Why demolish a perfectly solidly built house?
Just because they don't like the look or layout?
We are now starting to loose the architectural designed homes of the 1950s to the 1970s which is disappointing.
Ballarat has always been a place that showcased many period building styles over the years but this is quickly being destroyed by this council as you seem to be too quick in allowing buildings to be demolished.
The style of this premises may not be overly architecturally attractive compared to the beautiful Victorian style homes however, even these vintage houses have a place in our architectural landscape.
Also, people, especially council need to understand that when a dwelling is demolished nearly 100% of the materials end up in landfill.
I hope that BCC would become more environmentally responsible and educate home owners towards responsible renovations rather than knock down and rebuild.
Councils should be making it mandatory that at least 60% of the building demolished materials need to be sympatheticly demolished so they can be sent to a reclamation yard so they can be reused instead of bulldozed so nothing is salvageable and it all ends up in landfill.
I personally would prefer if the facade of the dwelling was retained and only the rear was demolished for an extension.
I can only guess as to what the new build would look like but I'm confident in thinking it would be some currently modern style which means it's basically a monument coloured square box lacking style or charm or beauty and would stick out like a sore thumb within a lovely street full of beautiful period homes with a hand full of 1960 built brick home which have now become a pleasant addition to the architectural landscape.
I'm also very concerned with the health and safety of the established trees growing in the front yard and verge as they should be retained to keep the existing street scape intact and attractive.
Lastly, Johnson Street isn't a wide street so the idea of large machinery and trucks needing to access such a difficult tree lined street to demolish a dwelling is concerning especially for the other residents.
Is there a plan for allowing neighbours to come and go from the street and how about emergency services if they're needed?
