Has anyone had an objection to their planning permit application from their water authority? Is there any point fighting it at VCAT or is it just prolonging the agony?
I put in an application after a block only 2 down from mine successfully obtained one & is now being built on. I spoke to council first & they were all positive & said there should be no trouble. The land is in an environmental protection overlay in a water catchment area but is zoned rural living. I got the land capability assessment done, which specified what kind of effluent treatment system would be required for the land & had plans drawn up to satisfy.
After the notice of objection, I again spoke to the council planners, who can't give any reason why mine is being objected to & the other wasn't other than they think they might have been short staffed when the other went through & they didn't get a chance to object in time. Both blocks are of similar size, same zoning & both flat.
One objection stated that they thought the density in the area was already high enough (these are 5 acre lots we're talking, with only a handful in the street & backed onto by farming zoned land) and that it would set a worrying precedent if I were granted a permit. But doesn't the fact that the other one got a permit already set a precedent? And could I fight in VCAT on the basis of that precedent?
It seems like a nightmare to have to try & take on the water authority, but if I don't I will have blown a couple of grand & all my plans will be totally screwed
I put in an application after a block only 2 down from mine successfully obtained one & is now being built on. I spoke to council first & they were all positive & said there should be no trouble. The land is in an environmental protection overlay in a water catchment area but is zoned rural living. I got the land capability assessment done, which specified what kind of effluent treatment system would be required for the land & had plans drawn up to satisfy.
After the notice of objection, I again spoke to the council planners, who can't give any reason why mine is being objected to & the other wasn't other than they think they might have been short staffed when the other went through & they didn't get a chance to object in time. Both blocks are of similar size, same zoning & both flat.
One objection stated that they thought the density in the area was already high enough (these are 5 acre lots we're talking, with only a handful in the street & backed onto by farming zoned land) and that it would set a worrying precedent if I were granted a permit. But doesn't the fact that the other one got a permit already set a precedent? And could I fight in VCAT on the basis of that precedent?
It seems like a nightmare to have to try & take on the water authority, but if I don't I will have blown a couple of grand & all my plans will be totally screwed
