Council unanimously rejects McDonalds for Cowes
THE Bass Coast Shire Council has dismissed the recommendation of its own planning department and rejected the application for the development of a $3.4 million “convenience restaurant” in Cowes.
THE Bass Coast Shire Council has dismissed the recommendation of its own planning department and rejected the application for the development of a $3.4 million “convenience restaurant” in Cowes.
The unanimous council vote to reject the application came at the Wednesday meeting of council this week, came in front of a room packed with community objectors to the application, at the Berninneit cultural centre in Cowes, and with almost 1600 written submissions against received by the council.
Consideration of the application had barely commenced when Island ward councillor Cr Tracey Bell moved an alternate motion to reject the application, her speech in support meeting with warm applause from the public gallery.
The substance of the motion is that the proposal is inconsistent with the relevant planning policy contained within the Municipal Planning Scheme and Planning Policy Framework of the Bass Coast Planning Scheme…
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