A GROUP of residents from Cleveland Point’s Cameron Street, Cross Lane and Little Shore Street have lodged an impassioned plea asking Redland City Council to save their roads.
The group said a 12-unit development complex, complete with eight pools, at 48-50 Little Shore Street would clog up the three roads and cause traffic chaos.
The group claimed the developer took advantage of narrower requirements for a lane and said the extra accommodation would result in too many cars in a small, narrow street.
They put their grievances to mayor Karen Williams and Cleveland councillor Craig Ogilvie when they met this month.
Residents said they planned to ask council to buy a portion of the development site which adjoins the Raby Bay Volunteer Marine Rescue service and parkland.
Cross Lane resident Danny Burke said council could one day use the land as backup car parking space for the VMR.
“Parking at the point is already at a premium even with the redevelopment of the VMR carpark,” Mr Burke said.
“And with a new second boat ramp, cars and trailers are clogging up the local streets and residents aren’t the only ones complaining.”
Mr Burke said before the development proceeded, Cross Lane would need to be widened and realigned with nearby Cameron Street.
In May, council officers assessed the development application from Yajoc Pty Ltd and granted preliminary approval.
However, officers said before a permit was granted they wanted the developer to ensure Cross Lane had adequate road reserve to safely accommodate pedestrians, cars, on-street parking, trees and infrastructure.
In June, town planners BPlanned wrote to council on behalf of the developer and asked for a negotiated decision.
In the letter to council, BPlanned said council officers had accepted that road widening of Cross Lane along the frontage of the development was not needed and neither were a pedestrian path or drainage infrastructure.
Cr Ogilvie said the development application had resulted in a situation where a high-density project was going to be "shoe horned" into a heritage precinct with narrow roads.
"This block was rezoned back in 2006 and the unit development is out of character for the area and another example of how bad planning impacts on our lifestyle."
