Sekisui House starts early site investigation works at site of Yaroomba Beach resort, development
Works are starting at the site of a controversial Sunshine Coast resort and residential project despite developers still waiting for a court appeal judgment.
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Sekisui House is preparing for the start of development at its Yaroomba Beach site despite still waiting for a court appeal judgment.
Over the next couple of months works including geotechnical testing and surveying will be completed at the site controversially slated for a five-star resort, residential and commercial development.
Project director Evan Aldridge said it was important to collect site information, in preparation for the start of development, while waiting for the judgement from the Court of Appeal later this year.
A statement on behalf of the developer said that an earlier approval for the site, for a gated estate of apartments and houses, was still current and would be accommodated in the site investigation works.
It said the proposal would create a variety of housing choices, community open spaces, local jobs and the first 5-star resort on the Sunshine Coast in more than 30 years.
Development Watch lodged a Notice of Appeal with the Supreme Court of Queensland in July last year after the group's initial appeal to the Planning and Environment Court was rejected in May.
President Lynette Saxton said the decision to proceed was arrived at after careful consideration of legal advice received and based on the "enormous community opposition to the development".
The court's decision will determine if the project's approval should be sent back to the Planning and Environment Court for review.
More than 12,000 submissions were made about the project, including more than 9000 opposed to the proposed development.
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