Posted: August 4th, 2011 | Filed under: Announcements, Current Issues, Media, Mowbray Precinct
The Department of Planning’s Strategic Review of the Mowbray Precinct will include environmental constraints. The review will examine the area’s development potential, infrastructure needs and issues such as traffic and access in emergency situations.
The acknowledgement of the environmental sensitivies of the Mowbray Precinct is great news for the Batten Reserve and the Endangered and Threatened species of flora and fauna within it.
Read more about the Strategic Review in the NST article of 20 July http://north-shore-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/bush-review-wins-praise/
Fact sheet & further information on the Mowbray Precinct Strategic Review can be found at http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Development/Planningreviewsandpanels/tabid/511/language/en-AU/Default.aspx
Posted: July 20th, 2011 | Filed under: Announcements, Current Issues, Mowbray Precinct
Following the refusal of pending DA’s by the JRPP back in May, several developers have lodged appeals with the Land & Environment Court.
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Posted: July 15th, 2011 | Filed under: Announcements, Current Issues, Media, Mowbray Precinct
The North Shore Times reports on the developers who are planning high density apartments in the Mowbray Precinct including the actions of one of the developers to take their recently refused development to the Land and Environment Court.
Read full article: http://north-shore-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/developers-batten-down/
Posted: July 15th, 2011 | Filed under: Announcements, Current Issues, Mowbray Precinct
Lane Cove Council has announced that they are working in collaboration with the Department of Planning and Infrastructure to prepare a joint strategic review of the Mowbray Road Precinct. Council are saying that this will ensure that the most appropriate planning outcome is realised for the precinct. The SBCRA has requested more information about the brief and process of the strategic review. In the meantime, Council are referring enquiries about the Strategic Review to Mr Eddie Swat, Department of Planning and Infrastructure, on 9228-6591 or eddie.swat@planning.nsw.gov.au.
Updates on this process can be found on Lane Cove Council’s website http://www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/Living%20in%20the%20Area/News/News.htm
Posted: May 26th, 2011 | Filed under: Announcements, Current Issues, Media, Mowbray Precinct
Residents have urged Willoughby Council to become involved in the Mowbray Precinct issue, due to their concerns about resident safety, conjestion on the local road network, and environmental impacts from the proposed 2,500 flats in the area. Willoughby Council has heard the residents’ concerns and has told them they are supporting Lane Cove Council’s down-zoning proposal.
Read more in North Shore Time 25 May:
http://north-shore-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/higher-density-precinct-zoning-affects-not-only-lane-cove-council/
Posted: May 19th, 2011 | Filed under: Announcements, Current Issues, Media, Mowbray Precinct
The Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) unanimously refused three Mowbray Precinct development applications last night due to the lack of expert opinion available to satisfy the JRPP that the road network could cope with the increased density of population in the case of a bushfire evacuation, and the lack of impact studies on the flora and fauna of the Batten Reserve.
See NST articles: http://north-shore-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/panel-refuses-das-says-fire-risk-unacceptable-in-mowbray-rd-precinct/ and
http://north-shore-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/panel-knocks-back-development/
Posted: May 8th, 2011 | Filed under: Announcements, Current Issues, Media, Mowbray Precinct
Lane Cove Council Council has met with the Department of Planning & Infrastructure (DoPI) and a comprehensive traffic study of the Mowbray Road precinct is underway. The study will examine, amongst other issues, the potential impacts and constraints to traffic in a fire emergency.
More info on Lane Cove Council’s website, see update 25 May: http://www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/Living%20in%20the%20Area/News/News.htm
Also NST article 12 May: http://north-shore-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/fire-fear-allayed/
Posted: May 2nd, 2011 | Filed under: Announcements, Current Issues, Mowbray Precinct
We have developed a sample letter which you can use as a basis for writing your own letters to support the downzoning of the Mowbray Precinct.
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Posted: April 26th, 2011 | Filed under: Current Issues, Mowbray Precinct
Lane Cove Council has provided information for the public on some of the frequently asked questions relating to zoning and development assesements in the Mowbray Precinct.
Read the question and answers prepared by Lane Cove Council below:
http://ecouncil.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/newtrim/documents/719962194/TRIM_TE_REC_652419.PDF
Posted: April 26th, 2011 | Filed under: Current Issues, Media, Mowbray Precinct
The North Shore Times reports on the Threatened species and Endangered ecological communities of the Batten Reserve and how they could be detrimentally impacted by development in the Mowbray Precinct.
Read full article below:
http://north-shore-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/road-to-ruin-for-wildlife-say/
