Campbell v Mornington Peninsula Shire Council

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

04/08/2010

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Adaptation

SUBJECT MATTER

Coastal hazard

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

The proceedings consisted of objections to the granting of a permit for development, by the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. Among the questions cited in the objection was the potential for the project to suffer coastal vulnerability, ie, inundation and flooding. The Tribunal acknowledged the increased importance that considerations of coastal vulnerability play in the granting of development licenses, and the cautious approach that extends from this. However, relying on expert advice, he was satisfied that there were no unreasonable flooding aspects to the proposal.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Campbell v Mornington Peninsula Shire Council [2010] VCAT 1457