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Melbourne cheap homes: Frankston unit sold under $100k
A Frankston unit has sold for the bargain sum of $99,500 in a deal where the buyer never even set foot in it. The studio-style residence – one of the cheapest home sales in Melbourne this year – features an ensuite and small kitchenette and is part of a former retirement complex at 14 Sandpiper Place. Fosterfroling Real Estate director Adrian Foster said he filmed a mobile phone video of the property and sent it to an investor, who then purchased the abode. Why Frankston, Tarneit and Craigieburn are hot picks for Melbourne's young property buyers The sale is the latest in a line of deals Mr Foster has transacted within the complex, after listing two of its other units and selling them at a similar price point during the past month. While some of the building's units have kitchenettes, others do not have a sink outside of their bathrooms – although the complex has a shared commercial-like kitchen that residents can use. Victorian law requires rental homes to have a kitchen sink in good working order. Mr Foster said the unit that just sold has a longstanding tenant, while another was bought by a single man. 'He sold his home for about $500,000, bought a home for $100,000 and now he can put $400,000 into his super,' Mr Foster said. While the five-figure Frankston listings in the ex-retirement home attracted a lot of buyer attention, they only suited certain buyers, he added. 'I think that somewhere in the permit it says that it's meant to be student accommodation but nobody cares about that,' he said. 'As an investment they don't grow in value too much.' Most other similarly-priced Melbourne units are classified as student accommodation and often require residents to be enrolled full-time or part-time at a recognised educational institution. Last year, Mr Foster had the listing for a Frankston apartment which sold for $99,000. It was located within the ex-Ambassador Hotel at 325 Nepean Highway which was formerly used as short-stay accommodation and developed a reputation for anti-social behaviour and vandalism. The ex-wedding venue was later divided into private apartments that nowadays usually sell for between $70,000 to $250,000.
BBC News
23-05-2025
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- BBC News
Luxury Wiltshire venue can host weddings after planning row
A luxury venue is allowed to continue hosting weddings following a long-running planning Manor, which hosted the wedding of Poldark star Eleanor Tomlinson, was refused planning permission to hold further events in May to the Cotswolds estate near Chippenham, Wiltshire, complained about traffic and noise levels during the council's Wiltshire Council has now granted planning permission with conditions to control noise and address highway safety concerns. Alice Grochowska, venue manager at Euridge Mana said: "Euridge Manor Weddings (EMW) is delighted at the grant of planning permission following the inquiry into its planning appeal. "EMW had always believed that it would be possible for the events business to operate within reasonable conditions and looks forward to continuing to make a positive contribution to the local economy."Councillor Adrian Foster said: "This is a positive outcome, because it not only ensures that the business can continue to operate, bringing jobs and economic prosperity to the area, but it also ensures that the concerns of local residents – particularly around noise and access to the site – have been addressed."The council will now be able to take enforcement action against the venue if it breaches the planning conditions."We hope that we won't need to do this and that the venue can continue to flourish, while also respecting the needs of local residents," added Mr Foster.
BBC News
21-05-2025
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- BBC News
Wiltshire Council to legally challenge Old Sarum Airfield plan
A council is launching a legal challenge against the planning inspectorate decision to approve development at a historic Council has announced it is challenging the approval for 315 homes and facilities for commercial, leisure and aviation at Old Sarum was originally refused by the council in August 2024, but following an appeal and public inquiry, it was approved by an independent planning later, a listed aircraft hangar which was due to be restored as part of the application was destroyed in a fire. The council's initial refusal included concerns about access to the area and nearby heritage sites, including an iron-age fort.A heritage centre and aviation archive were included in the planning inspector decided the heritage benefits of the application outweighed the potential harm it could Adrian Foster, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Development Management and Housing, said: "The basis on which the decision was made to allow the appeal has altered following the devastating fire to the listed aircraft hangar at Old Sarum Airfield."He said they decided to launch the challenge after legal advice and the "unusual circumstances" with the case."We have applied to the court to challenge the decision and we now wait to hear whether it will proceed to hearing" he added.
BBC News
15-05-2025
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- BBC News
Wiltshire Council 'could lose planning powers' over rejections
The powers to assess planning applications in Wiltshire could be removed from the council if it continues to lose appeals, the authority's own planning manager has Green said the Planning Inspectorate had overturned 7% of Wiltshire Council's rejections over the last two years – and that powers can be taken away if this figure reaches 10%. Mr Green said the council was also close to missing its housing provision target of 3,525 homes a year, a number that was nearly doubled last year by the Labour told councillors: "If councils breach 10%, there is a very real risk of them entering special measures – which means the council cannot determine applications." At a meeting to consider an application for 55 homes in the village of Holt, near Melksham, he reminded councillors that there was a "significant shortage" of new houses in the site is directly opposite another parcel of land where Bewley Homes won permission to build 90 homes after Wiltshire Council turned down the have objected to the 55 homes for reasons including increased traffic and the loss of a green field, according to the Local Democracy Reporting O'Connor, managing director of the developer, Redcliffe Homes, said his firm had won design awards and prided itself on providing quality member Adrian Foster said he understood the local concerns but didn't believe the planning inspector would deny the application if it went to committee granted an outline planning permission, which means the development can go ahead in principle.
