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 Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 11:07 am Post subject: Becton Development Knocked Back : smh.com.au |
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Coastal eco-resort development rejected
By Sean Nicholls
June 24, 2004
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/23/1087845011571.html
| Quote: | A plan to build a $100 million eco-resort at Byron Bay has been rejected by the NSW Government - the second time in a decade a developer has failed to gain permission for a tourist resort on the coastal site.
But the decision, by the Planning Minister, Craig Knowles, is being viewed as only a temporary setback for the Melbourne-based company Becton, which is likely to continue to pursue the development.
Mr Knowles said yesterday he would not adopt Becton's draft masterplan to build the 379-unit resort because it was unlikely to be allowed under the Government's coastal protection policy.
He said the plan proposed building in "areas of coastal hazard", its on-site effluent treatment system was "not supported" and there was insufficient information on the potential impact of associated transport infrastructure.
Becton's proposal was strongly opposed by local residents and the Byron Shire Council, which argued that the company should not submit a masterplan to the minister as planning laws required it to lodge a development application to the council. |
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