Some of Melbourne’s most sought-after suburbs could soon have apartment towers as tall as 16 storeys soaring above them as the premier's plan to build more homes gathers steam. The move to allow multi-storey blocks in Melbourne’s leafy east and bayside has infuriated the state opposition with the government picking areas with good train and tram connections for developments.
00:00This street in Melbourne's sought-after Brighton could one day be home to 12 storey towers.
00:07We cannot afford to have so much more people in this area.
00:10It's a beautiful street and you should stay the way it is.
00:14The consultation that was meant to happen hasn't happened.
00:16The Premier doesn't care for the noise. It's all part of the state's 30-year plan for more housing.
00:21The status quo doesn't cut it. The status quo is locking young people out.
00:27The status picked 25 strips along tram routes and near train stations in established suburbs to have greater density.
00:33Draft height controls now up for final consultation show 16 storeys will be allowed around Sydney Road in Brunswick and Coburg, in Hampton, Oakley, Kew and Hawthorne.
00:43We have a supply issue which means prices are getting driven up and we're not building enough homes for Victorians in all of the places where they want to live.
00:54The plan sees the tallest buildings at the heart of the so-called activity centres with tapered height limits for surrounding streets.
01:01The government says it's worked with locals on the plan.
01:04It's an abomination. It's absolutely feral.
01:07The opposition warns it will destroy the character of many suburbs.
01:10Jacinta Allen is trying to turn Bayside into the Gold Coast. No one asked for that. The community doesn't want it.
01:17Housing affordability is a big issue for voters and the Premier and this plan has been welcomed for providing certainty and an opportunity to buy in desirable suburbs.
01:27But the big challenge is finding developers who are willing to make new apartments a reality.
01:32It's never been more difficult to build apartments in Melbourne.
01:36The sector says the high cost of construction means there's little incentive to build.
01:40Ultimately it's the tax burden that makes developing apartments at a price point that consumers can actually afford so difficult.
01:49Multiple battle fronts with an election year on the horizon.
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