14-16 St Georges Square East Launceston TAS 7250

Residential - Demolition of a single dwelling

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We found this application for you on the planning authority's website ago. It was received by them earlier.

(Source: Launceston City Council, reference DA0339/2019)

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  1. Concerned East Launceston resident commented

    This applicant has shocked all with the way that the common planning rules hve been flouted, rules that are followed by everybody else. I refer to demolishing the fence that was to be heard in council tomorrow.
    Applications should not be allowed to be considered in different parts because once this house is knocked down what is being replaced there?
    There is an application for the demolition of the house but it's demolition is already well in advance
    so my concerns with approving this applicant's requests are that she's not a fit person with any understanding of aesthetics or heritage to be building or allowed to operate in such a beautiful sensitive area of East Launceston

  2. Chris Crerar commented

    This wall must be rebuilt. The owner must be made to rebuild it. They have said that their intention was to demolish the wall and rebuild it, therefore they must follow through and the council needs to be there with them every step of the way. There are proper processes in place and clearly they haven't followed them. Like the hobart city council did with the unauthorised Mt Stuart demolition, the LCC must make an example of this situation.
    Launceston's heritage is it's most precious asset and defines the city. Don't let it die by 1000 cuts.

  3. S. Bass commented

    How can the LCC take this seriously when the letter with the application stipulates the red brick wall will “NOT” be removed as part of the application? The wall should not be a seperate issue. Access to the site to demolish the house would be challenging physically and financially if the wall was left intact. It appears the wall was pulled down in hast so the demolition could go ahead quickly. A complete disregard has been shown to the previous objections to the first application, which a number of residents voiced their concerns with the removal of the wall. The issues raised forced the application to be withdrawn. Resubmitting without inclusion of the wall is not dealing with this prominent site as a whole.
    I find the arrogance of the owner to remove the wall of significant historical value without public consultation or council input should be taken into account before allowing this to go ahead.

  4. Paul Osborne commented

    If the council approves this DA after the flagrant disregard for due process shown by the owner, it will give the green light to every other developer to do the same. This in an important opportunity for the council to not only enforce the rules that everyone else has to work by, but also to show that the value they apparently place on Launceston's built heritage isn't just lip-service

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