Residents Opposed to the Cable Car (ROCC) have formally applied to the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal (RMPAT) to ‘enlarge the grounds of refusal’ of the cable car and its associated commercial infrastructure on kunanyi/Mt Wellington.
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Residents Opposed to the Cable Car (ROCC) have reacted with disappointment at the news the Mount Wellington Cableway Company (MWCC) will appeal the Hobart City Council’s refusal of a planning permit to build the cable car and its mass tourism precinct on kunanyi/Mt Wellington.
The independent expert report analysing the kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car Development Application (DA) has identified many diverse areas where the project is non-compliant with the Wellington Park Management Plan (WPMP) and Hobart Interim Planning Scheme (HIPS) and details a massive 71% of the record 16,589 representations objected to the project.
Residents Opposed to the Cable Car (ROCC) today welcomed the news the Development
Application (DA) for the cable car and its associated 4000m2 commercial development on
kunanyi’s pinnacle, three giant towers, roads and base station will be fully released for
public comment and said it would be encouraging community engagement in the
consultation process.
The rejection of a planning appeal by the kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car developer that sought to minimise the assessment of the impact of its development on Aboriginal heritage values is a welcome confirmation that as part of a Development Application, the Wellington Park Management Plan applies and the requirement to conduct an on-site heritage assessment is to be enforced.
Revelations that the Mount Wellington Cableway Company (MWCC) received official Government advice insisting it conduct a ‘comprehensive’ Aboriginal heritage survey on kunanyi/Mt Wellington, and that it has since received ‘new advice’ (both being kept secret), has prompted fresh calls for much promised transparency about the cable car project.
Cable car in planning tribunal as proponent argues against doing a detailed Aboriginal Heritage Assessment
In May, Residents Opposed to the Cable Car (ROCC) made an extensive submission to the consultation process over the Gutwein Government’s Major Project Bill, calling on the bill to be with drawn.
