of its contractors to carry out the works.
The action comes after a planning application for the site was refused on 29 September. The application sought to develop a multi-level structure for a supermarket, shops, cafe, child care centre and offices.
According to Yarra Ranges Council, the proposal was refused because it failed to meet numerous clauses in the Planning Scheme and it was not coherent with the area’s landscape.
“The development, in terms of its visual bulk, will have adverse impact on the amenity of the Puffing Billy Railway Scenic Corridor,” the refusal to grant a permit document read.
The site’s building was a former automotive repairs shop before becoming derelict once the previous business, New Belgrave Motors, vacated about three years ago.
The Star Mail has contacted the applicant, Pulitano Properties, for comment.
