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Proposed Deveop not supportedThis week, our group received the first documents from Wollongong City Council in response to our GIPA request. One of the documents we received is a file note completed by a Wollongong City Council (WCC) Heritage Officer. Heritage impact is one of many assessments council will make to form their recommendation to the Regional Planning Panel. The Heritage Officer raised several concerns with the revised proposal including that it exceeds the height limits set in the WCC Local Environment Plan and would have an unreasonable impact on the escarpment views. The file note concluded with “The proposed development is not supported on heritage grounds at this stage. It is recommended that no exceedance of the LEP height control should be supported for this site.“ This conclusion is in line with the concerns raised by us and by the community more broadly. This issue must be considered seriously when it comes to making a decision about this proposal. #thirroul #savethirroulvillage

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Last week the Council officers undertaking the assessment briefed the Southern Regional Planning Panel on the issues arising from the DA assessment and the community response. Attached are the minutes which are now available on their website. Some important issues raised and we thank the Council officers for raising them. But there seems to be some omissions, namely, streetscape impacts on the character of the village and compliance with the DCP Chapter D12, emergency services access (although this could be included in the traffic impacts point), and economic impacts on existing businesses. It’s our understanding the next step will be for Council to finalise its assessment report and submit it to the panel. Click here to read the minutes.

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Save Thirroul Village

Recently the Southern Regional Planning Panel (SRPP) determined against a Residential multi-dwelling DA at 14 Cosgrove Avenue Thirroul (DA-2020/4).

This determination was based on Council delivering a report to the SRPP that recommended against the DA.

This give certain pause for hope for our objection to The Thirroul Plaza DA and also demonstrates that even under Covid-19 accelerated development programme recently adopted, DAs are not simply being rubber stamped.

Read the SRPP determination for DA-2020/4 and see what you think.

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Now that submissions on the proposal are closed, here’s what we know about what will happen next: Due to the size and nature of the proposal, the decision won’t be made by Wollongong City Council. Instead, they will review the developers proposal and the community feedback and make a recommendation to an independent regional planning panel who will ultimately decide. The panel can come to one of 3 decisions based on the proposal: approve it as is, approve it with conditions or refuse it. As part of the panel’s review process, there will be an opportunity for people who made an objection to the proposal to present at a hearing. Our group fully plans to present on behalf of the community and we would encourage anyone else who feels strongly to do the same. Our group is seeking a meeting with council to get a better understanding of the next steps including the likely timing for the whole process. We will keep the you updated on the review process and our discussions with council via the website and our social channels. #thirroul #savethirroulvillage

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