Twin Towns and Tweed Shire council in Land and Environment Court over $20 million retail development

The development would see an existing lot divided into two, with a retail precinct and supermarket to be built at the cost of a children’s play area and bowling greens.

Twin Towns and Tweed Shire Council will go before the Land and Environment Court this week over the refusal of a $20 million application.

The application relates to the removal of the existing bowling green and children’s play area at Leisure Drive Banora Point and the division into two lots, one for a retail development the other to incorporate existing Club Banora facilities.

The application after proposes the construction of a supermarket and three retail spaces together with an amenities block and service or delivery bay, click and collect facility, construction of 309 car parks on the new lot including 7 accessible carparking spaces and rationalisation of the existing car park on the other lot for Club Banora.

The development would also include a bus stop and a bus shelter on Leisure Drive and installing a signalised intersection from the driveway into Leisure Drive.

The two applications – DA20/0232 and DA20/0246 – have been deemed refused by the council.

“Council will be defending deemed refusals for two development applications – DA20/0232 and DA20/0246 – which are being considered together for the Club Banora site,” a Tweed Shire Council spokesman said.

“A hearing at the NSW Land and Environment Court is scheduled for 9 – 12 August.”

Twin Towns CEO Rob Smith said as the matter was before the court it would be inappropriate to make comment at this time.