By XAVIER SMERDON
A WERRIBEE family getting ready to move into their newly built dream home in a quiet court was shocked to find out that they could be living across the road from 41 apartments.
Kathryn and Steve Lowe are just weeks away from moving into their new home in Watergum Court.
But plans submitted to Wyndham Council for a four storey apartment complex that could be home to more than 120 people to be built directly across the road from them have left the young family dumbfounded.
If the plans are approved by Wyndham Council the apartment complex, which includes a café, will be built on a 2500 square metre block and the court will become a pick up and drop off point for residents.
Ms Lowe said the development would create uncertainty for new home builders and buyers in Wyndham if it was approved.
“It’s purely and utterly outrageous that they want to put something like this in a court,” Ms Lowe said.
“I just wanted to cry when I saw the plans.
“We’ve worked all our lives to build our dream home and then this is what we get put in front of us.”
Mr Lowe said the development would also make the court too dangerous for his three children to play in.
Wyndham Council CEO Kerry Thompson said if the development received 15 objections its future would be voted on by councillors.
“Council encourages housing densities that are appropriate to their location. In making a decision on what is appropriate, council would consider the sites proximity to city/town centres, amenities, services, recreation, availability of public transport, existing and preferred neighbourhood character, detailed design, parking and potential positive and negative amenity impacts and any other impacting issue,” Ms Thompson said.
“Whether or not the proposed development and density of this site is acceptable will be subject to detailed consideration and assessment by council.”
