A development application for a new regional police station at Kingscliff will go back on exhibition for public comment next week.
The Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel approved the application on October 17, subject to conditions. (Officers of Tweed Shire Council had earlier recommended the application be refused).
The development consent was overturned by the NSW Land and Environment Court on July 26, 2012 in proceedings brought by the Tweed Business and Residents Focus Group.
The Court determined that the description of the development in the notification letter to adjoining landowners did not adequately describe the scale of the proposed police station, as it failed to mention the demolition of the two police houses on the site.
Council’s Director Planning and Regulation, Vince Connell, said the decision by the Court meant that the determination was invalid, not the development application.
“Accordingly, the applicant has requested that the development application be reassessed by Council officers and be reported back to the Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel for a determination,” Mr Connell said.
The Development Application DA11/0257 is for the demolition of the existing police station and two residences to enable the construction of a new two-storey police station, to be used for the Tweed Byron Command. The proposed structure also incorporates an underground storey (basement) for carparking at Lot DP1002309, Pearl Street and Marine Parade, Kingscliff.
The development application will be placed on public exhibition from September 12 to September 26, 2012.
Those who made previous submissions on the development application will be notified in writing by Council of the new exhibition period, however they will need to make fresh submissions for their comments to be considered.
