Association calls for submissions to continue
The Peninsula Residents Association is calling for residents to continue writing submissions about non-complying development applications.
The association says recent decisions by the Local Planning Panel have resulted in "positive outcomes".
"Only 10 objections are required to cause an application to be reassessed by the Local Planning Panel," said association secretary Ms Jen Wilder.
"This process can and often does work to help ensure that our Peninsula is developed responsibly and sensitively."
She said recent examples included the rejection of an application for a three-storey block of flats due to non-compliant height, floor space ratio, setbacks, access and lack of deep soil.
Another multi-dwelling proposal was rejected due to having no visitor parking and excessive hard surface.
In another case, submissions led to the retention of a large tree.
Ms Wilder said that submissions sometimes led to plans being amended by the developer.
She said one example saw plans amended to correct visitor parking, landscaping, front, rear and side setbacks, private open space, with an arborist assessment and civil engineering assessment of swept paths being included.
Ms Wilder urged residents to look at the developments listed for their suburb on the planning portal.
"We are making a difference but we still need more eyes on the development applications as they come in."
Ms Wilder said the association would welcome any volunteers to join its planning and environment subcommittee and to assist with social media and promotion.
"Extra helpers would enable us to spread the word about the association and the work we do to expedite quality development and protect the unique environment of the Peninsula."
She said the association would be running a workshop to help residents "better engage with the planning process" from 3:30pm to 4:30pm on Sunday, August 27.
"This will be a workshop for beginners needing an introduction to the online planning portal, development application documents and submission writing."
SOURCE:
Media release, 23 Jul 2023
Jen Wilder, PRA