Pigeon Bank Road Campaign
Development application abandoned prior to hearing
On 22/12 Phillip Mannerheim Holdings Pty Ltd and the Nillumbik Council agreed to VCAT making an order that the Council’s decision to issue a permit for the proposed development at 2 Pigeon Bank Road be set aside and instead that no permit be issued. The CFA has also...
No Deferral: 2 Pigeon Bank Road Hearing to proceed
Last week, on December 12, VCAT rejected the request by the developer to defer the VCAT hearing, now set to run for 4 days starting January 23. The story so far: at its meeting on 14th March the Nillumbik Council overturned the decision by its own officers to disallow...
Victory in the Supreme Court. Now for the important part!
The Supreme Court has upheld the right of objectors and community groups to appeal to VCAT against the development of 2 Pigeon Bank Road, North Warrandyte. Although our right to object to the development had been accepted by VCAT for hearing in January the developer...
Supreme Court confirms rights of community to participate in planning
Media Release by WCA and Environmental Justice Australia, November 2nd 2017 A decision of the Supreme Court today confirms the ability of concerned Victorians to object to inappropriate developments and emphasises the importance of minimising technicality and the...
Supreme Court sets date to hear appeal against the objector’s right to appeal
The Supreme Court has now set a date to hear the developer’s application for leave to appeal the VCAT decision to accept objectors. If the Court grants leave to appeal then it is likely that the Court will immediately begin hearing the case. The date for the Supreme...
Council Decision on No. 2 Pigeon Bank Road
The decision to grant a permit for the development at 2 Pigeon Bank Road was made at a council sub committee meeting on 14 March 2017. The Senior Planning Officer’s report and recommendations to Council read as follows: That the Committee (acting under delegation from...
Supreme Court Hearing Deferred
28 June 2017 The Supreme court has notified parties to the case that, because of Court time constraints, the directions hearing has been deferred to a date yet to be announced. The Court has indicated that the new date will not be in July or August.
Developer Goes to Supreme Court
Phillip Mannerheim Holdings Pty Ltd have upped the ante in this Pigeon Bank Road case and sought permission from the Supreme Court to appeal the VCAT decision to allow an appeal against the development. The application for Leave to Appeal will be heard on June 30
VCAT Allows Appeal
VCAT today accepted the right of residents and community groups to mount an appeal against Council’s on the Pigeon Bank Road development. This was despite vigorous opposition from the developer, Phillip Mannerheim Holdings Pty Ltd. The Tribunal member said that among...
WCA Mounts Campaign to Overturn Council Decision
The Warrandyte Community Association, in conjunction with Friends of Nillumbik and The Green Wedge Protection Group, has decided to appeal Council’s decision to allow a development at Lot 2 Pigeon Bank Road. The surprise decision of Council to ignore the expert...
Council Issues Planning Permit – rejects officer recommendations
At its meeting on March 14, 2017 the new Nillumbik council granted planning permission for a dwelling on Lot 2 Pigeon Bank Road, North Warrandyte. Permission was granted despite a recommendation from the Council Officers that the application be refused. The proposed...