A controversial harbourside property redevelopment has been rejected for a second time | mevanssmh
A controversial harbourside property redevelopment has been rejected for a second time, with a court ruling it was not satisfied that the proposed boat-building facilities would be used and the site instead turned into a "trophy" home.The Land & Environment Court last week rejected an appeal from the property’s owner, Sydney businessman David Fox, owner of street and dancewear retailer Bloch International, following North Sydney Council's refusal of a development application.
The property, including its slipways, is a rare surviving artefact of the maritime history of boat building at McMahons Point. “It would be inappropriate for the court to not acknowledge the unusual or what might be termed ‘trophy’ aspects of the site for a new residential dwelling.” The court noted it was a “setting where incompatibility of aspirations are reasonably seen as likely”.“There seems to ... be significant doubt about the reactivation of the site as a boat building/repair operation and were it to activate its continuation over time.”
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