Amendment application lodged - September 2025
A Section 72 Amendment application has been lodged with Council to amend the approved development plans associated with Planning Permit TPA/52770.
The proposed amendments include:
- Reducing the maximum number of children from 184 to 147
- Decreasing the building height and scale
- Deletion of the basement car park
- Provision of at-grade car park and reduction in the statutory car parking requirement for the café use
- Modifications to landscaping and vegetation removal (removal of additional Trees No.14, 16 and 17)
All proposed changes are outlined in the below documents:
Arborist Report(PDF, 5MB)
Acoustic Report(PDF, 4MB)
Architectural Plans - Full Copy(PDF, 60MB)
Architectural Plans Part 1 - Urban Context(PDF, 11MB)
Architectural Plans Part 2 - Design Evolution(PDF, 8MB)
Architectural Plans Part-3 - 3D Renders(PDF, 4MB)
Architectural Plans Part 4 - Shadow Analysis(PDF, 15MB)
Architectural Plans Part 5 - Architectural Plans(PDF, 25MB)
Biodiversity Assessment(PDF, 9MB)
Certificate of Title(PDF, 645KB)
Cultural Heritage Advice(PDF, 538KB)
Landscape Plan(PDF, 3MB)
Stormwater Calculation(PDF, 731KB)
Sustainable Design Assessment(PDF, 7KB)
Town Planning Report(PDF, 6MB)
Traffic Report(PDF, 13MB)
Waste Management Plan(PDF, 3MB)
Copy of Original Decision - March 2022(PDF, 71MB)
Copy of Planning Permit(PDF, 705KB)
How to provide feedback
Any person who may be affected by the proposal may lodge an objection or provide feedback to Council. Objections must be made in writing.
Objections should detail any concerns you have regarding the proposal, reasons for the objection, how you would be affected by the proposal and include your name, postal address and reference to TPA/ 52770A.
Please provide feedback/objection in writing to Council by 20 October 2025 by:
Please quote Application Number TPA/52770A.
Background
Approval - April 2022
Council approved a development for a childcare centre and a cafe, at 444-454 Waverley Road, Mount Waverley.
Council sought community feedback on the proposal and received 17 objections including a petition containing 329 signatures.
The proposal was approved subject to more than 45 conditions.
For more information, see the report(PDF, 598KB) Council considered prior to making its decision.
The development will involve the construction of a part double and part single-storey building with basement car park, a café and pedestrian connections to the Scotchman’s Creek trail.
Feedbackwas formally sought by Monday 20 December 2021.
About the proposal
The applicant, Mount Waverley Childcare Pty Ltd proposed a $10.5 million development which is detailed as follows:
- The main building comprises a part single storey and part double storey built form.
- The double storey built form will have a maximum building height of 9.235 metres.
- The basement car park will be accessed via the existing crossover from Anthony Drive (near the corner of Waverley Road), which is proposed to be widened.
- A total of 46 car parking spaces are proposed within the basement car park.
- The child care centre will accommodate a maximum of 184 children.
- Pedestrian access to the child care centre and the café will be adjacent to the vehicle entrance from Anthony Drive.
- Two additional playrooms are proposed at ground floor level separate from the main building, along with a range of external play spaces and courtyards.
- No outdoor play space is provided on the first floor level.
- The café is proposed at the ground floor and a rooftop seating area at first floor level. The café will have a leasable floor area of 148 square metres.
- Proposed operating hours:
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Child care centre: Monday to Friday - 6am-7pm.
Café (ground floor): Monday to Friday - 6am-7pm, Saturday and Sunday - 7am-4pm.
Café (roof top seating area): Monday to Friday - 7am-6pm; Saturday - 7am-4pm, Sunday - 9am-4pm.
- A total of 11 existing trees to be removed.
Planning documents
Here are the original documents that were submitted by the applicant:
Certificate of Title(PDF, 3MB)
Survey Plan(PDF, 2MB)
Development & Shadow Plans(PDF, 119MB)
Landscape Plan(PDF, 6MB)
Arborist Report(PDF, 5MB)
Biodiversity Assessment(PDF, 8MB)
Town Planning Report(PDF, 7MB)
Traffic Report(PDF, 15MB)
Acoustic Report(PDF, 11MB)
Storm Report(PDF, 222KB)
Cultural Heritage Management Plan(PDF, 13MB)
Cultural Heritage Management Plan Updated Letter(PDF, 1MB)
Waste Management Plan(PDF, 11MB)