DEVELOPMENTS in conflict with the Redlands Planning Scheme were discussed when more than 150 Birkdale residents met to oppose a townhouse project in Dorsal Drive, Aquatic Paradise on Monday.
The meeting was a day after Deputy Premier Jackie Trad launched a discussion paper to help councils give local communities more say in drafting planning schemes.
Division 10 councillor Paul Bishop said council was able to approve development applications even if they failed to meet “specific outcomes” in the planning scheme.
He said officers and developers were able to pose “probable solutions” to allow projects in breach of the scheme to proceed.
Resident Stephen Sharry told the crowd on Monday the Dorsal Drive proposal failed to comply with the Planning Scheme’s minimum site density regulation of one dwelling per 200sqm site.
He said the plans showed there would be one dwelling for every 123.3sq m and the plans were for four-storey buildings, not three
Mr Sharry said the proposed four-storey townhouses also breached the three-storey height restrictions.
Council planning officers David Jeanes and Adam Webb also attended the meeting and encouraged residents to send in their views in submissions.
They said all suggestions would be considered and residents who followed the process properly would get a letter from council.
Those who have made submissions would also have the right to speak at the Planning and Environment Court, if the development was ever referred.
Sewerage overflow in Aquatic Paradise during heavy rain was also raised, and although officers said this was not a directly relevant matter, Cr Bishop said it was an ongoing concern.
Cr Bishop also urged residents to have their say when the draft Redlands Planning Scheme went up for public consultation.
His push for formal community consultation during the drafting process was rejected.
Cr Bishop also asked officers for a division 10 meeting and consultation about the Planning Scheme.
The meeting about the Dorsal Drive proposal was a day before another resident meeting opposing an Ausbuild development off Panorama Drive.
More than 80 residents attended that meeting on Tuesday to voice their opposition to the developer planning to use a suburban street for access to the site during construction.