New Caravan Park Subdivision Application
The fate of our Caravan Park has been an ongoing community concern for many years. The previous 14 Lot Subdivision Application was refused by Council. The Sandy Point Community Group (SPCG) was an objector to the application and a party at the subsequent VCAT hearing, which upheld the Council decision.
The owner of the Caravan Park has now made a Planning Application to Council for subdivision of the land into 11 lots. In response, the SPCG is preparing another submission to Council, which will be posted here when finalised.
However, more objections (no matter how brief) need to be submitted in order to ensure that the application will go to the next Council meeting before a decision is made. We encourage you to submit an objection, it is not too late. The following notes and links will assist you to submit an objection.
Our position remains as outlined below, which summarises our submission to Council. Whilst the Sandy Point Community Group (SPCG) acknowledges that this is privately owned land, we all note the public and commercial benefit of a caravan park that is in and adjacent to our town centre. Community endorsement of this position is well known and well publicised
In essence we argue:
1. That the form of the subdivision, if approved, could be improved by maintaining the two existing entry points with an internal roadway so that the perimeter of the caravan park/subdivision remains as is, with no conflict between driveways, parking, vegetation, and pedestrian and bicycle movement.
2. That the loss of community benefit should be off-set by a public open space contribution, as is commonplace in other jurisdictions in relation to planning applications such as this. Our view is that the most beneficial location for a camping site is in the town centre, where it provides benefit to businesses and access to the patrolled beach. Its loss, if subdivision is approved by Council and the Catchment Management Authority, could be compensated in part by the creation of a village green which would augment various community activities.
Link to details and application documents at South Gippsland Shire Council
Link to the Planning Application
Link to the full SPCG submission (when finalised)
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