{"id":33728,"date":"2020-01-23T00:05:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T14:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=33728"},"modified":"2020-09-08T14:01:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T04:01:56","slug":"hotel-indigo-minister-call-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/hotel-indigo-minister-call-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Push for minister to call in Hotel Indigo application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COMMUNITY opposition to the Hotel Indigo proposal in Torquay is continuing, with the latest effort urging the Surf Coast Shire council to get Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>However, the council says its hands are tied.<\/p>\n<p>Barnes Capital revealed its plan to build a five-storey, 128-room hotel at 2-4 Geelong Road and 48 Bell Street in December 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The planning application met with immediate community backlash and 133 objections during the public exhibition process.<\/p>\n<p>The council refused the application in May 2019, and Barnes Capital appealed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcat.vic.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal <\/a>(VCAT) in July 2019 to override the council\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>A five-day hearing on the matter is scheduled to start at VCAT on February 28, but community group Greater Torquay Alliance (GTA) wants Mr Wynne to call in the planning application before the hearing begins.<\/p>\n<p>A post on the GTA Facebook page states \u201ctwo excellent sources\u201d say Mr Wynne would consider calling the matter in if the council asks him to, and if the amended building plans had been submitted to respondent objectors (which took place on December 20).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo our knowledge the Surf Coast Shire has not asked the minister to call it in, so what is needed is for the mayor (Rose Hodge) to write to him and ask him to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The shire\u2019s general manager of environment and development Ransce Salan said the council was unable to formally request Mr Wynne call in the application \u201cas our role has now concluded based on Council\u2019s decision in May 2019 to refuse the application\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Minister, however, has the ability to call in the application, under certain circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have written to the Planning Minister and recommended that given the scale and nature of this proposal, it is appropriate to consult with the Great Ocean Road Standing Advisory Committee regarding this application. We understand our recommendation is being considered by the Minister.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Planning Minister has the power to call in VCAT appeals where the minister considers that \u201cthe proceeding raises a major issue of policy\u201d and \u201cthe determination of the proceeding may have a substantial effect on the achievement or development of planning objectives\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COMMUNITY opposition to the Hotel Indigo proposal in Torquay is continuing, with the latest effort urging the Surf Coast Shire council to get Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne to intervene. However, the council says its hands are tied. 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