Fairfield locals see red over green apartments with no car spots

By Clay Lucasm City Editor
Updated June 29 2016 - 11:13am, first published 10:36am
An artists' impression of the plan for land next to Fairfield railway station. Residents and traders opposed to the "deep green" apartment building, dubbed Nightingale 2.0, have taken Darebin Council's approval of the plan to VCAT.  Photo: Supplied
An artists' impression of the plan for land next to Fairfield railway station. Residents and traders opposed to the "deep green" apartment building, dubbed Nightingale 2.0, have taken Darebin Council's approval of the plan to VCAT. Photo: Supplied
A map of the site in Fairfield earmarked for a green development known as Nightingale 2.0.  Photo: nearmap
A map of the site in Fairfield earmarked for a green development known as Nightingale 2.0. Photo: nearmap
Another view of the five-storey Nightingale 2.0 block in Fairfield.  Photo: Supplied
Another view of the five-storey Nightingale 2.0 block in Fairfield. Photo: Supplied

Plans for a $7 million, five-storey apartment block featuring rainwater toilets, resale restrictions and zero parking spaces are being taken to VCAT by incensed neighbours.

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