A plan for the construction of coastal protection works and stairs on private property at Wamberal Beach has been rejected by the Hunter Central Coast Planning Panel.
It’s not one of the Wamberal Protection Association’s three seawall proposals to cover the whole Wamberal embayment but a smaller application to cover 85, 87 and 89 Ocean View Drive at Wamberal.
Cr Eaton considered that the application should be deferred to provide the applicant with a further opportunity to provide the information to address the legislative requirements,” the panel said in its Determination Statement of Reasons.
“Councillor Eaton considers that the existing emergency works on the beach in front of the properties and the certainty of future emergency works creates a worse outcome in terms of Sections a) and b) of the Act compared to the works the subject of the application.
“This could be satisfied, however, the application was missing a maintenance plan and so could not yet be supported.
“Councillor Stanton, while supportive of the need for coastal protection works and the protection of property, considers this particular application should be refused.” the Determination Statement said.
“Councillor Stanton agrees with the reasons attached at Schedule 2 and specifically considers the deficiencies and gaps in the information provided in order to properly assess the application in accordance with the Coastal Management Act 2016, SEPP (Resilience and Hazards) 2021 and State Environmental Planning Policy (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2004, and the specifications of the proposed pool being the exact same pool previously refused with no attempt to rectify any concerns, are hurdles that cannot be overcome in this particular application.”
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