By Emily-Rose Toohey
At the 9 March Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) Meeting, council carried a motion regarding a Stanthorpe-based retirement and community care facility application at Pitts Street and Torrisi Terrace.
The applicant submitted a proposal last year, which lapsed because the applicant did not pay the applicable referral fee to the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning (DSDILGP).
The applicant has since lodged the application again, with some changes to the address.
In this new submission, the applicant requested to pay 50 per cent of the 80 per cent application fee.
Cr Stephen Tancred said the applicant has indicated that they want to proceed with the proposal and that council should try to facilitate that.
“I think this shows we’re acting in good faith,” Cr Tancred said.
Council voted to in agreement with the recommended motion: refuse to waive all or part of the planning application fee, as the applicant is not a registered nonprofit organisation.
Secondly, council agreed to approve a refund of 50 per cent of the planning application fee as if the application hadn’t have lapsed ($10,840).
The motion was moved by Cr Tancred and seconded by Cr Marco Gliori.
