MINUTES OF Local Planning Panel meeting
HOSTED
AUDIO-VISUALLY VIA ZOOM
on Wednesday 24
November 2021
at 6:30pm
PRESENT
Chairperson - Penelope Holloway
Expert Panel Member - Juliet Grant
Expert Panel Member - Linda McClure
Community Member - Brian Scarsbrick
Community Member - Jerome Cox
Staff Present
Director, Planning and Compliance -
James Farrington
Manager, Development Assessments - Rod Pickles
Major Development Manager - Cassandra Williams
Consultant Planner - Neil Kennan
Senior Town Planner - Ben Jones
Senior Town Planner - Tim Buwalda
The meeting commenced at 6.30pm.
AUDIO
RECORDING OF LOCAL PLANNING PANEL MEETING
Statement by the Chairman:
"I advise all present that tonight's meeting is being audio
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APOLOGIES
/ leave of absence
Nil
ADDRESSES TO THE PANEL
The following members of the
public addressed the Panel on items on the agenda:
1 LPP36/21 DA/688/2021
- Community Facility and Storage Area - Pennant Hills Park, 21X Britannia
Street Pennant Hills
Zhengyan Ji Against
Andrew Minto (Minto Planning - Applicant) For
Joe Stewart (Grounds Manger) For
Alice Clayton (Hornsby District Little Athletics Centre) For
Steve Protogeros (Applicant) For
Dean Moran For
Graeme de Vallance For
2 LPP37/21 DA/1018/2021
- Construction of a Shed, use of the Shed as Home Industry and Construction of
a Front Fence - 86 Quarry Road Dural
Philip Middleton Against
Colin Norris Against
Jamil Nassif (Applicant) For
Anthony Sarkis (Applicant’s architect) For
IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE 3.3(5.b) OF SCHEDULE 1 OF THE
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES DIRECTIONS ISSUED 23 FEBRUARY 2018.
The Panel Chair closed the public meeting at 7.15pm.
Local Planning Panel
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1 LPP36/21 DA/688/2021
- Community Facility and Storage Area - Pennant Hills Park, 21X Britannia
Street Pennant Hills
(DA/688/2021)
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RECOMMENDATION
THAT Development Application No. DA/688/2021 for the demolition
of a community facility and construction of a community facility and storage
area at Lot 1 DP 883213, Pennant Hills Park - 21X Britannia Street Pennant Hills,
be approved, subject to the conditions of consent detailed in Schedule 1 of
LPP Report No. LPP36/21.
PANEL’S CONSIDERATION AND DETERMINATION
The Panel considered the matters raised in the written
submissions and by the objector at the meeting including removal of trees, traffic
and parking impacts, light pollution and timing of the demolition and
construction works.
The Panel resolved to adopt the consultant’s
assessment report recommendation and approve the proposed development subject
to the conditions contained in Schedule 1 of the report.
The reasons for this decision are:
·
The proposed development generally complies with the
requirements of the relevant environmental planning instruments and the
Hornsby Development Control Plan 2013.
·
The proposed development will provide a new modern community
facility to serve the current and future sporting needs for all members of
the community.
·
The proposed development does not create unreasonable
environmental impacts to adjoining development with regard to tree
preservation, stormwater, sustainability, traffic, noise and social impacts.
VOTING OF THE PANEL MEMBERS
FOR: Penny
Holloway, Juliet Grant, Linda McClure, Jerome Cox
AGAINST: NIL
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2 LPP37/21 DA/1018/2021
- Construction of a shed, use of the shed as Home Industry and construction
of a front fence - 86 Quarry Road Dural
(DA/1018/2021)
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RECOMMENDATION
THAT Development Application No. DA/1018/2021 for
construction of a shed, use of the shed as home industry and construction of
a front fence at Lot 2, DP 619812, No. 86 Quarry Road, Dural be refused, for
the reasons detailed in Schedule 1 of LPP Report No. LPP37/21.
PANEL’S CONSIDERATION AND DETERMINATION
The Panel considered the matters raised in the written
submissions and by the objectors at the meeting including noise, traffic and
pedestrian impacts, shed not in keeping with other development in locality; proposed
use is inconsistent with zoning objectives; and streetscape impacts.
The Panel resolved to adopt the officer’s recommendation
and refuse the proposed development, for the reasons detailed in Schedule 1
of the report and the inclusion of the following additional reason for
refusal in Schedule 1:
6. In accordance with the
provisions of the provisions of Section 4.15(1)(a)(iv) of
the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, insufficient
information has been provided with regards to traffic impacts and vehicle
access on the local road network.
The reasons for this decision are:
·
The proposed development does not comply with the requirements
of the relevant environmental planning instruments and the Hornsby Development
Control Plan 2013.
·
The proposed use does not comply with the definition of a home
industry and would be a prohibited use.
VOTING OF THE PANEL MEMBERS
FOR: Penny
Holloway, Juliet Grant, Linda McClure, Brian Scarsbrick
AGAINST: NIL
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3 LPP38/21 Reporting
of Development Applications for determination by the Hornsby Local Planning
Panel over 180 days
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RECOMMENDATION
THAT the contents of LPP Report No. LPP38/21 be received
and noted.
VOTING OF THE PANEL MEMBERS
FOR: Penny
Holloway, Juliet Grant, Linda McClure, Brian Scarsbrick
AGAINST: NIL
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The Panel’s meeting concluded
at.7.31pm.
Chairperson
