A proposed concrete pipes retail business at Kulnura faces the Local Planning Panel this week.
The local community has campaigned against the development application (DA) for 315 Greta Road, Kulnura.
The council recommendation to the panel, which meets on Thursday, April 11, at 2pm, is to refuse the DA.
The property is home to an authorised poultry meat production business, and an unauthorised depot for storage of concrete pipes.
The application was publicly exhibited twice for comment last year with a number of people submitting multiple objections and representations from the local Federal Member, Dr Gordon Reid MP and the local State Member, Liesl Tesch MP.
A petition raised locals’ concerns regarding the potential impacts on water safety and the environment from the concrete business.
“The owners are currently bringing in thousands of industrial-sized concrete pipes on large trucks from Sydney, which is not only damaging to public rural roads but also incongruous with the pristine rural landscape,” the petition stated.
Council says the proposed storage and sale of concrete pipes and concrete structures is considered to fall outside the definition of ‘rural supplies’.
“Rather, it is considered that the proposed use is more appropriately characterised as ‘warehouse or distribution centre’ and ‘specialised retail premises’ which is prohibited in the RU1 zone,” Council said.
Other issues include potential land use conflicts with adjoining land; traffic impacts on Greta Rd; potential impacts on drinking water catchment; Impacts on ecology and impacts on amenity by way of noise, air pollution, and visually.
Council says the Great North Walk is located on the subject site and that the development is potentially visible from the Simpsons Track which is a major recreation and tourist walk which runs along the frontage of the site.
The planning panel online meeting starts at 2pm and is open to the public if people have registered to speak. Watch it on Council’s youtube channel.
