Seven-storey plan for Rose Park rejected in court
An appeal against a decision to reject a seven-storey complex for Rose Park has been dismissed in the Environment, Resources and Development Court.
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A developer’s bid to build a multi-storey building in Rose Park has been rejected in court.
Domain Project Developments appealed Burnside Council’s assessment panel decision to refuse its plan to construct an eight-storey building at Watson Ave – replacing the Bradford Lodge student residence – in the Environment, Resources and Development Court.
During the course of the appeal, Domain scaled back the development to seven storeys and re-submitted it to the council’s assessment panel.
A council spokeswoman said the panel could not officially support the new plan because of the appeal on the eight-storey proposed development.
Court documents show the seven-storey design was now the subject of the appeal.
Bradford Lodge, which stands at eight storeys, was built in 1968, before maximum building heights were introduced.
The area’s zoning now allows for buildings up to three storeys high.
However, Domain was able to initially apply for an eight-storey building as it was seeking to replace a similar structure.
In the ERD Court earlier this month, Judge Michael Durrant and commissioners Jennifer Nolan and Stephen Hamnett said it was a “choice between two undesirable alternatives – the continuation in place of an eight-storey discordant and jarring building or its replacement with a seven-storey building which would not, in usual circumstances, be approved”.
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Domain director Simon Wicks said he was disappointed with the decision.
“We are reconsidering our options on how we redevelop the building,” Mr Wicks said.
“We won’t be appealing the decision.”