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report it is now likely conditional approval will be issued,” said Yandina and District Community Association (YADCA) President Marie Reeve.

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“The location of the proposed service station is in the very heart of a character area with a pedestrian focus and the difficulty of safely manoeuvring a fuel tanker in and out of the site were reasons for widespread community concern when the development application was lodged with council.”

Council initially requested "revisions to the traffic report demonstrating that a fuel delivery vehicle can safely and conveniently enter and exit the site from Farrell St and/or Stevens St without requiring the use of any residential streets and with minimal impact on existing onstreet parking and streetscape treatments".

Yandina service station approval may be imminent

Since January 2021 Yandina residents have been living with the prospect of a new service station development at the Farrell St/Stevens St intersection. The development application was initially refused by council however the developer, Pearl Investments, has appealed the decision in the Planning and Environment Court.

“Negotiations between experts appointed by council and the developer appear to be approaching a reluctant agreement despite the possibility of fuel tankers being re-routed along narrow suburban streets and past a childcare centre. The planned layout and design have been substantially altered and council sources

Business Yandina President Bill Gissane also strongly opposes the development. “It is not good for business and it is not good for the community. The town's character and the community's safety and amenity should not be disregarded in favour of an ill-conceived development application – even one that is tweaked and groomed to appear to barely meet the irreducible minimum standards set out in the Planning Scheme. The proposed site is a premium vacant block in the town centre and there are undoubtedly many other developments – with actual active frontages on Stevens St and Farrell St – that would enrich and enhance Yandina’s character as the oldest hinterland town rather than diminishing it.”

For further information contact YADCA president Marie Reeve at: President@yadca.org or phone 0487 467 270. Marie Reeve