A FRUSTRATING dispute between a group of Victoria Point residents and Redland City Council continues to fester, with the locals preparing paperwork to present to the Queensland Ombudsman.
Redland City News last week revealed the concerned locals are up in arms over a Development Application (DA) that Council has approved, which will see two new dwellings and two pools erected adjacent to their homes in Finuge Court.
Their united decision to address the Ombudsman follows multiple group meetings, and after much consideration they have decided to proceed with their complaint.
“We held another community meeting on June 28 to discuss our next step and we are united in our decision to take the issue to the Ombudsman,” spokeswoman Vicki Martyn said.
“Our concerns are that in making this decision, Council has relaxed multiple Code Benchmarks, measurable benchmarks, justifying its decision with descriptive phraseology reflecting the subjective argument or opinion of a Town Planner commissioned by the developer, and presenting these as performance-based solutions and documenting as assessment outcomes.
“The RCC plan requires a minimum 800m2 block for Dual Occupancy in a Low Density Residential Zone (400m2 for each dwelling) – the block in question measures 619m2, or 309.5m2 for each dwelling.”
Mrs Martyn said Council’s approval of the DA would provide a precedent for similar developments.
“No developments of similar scale can be cited in the Pt Halloran area. We are of course immediately concerned for our own court, but also for possible future developments of this nature,” she said.
“Residents of the 13 current homes on Finuge Court call on the RCC to adhere to its own established building standards and drastically reduce the size and scope of this development.”
