Local Planning Panel

 

Minutes of the

Supplementary Local Planning Panel

Held Remotely - Online

on 9 March 2023

 

 

 

 

Panel Members

 

Chairperson

Donna Rygate

Panel Experts

Stacey Brodbeck

Greg Flynn

Community Representative/s

Geoff Mitchell

 

Central Coast Council Staff Attendance

 

Rachel Callachor

 Meeting Support Officer

 

The Chairperson, Donna Rygate, declared the meeting open at 1:04pm and advised in accordance with the Code of Meeting Practice that the meeting is being recorded.

 

The Local Planning Panel previously considered this application at its meeting of
23 September 2022. 

 

The application was deferred pending submission of additional information.

 

The Panel considered a further supplementary report distributed to the Panel on 3 March 2023, and met to discuss and review the application.

 

 

Apologies

 

The Panel noted that no apologies have been received.

 

1.1              Disclosures of Interest

The returning Panel Members confirmed that declaration forms lodged for the 23 September 2022 meeting were still current and no conflicts had been identified and Stacey Brodbeck submitted a declaration form with no conflicts identified.

 




 

Planning Reports - Outside of Public Meeting

 

2.1              DA/578/2021 - 16 Bayview Avenue, The Entrance - Construction of a residential flat building (12 Units) and basement parking

 

Site Inspected

Yes

Relevant Considerations

As per Council assessment reports

Material Considered

 

·            Documentation with application

·            Council assessment report (September 2022)

·            Council supplementary report (February 2023)

·            7 submissions

Council Recommendation

Refusal

Panel Decision

1       That the Central Coast Local Planning Panel refuse the application subject to appropriate reasons for refusal detailed in the schedule attached to the report and having regard to the matters for consideration detailed in Section 4.15 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and other relevant matters for consideration.

 

 2      That Council advise those who made written submissions of its decision.

 

Reasons

1        The Panel notes the reasons for Refusal in the Assessment Report. The Panel’s principal concern was the height of the rear of the proposed development and its impact on solar access and privacy to 12 Bayview Avenue, The Entrance.

Votes

The decision was unanimous

 

 

The Local Planning Panel meeting closed at 1:33pm.