2022-12-12 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                     12 DECEMBER 2022


within that timeframe to enable relocation to an industrial area. The recommended currency period
is 17 December 2024 and condition 21 will read as follows:
21.   This permit lapses on 17 December 2024 unless written consent is provided by Council
      to extend the approval. In assessing an extension, Council will have regard to any
      complaints received from nearby residents concerning breaches of the development
      approval conditions, and any other relevant matters.
4.    CONSULTATION
4.1   Referral Agencies
Not applicable
4.2   Public Comment
At the time of the application, the application was publicly notified for 15 business days in
accordance with the Planning Act 2016. 16 properly made submissions and 8 not properly made
submissions were received. No submitters elected to appeal Council’s decision to approve the
application to the Planning & Environment Court.
In response to this application for a minor change and at the time of the writing of this report, 4
residents (6 objections) have written to Council objecting to the extension of time to the approval.
The following table provides a summary and assessment of the issues raised by these residents.


 Matters Raised                                           Comments

 The last 9 months have been disruptive, our health       Noted. Though inspections have found no evidence
 has suffered, with stress, high blood pressure and       of any breach of the development approval
 fatigue.                                                 conditions or the Environmental Protection Act 1994.

 Our amenity is destroyed by the sight of the             There is existing planting along the driveway which
 applicant’s working vehicle plus trailer and material,   in time will provide a dense screen of vegetation
 with the dense shrub not screening the applicant’s       between the driveway and neighbouring residents.
 equipment.                                               Some additional planting was also undertaken prior
                                                          to commencement of the use to ensure the screen
                                                          was continuous along the driveway.
                                                          It is further noted that bedrooms, apart from 1
                                                          bedroom, of 90 Patterson Drive are located on the
                                                          opposite side of the house to the driveway.

 There has been an increase in traffic, from cars,        Deer harvesting occurs once a week, with deliveries
 waste trucks and employees seen and being on the         to the markets by the operator on Saturday and
 premises.                                                Sundays. Once a week collection will also occur by
                                                          a refrigerated vehicle.
                                                          There are no employees other than residents of the
                                                          dwelling.
                                                          The number of vehicle movements generated by this
                                                          business is low and consistent with the acceptable
                                                          outcomes for a home based business which permits
                                                          up to 2 deliveries/collections per day:
                                                          AO5.6
                                                          Commercial deliveries, collections or passenger
                                                          transfers, are limited to a vehicle no bigger than a
                                                          courier van or minivan and no more than two
                                                          deliveries or collections per day.




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