Surf Coast Shire Distinctive Area and Landscape<\/a> process at their meeting last week.<\/p>\nThe original submission did not explicitly take a stance on the SPP\u2019s Option 1 (which would make the land 1km west of Duffields Road a \u201clow density ecologically sustainable development area\u201d) or Option 2 (which would rule out any sort of development in the valley), with the report to councillors noting it was the SPP\u2019s \u201cmost controversial and political element\u201d.<\/p>\n
The report recommended the council remain neutral on the issue – \u201cWith the power resting with the state government, it is considered that full accountability and responsibility for the decision should be attributed solely to the state government\u201d.<\/p>\n
However, Cr Kate Gazzard successfully moved an amendment to the motion that stated the council accepted in 2014 that the Planning Minister rezoning of the land 1km west of Duffields Road to Urban Growth Zone was final, but \u201cOption 2 reflects the council\u2019s long-held aspirations for the future of the Spring Creek valley and the views of the majority of people in this community, and endorses this option\u201d.<\/p>\n
In response to the amendment, a representative for developers Parklea and Okeland Communities said \u201cgood planning outcomes don\u2019t happen when local councils and local MPs make decisions based on politics and fear of their own electoral future\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn proposing the amendment, councillors ignored the advice of their own experts,\u201d the representative said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlanning experts understand that Torquay Jan-Juc needs a clear plan for the future, not just opposition to every development.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolitics and planning doesn\u2019t mix.<\/p>\n
\u201cOption 2 doesn\u2019t change the popularity of Torquay. It just changes where the people will be housed. If the politics result in no development in Spring Creek, then this will result in higher densities in the town centre. Is this what the majority want?\u201d.<\/p>\n
The amendment proved divisive among councillors, with six in favour (Kate Gazzard, Mike Bodsworth, Rose Hodge, Liz Pattison, Adrian Schonfelder and Libby Stapleton), two opposed (Paul Barker and Heather Wellington) and one abstaining (Gary Allen).<\/p>\n
Cr Gazzard said the Spring Creek valley was one of the only wildlife corridors left in Torquay.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been shown the community support protecting Spring Creek over and over again,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a chance to protect our natural environment for future generations to enjoy, and I think we really do have a duty to our community to make the right decision, knowing we\u2019re in a climate emergency with biodiversity endangerment and mass extinction, so we need to do what we can to protect these wildlife corridors.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cr Wellington said the planning process should be respected.<\/p>\n
\u201cI strongly believe we should listen to community views and take them on board very seriously, but I don\u2019t believe we\u2019re in the process of assessing what the community thinks and voting on the basis of popular vote.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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