PLANS to develop a retirement village in Mt Martha have drawn opposition from residents who fear the project would disrupt the character of their neighbourhood. Under the proposal, the site at 594 and 602 Esplanade and 165 Osborne Dr in Mt Martha, would have a total of 32 villas with a mix of one, two and three-bedroom configurations, arranged within a connected internal street network and pedestrian pathways designed to promote accessibility and community interaction. The application by Keyton, the current landowner and retirement village developer, stated that the development “represents a site responsive design solution that has appropriate regard…
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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has given the green light for a retirement village to be built at the site of a heritage-listed former hospital in Mt Eliza after the plans were initially rejected.The design concept proposal by developer Hengyi Pacific is for a low-rise, 104-unit village set on a 3.4-hectare estate at 33 Jacksons Rd, which is home to the former Mt Eliza Centre built in 1929-30 as the Orthopaedic Branch of the Children’s Hospital. It is recognised on the council’s heritage overlay because of its “local historical, architectural and aesthetic significance to the Shire of Mornington Peninsula”.The decision to allow…