Van park development to go ahead

A BID to redevelop a long-time caravan park at Cabarita Beach into a block of 24 units should get the green light, but only if significant changes are made.

A BID to redevelop a long-time caravan park at Cabarita Beach into a block of 24 units should get the green light, but only if potentially significant changes are made, say Tweed Shire Council planners.

The planning staff have recommended councillors endorse a submission to the NSW Department of Planning, which is considering the proposal, and seek changes including an insistence that some units be available for tourist use only and the height of the building be reduced.

Their report says the planned height of the building is 13.6 metres whereas the development control plan for the area specifies a height limit of 12.2 metres.

Consultants for the owners of the almost 50-year-old caravan park opposite the junction of Tamarind Avenue and the Tweed Coast Road have blamed rising costs for making it a marginal business operation.

According to the consultants, the units would replace the original development “being a caravan park which has operated... since 1962”.

They said the “limited size of the site prevents any significant upgrade of the caravan park as economies of scale required are not available to justify the required capital investment”.

They said various redevelopment options were considered.

Originally published as Van park development to go ahead