The maximum number of patrons allowed at the Whale Beach restaurant will vary by the hour in an attempt to protect scarce parking at the idyllic coastal hamlet.
A Whale Beach restaurant has been granted permission to double its capacity to 150 seats after a court upheld an appeal from the owners against a long-running campaign by residents to stop the expansion due to noise and parking concerns.
In early 2022, the owners applied to expand the restaurant’s capacity to 170: 140 indoors and 30 on the outside terrace. Objections poured in from neighbours including merchant banker Mike Crivelli, Travelogic founder Craig Smith, former Goldman Sachs boss Charles Gorman, Macquarie director Phil Coffey and Sydney developer John Molyneux, among others.
But last Thursday, the Land and Environment Court upheld an appeal by owner Leslie Cassar, and approved the restaurant to seat up to 150 people – depending on the season and the time of day.As agreed with the owners, the venue will be permitted to host 150 people for lunch on weekdays all year round, but only 80 on weekends.
“This is not to dismiss or diminish the genuinely held concerns of residents that parking is a source of stress and concern for those who live in the area,” Commissioner Timothy Horton said. The court case triggered a whole new round of public submissions against the expanded restaurant, including from long-time Whale Beach resident Leonor Gouldthorpe, who said the increased noise and disruption threatened to make life “unbearable”.
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