By Dominique Tassell
Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) approved an exciting material change of use application for a Wyerba winery and cellar door at the recent Ordinary Council Meeting.
The approval will allow the winery and cellar door to expand include a food and drink outlet and function facility.
A staff member stated the applicants want to construct a new building, which will be used as a food and drink outlet or restaurant and a function facility.
SDRC did receive one submission in relation to lighting, and staff have imposed conditions around lighting to help mitigate those potential impacts.
Councillor Stephen Tancred stated her was a little bit confused about the numbers of people mentioned in the report.
“I see there’s the extension of 60 people, for a total of 193,” he said. “And I see further down the report, there’s a comment about the maximum number of guests onsite (being) 30.”
“So, are we matching the ablutions to that number because I’m a bit confused?”
A staff member stated that this was indeed a bit confusing, but was due to a SDRC imposed condition.
They stated the applicant lodged the application with the capacity to hold 196 people, but after discussions with the applicant staff were concerned about potential impacts on adjoining landowners.
Conditions imposed now state that one facility can be used at a time, so 130 people can be at the function facility while the food and drink outlet is closed to reduce the overall number of people onsite.
A staff member stated if the applicant would eventually want to increase that, they’d have to provide more supporting documentation for that.
Councillor Tancred stated he expected they would want to have both the function room and food and drink outlet operating at the same time, and hoped SDRC could facilitate this.
The motion was moved by Councillor Ross Bartley and seconded by Councillor Marco Gliori.
