Paradise Plant Centre Gold Coast

Today, everyone who lodged an objection to the Material Change of Use application for this site received correspondence from the GCCC outlining their final decision.  Objectors now have the option of appealing this decision to the Planning Court.   We personally do not plan any further action.

In the correspondence are details of the Council's requirements to this developer - 21 units, underground parking, two storeys in the front, three at the back, parking, landscaping and so on.   The developer has said that this is not financially viable.   We plan to wait and see what happens.  The developer can take the decision to the Planning Court but we would hope that, if this happens,  the Council would be prepared to defend their position.  Verbally, the owner has indicated the site will now be sold.

Paradise Plant Centre

Paradise Plant Centre

The Gold Coast City Council voted to approvte 21 units in 2 buildings with 45 parking spaces. They will generally be 2 storeys high with the rear building 3 storeys in the middle. The developer has twenty business days from today to lodge an appeal to the decision to the State Planning and Environment Court which takes us to the 22nd June.

Because of the change in State legislation which attempts to greatly increase population in urban areas, the Council felt that, if they stuck with the community-desired 11 units, the Court would overturn this and there was the strong possibility that the developer might get the 28 units they want.

While the 21 units is disappointing, it is much better than the original proposal which was for 30 units and four-and-a-half storeys. We still think this is not the site for such a development and that there will be access problems but we do know that the Council is well aware of all these concerns and will watch it carefully. The new roundabout at the Robyn Street/Golden Crescent/Benowa Road slated for 2011 should help with this.