Core Refusal Reason
The application failed to accurately describe the development, omitted existing unauthorized structures from the site layout, and provided insufficient information regarding effluent disposal at a sensitive coastal location.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development description is legally incorrect as it fails to seek retention for elevational changes and the change of use which has already occurred on-site.
- The application is incomplete and misleading as it omits several unauthorized structures present on site, including a coffee trailer and portaloo, from the submitted site layout maps.
- The applicant failed to provide a necessary site assessment for effluent disposal, a critical requirement previously identified at pre-planning given the site's proximity to the Castlemaine Harbour SAC and SPA.
Cited Policies (CDP)
ZL-1Section 10.2Section 12.2.1NE-11NE-12NE-13
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought to retain a boathouse and convert it into a seating area at a coastal site in Cromane Lower, zoned as 'Rural General' and abutting the Castlemaine Harbour SAC/SPA. The Planning Authority refused the application due to significant procedural and substantive deficiencies, including an incorrect development description, the presence of unauthorized structures not shown on plans, and the absence of a required site assessment for effluent disposal in an environmentally sensitive ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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