Proposed Road Discontinuance at 64-66 Hanover Street, Fitzroy

YARRA CITY COUNCIL

PROPOSED ROAD DISCONTINUANCE

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITING SUBMISSIONS UNDER SECTION 223

Yarra City Council (Council), acting under clause 3 of schedule 10 to the Local Government Act 1989 (Act), proposes to discontinue the road abutting 64-66 Hanover Street, Fitzroy, shown as the 27 square metre parcel on the plan below, being part of the land contained in certificates of title volume 9235 folio 918, being Lot 1 on Plan of Subdivision No. TP161372W; volume 4330 folio 930, being Lot 1 on Plan of Subdivision No. TP685313R; and volume 4169 folio 613, being Lot 1 on Plan of Subdivision No. TP838765E (Road).

The proposal is that Council discontinue the Road and sell the land comprising the Road to the owner of 64-66 Hanover Street, Fitzroy (Owner).

The title plan extract below shows the land proposed for road discontinuance (Lot ‘1’, approx., 27 m²), alongside the corresponding site plan highlighted in red.

Further information regarding this proposal is provided in the Council Meeting Report presented to Council on 10 November 2026. The report is publicly accessible via Council’s website within the Meetings and Agendas page.

Any person may make a submission on the proposal. 

Any person wishing to make a submission under section 223 of the Act must do so in writing by Friday 11 December 2026.

All submissions will be considered in accordance with section 223 of the Act. Submissions should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, and may be sent as follows:

1. online through the Your Say Yarra engagement website; or
2. hand delivered to Council's Municipal Office at 333 Bridge Road, Richmond; or
3. post to the following address:

Sue Wilkinson
Chief Executive Officer,
Yarra City Council
PO Box 168
RICHMOND VIC 3121

Any person requesting to be heard in support of their submission is entitled to be heard before Council (or its committee established by Council for this purpose) or be represented by a person acting on their behalf and will be notified of the time and date of the hearing. Anyone wishing to speak must clearly state this request in their written submission. 

Following consideration of submissions, Council may resolve not to discontinue the Road or to discontinue the Road and then either retain or sell the former Road to the Owner.

For more information on the proposal, please contact the Property Services team on [email protected]