Queensland developer looks to court appeal after 850 dwellings rejected by two councils

Queensland developer looks to court appeal after 850 dwellings rejected by two councils
Jennifer DukeDecember 7, 2020

Northbrook Corp, which looks to develop Noosa on Weyba, have filed an appeal in the Planning and Environment Court after being refused their development application by two Sunshine Coast Councils who said it did not fit their planning schemes.

The move to court was said to come as “no surprise” to Noosa Council officials and the Friends of Lake Weyba, who are “vigorously anti-development”, according to The Queensland Times.

Co-developer of the project, which sits in both Noosa and Sunshine Coast Council areas, is Mantle.

The developers submitted a 10-page document responding to the refusals.

The official website for Noosa on Weyba notes that they look to provide a range of housing options, parks, cycleways, aged care amenities and access to Lake Weyba. They also said that they would adopt sustainability principles.

A maximum of 50 apartments, and a range of aged care apartments, retiring living cottages, residential lots and townhouses, as well as a kiosk/tea house for the public at the gateway to Noosa National Park, are proposed. Overall, there would be 850 new dwellings.

The development would sit on a 303 hectare landholding. A total of 19% would be developed over the eight year timeline.

Jennifer Duke

Jennifer Duke was a property writer at Property Observer

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