The Tribunal set aside the responsible authority's refusal and granted a time-limited planning permit (three years) for retrospective approval of solid roller shutters on a non-contributory commercial building in a heritage precinct, holding that documented evidence of persistent graffiti vandalism threatening business viability and insurance coverage warranted greater weight than competing policies for streetscape activation, particularly where the current Urban Design Guidelines for Victoria now acknowledge that security coverings may be needed.
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