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GEORGE TOWN LINC HUB PLANNING APPLICATION - RE-ADVERTISED TODAY!
We were very pleased to open The Examiner this morning and find that the George Town Council had RE-ADVERTISED the Planning Application for at least ONE of the large developments previously advertised so inconspicuously on Saturday, 29 August!
And today another notice was posted in Macquarie St – this is the actual street of the address given for the building - still 29 – 67 Macquarie St (PID 6440533).
Presumably, this number is required but what does it mean to the average person? Sounds like an awfully long building!
And isn't it on "Regent Square" ? Why couldn't that be included somewhere?
The General Manager, Stephen Brown also advised by email that he had 'requested the Development be re-advertised on a without prejudice basis'.
And further that, although he was, "unable to accept the veracity of all of the matters you raise; the decision to re-advertise the application has been made in recognition of the following:
· Only one onsite notice was posted by Council staff – two are required for a corner allotment
· The applicant did not include the use of a small portion of the actual site for the proposed bus shelter in the terminology detailing the project scope, and
· The applicant did not provide adequate details in the form of a Traffic Impact Assessment for consideration as part of the proposed development in the initial documentation."
The D/A therefore includes the mention of Utility Services (Major) – Bus Shelter that was missed off the first Advertisement!
And presumably, the Planning Documents will now include a little more in regard to a Traffic Impact Assessment.
Many locals are wondering how the already busy corner of Elizabeth and Macquarie Sts' will cope with this large development that is said to be for EVERYONE!
With the Library moving to the western side of the Memorial Hall we can expect ALL its clients to use the western carpark.
Mr Brown goes on to say that, although it's not a legal requirement, 'property owners abounding the square' will be notified 'in the interests of communicating the development'.
"The re-advertising of the project allows that all existing representations will be considered as well as any additional representations received.
All representations should be based on planning considerations as applicable under the George Town Planning Scheme 1991."
So - IF YOU MISSED OUT ON PUTTING IN A REPRESENTATION (ie objection) TO COUNCIL? (or is it to the General Manager?) 'in the last round'; or wish to put in another, you have 14 days to get one into the Council Chambers – that is until 5 pm Tuesday 27 September? ...or is it Wednesday 28 September???
Do we count today or not in those 14 days? You see, Mr Brown, it still isn't very clear !
If the actual date had been included, like those in today's paper from Break O'Day, Flinders and West Tamar Councils, there would be NO confusion – these three all say 14 days from 14 September, but one has 28 Sept and the other two say 27 September!
However, each one does 'spell out' EXACTLY how to put in a legitimate representation.
And one even gives an email address as an option. Do George Town residents have that option or not? We would hope so, but it's not clear!
I suggest you check with the Council – and maybe get it in writing. Or get it in on the Tuesday – just in case!
While there are still some omissions which we believe the regulations require, at least today's advertisement was in a more noticeable format - thank you for that!
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