Irene and Frank Pothitos are not the type of people who want to live in a heritage home.
After saving for eight years - “my husband and I don’t come from money” - the couple last year lodged plans with Bayside Council to demolish the house and build two townhouses. One was to be for them and their children and the other for Ms Pothitos’ elderly parents. It’s a debate that has been especially polemical in the affluent City of Bayside, where the council has twice abandoned heritage studies over the past 20 years following an outcry from locals.
The heritage study would have identified the best examples of the inter-war and post-war period, with a planning scheme amendment prepared to permanently protect them. “We have probably lost hundreds of significant houses throughout Bayside over the past 20 years - it’s just tragic,” says Beaumaris Modern founder Fiona Austin.
She believes the division in the community was driven by an anti-heritage group who letter-boxed residents, claiming that people would not be able to renovate their homes or even build a fence, paint their house or replace gutters if there was a heritage overlay.However several mid century modern home owners told The Age their voices were being drowned out by “zealots”.
“I want the same rights as my neighbour - it’s not fair if I lose them because someone takes a shine to my house.”
Knock them all down They are of no heritage value at all Build new houses 🏠 modern
Ahh Melbourne, the city of double standards - heritage is only heritage depending on which council area you happen to reside in. Should move to Glen Eira, there’s not much preservation of heritage around here.
So “mid century modern houses - which are characterised by open plan spaces, floor to ceiling windows, simplicity and integration with nature” are of heritage significanc? What utter nonsense. “Old” does not always equal “good”. These people are simply anti-development zealots
Was the house owned, designed or built by racists? If so, time to knock it down for that reason, perhaps?
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