Mt Wellington cable car recommended for refusal

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Consultants have recommended the Hobart City Council refuse the development application for the Mt Wellington/kunanyi cable car, providing 21 reasons why it should be rejected.

Among the reasons, the report said the cableway would diminish the park’s recreational, cultural and landscape values, have an unreasonable impact onresidential zones and that the pinnacle centre will “intrude onto the landscape”.

The development application for the cable car will be considered by the planning authority at a special council meeting on July 27.

Mount Wellington Cableway Company artists impressions. Picture: supplied

City of Hobart CEO Kelly Grigsby said the 1300-page planning application and 16,500 public representations had been carefully considered by an expert assessment panel against the provisions of the Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015.

“Assessing a project of this nature is a huge task, which is why the City engaged external planning professionals with extensive experience dealing with large and complex development applications to work alongside our own knowledgeable and experienced staff,” Ms Grigsby said.

“Like any planning application assessment, the process undertaken has been in line with our statutory obligations, and we are proud of the enormous effort that has been put into maintaining a comprehensive and professional process.

“This is arguably one of the most important planning assessment undertaken by this organisation and I thank everyone involved for their contribution.”

A special meeting of council will be held in the Hobart City Council Chambers at 5pm on Tuesday 27 July.

It will be broadcast live via the City of Hobart’s YouTube channel and members of the public are encouraged to watch the meeting from the warmth and comfort of home.