Residents of a St Kilda retirement home are taking their battle against a proposed storage facility to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and say it will put elderly drivers at risk and destroy the community feeling in their beloved neighbourhood.

The site in question, 180 St Kilda Road, was previously home to Fox FM and Triple M radio stations, but has sat empty for the past three years. Now, Storage King wants to build a five-level storage facility that residents say will bring unwanted noise and traffic.

Europa on Alma chair Vanessa Lucas (left) and neighbours Barbara Kessell and Georgina Buskens in the laneway to be affected by the development. Credit: Justin McManus

The dispute centres on a laneway that Storage King clients will use to access the facility, and w

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