The City of Launceston has been taken to the Resource Management and Planning Tribunal after failing to make a majority decision on a development application for a garage at St Leonards.
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The applicant is seeking a decision to be made after the council was deadlocked in a six-to-six vote about the residential garage on Binalong Avenue.
They are also seeking costs to be paid by the council.
An initial hearing was held on February 23 and the matter will go to another directions hearing on April 30.
The council initially did not make a decision during its meeting on January 22.
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General manager Michael Stretton urged aldermen to make a majority decision on a development application for the property at the meeting.
“A six-six vote is a non-decision on the planning application … it would be considered a deemed approval and the applicant can apply to the tribunal to determine and add conditions,” he said.
However, aldermen failed to find make a majority determination within the statutory time frame of 42 days.
Holly Monery
Holly Monery is a journalist for The Examiner newspaper, based in Launceston, Tasmania. Her main area of focus is local government.
Holly Monery is a journalist for The Examiner newspaper, based in Launceston, Tasmania. Her main area of focus is local government.
