(Note that this Report is prepared as a requirement under Section 35I of the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971)
Page 50 - "The part of the project changes application that relates to the request to locate temporary car parking in a section of Anzac Park as provided in this change process is therefore refused." Page 51 - "Note that the Anzac Park proposal may be reconsidered in the subsequent assessment as a part of the project’s parking proposal, however the proponent is advised to consider this option only after other options have been fully explored. Additionally, it is recommended that it be considered as being used in conjunction with other parking solutions not provided in the RD."
The Coordinator-General has refused the proposal based on BCC Northern Link Application for Project Change and the community's respose to the proposal.
We have won, unless the BCC ignores the Coordinator-General's above advice. But let's celebrate for now!
4.7.2 Community responseOne hundred and twenty-nine submissions were received on the construction
workforce parking proposal. A petition was also tabled to Parliament, with 591
signatories. Key issues raised in submissions included:
increased traffic from construction workers’ vehicles posing an unacceptable risk to public safety, particularly children accessing play areas and amenities
Council should undertake a risk assessment of the temporary workforce car park
traffic and speed issues and associated risk to users of the park for recreation and exercise
cyclist safety
noise from construction workers
construction workers should use public transport
consideration should be given to alternative sites
slope of the land not suitable for a car park
impacts on flora and fauna, in particular loss of large mature trees
lack of community consultation
loss of park space for four years
contaminated land
impact on aesthetic and social amenity of the park
inconsistency with planning codes and the EIS
heritage issues—the park is a memorial to fallen soldiers from the Great War.
Thanks for that analysis Dee and that is certainly grounds for celebration. While we have won the battle I am far from sure the war is over (as you point out). I am sure Newmann will respond with a brief and overly critical analysis of other parking options and then re-visit the ANZAC Park proposal. I'll be having a drink to this outcome but will keep my guard up as I don't trust this council for a second. Nick.
ReplyDeleteThis Council cannot be trusted one tiny bit. I am so pleased that the Coordinator-General refused the proposal rather than Lord Mayor Campbell Newman being given the chance to go to the media and announce that he is retracting the proposal. He was refused. He already bought off Legacy over this.
ReplyDeleteWe will fight to the death over this if they return with another proposal to destroy our park.