The communities of Hampton and Sandringham are accepting an increasing number of apartment developments in our residential streets however there has been much distress at the loss of some of our iconic Edwardian and early 20th century homes and their gardens of mature trees. We treasure our neighbourhood character and history, its why people move here. 

Although within the developers’ rights, the destruction of this recently renovated home soon after purchase left the Hampton community reeling.

We believe we can increase housing whilst preserving some of our heritage homes and maintaining front gardens with space for canopy forming trees. This urban forest is essential to our neighbourhood character and is vital in our fight against climate change.

Discussion of heritage may raise anxiety with homeowners concerned they may not be permitted to renovate their homes. Heritage protection does not preclude renovation and development as can be seen in examples of the few heritage protected, high value homes we have in our streets.

We seek your help to support our petition to Bayside City Council Victoria. By signing our petition, you are supporting our request to Council.

“We, the undersigned, hereby petition Bayside City Council Victoria to review the current Heritage and Neighbourhood Character reports and commission a new study/report to support the protection of houses and/or groups of houses that should be given protection status (for all era/period styles). Based on this work, Council undertakes the relevant planning scheme amendments to give force and effect to the protection of those identified houses/group of houses.

We request that particular focus is given to the residential component of the designated Activity Centres of Hampton and Sandringham. To this end, we ask Council to consider Boyd Ward as a pilot area to commence this work.”

Please support our petition to review the current heritage protections in Hampton and Sandringham!