Victoria Police wants to restrict skyscraper heights to protect access to the emergency helipad atop its Docklands headquarters.
Victoria Police wants to restrict CBD skyscraper heights to protect its emergency helicopter’s flight paths and access to the helipad at its Docklands headquarters, which is Australia’s tallest.
In the zone directly around the headquarters heights would be limited to 154 metres, tapering up to 213 metres further afield in Parkville, Arden and Southbank. “Victoria Police’s helicopters play a key role in providing a rapid emergency response within not only the metropolitan area, but the entire state,” the spokesperson said.“The proposed controls would only affect new permanent and temporary structures at a height of 154 metres and above. They would stretch no more than 1.733 kilometres.
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