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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO 1439
Starlight Drive-In Site - Redevelopment
Mr Moore - asked the minister for the Environment, Land and
Planning -
(1) When was the lease owned by M and M Bulum (Starlight Drive-In, Block 5 Section 61) granted and when was it varied to residential.
(2) Were plans submitted within nine months; if not and no building took place, why didnt Government enforce the lease.
(3) Why are there currently no plans registered with the Department for this site.
(4) Are there any plans to build medium density housing on this site in the future.
Mr Wood - the answer to the Members question is as follows:
(1) The lease for the Drive-In was originally granted to Canberra Enterprises Pty Ltd on 16 November 1956. The lease was purchased by IM Holdings and M and M Bulum on 22 May 1987.
The lease was renegotiated and on 9 September 1988 a new 99 year lease was granted. The lease allowed a tourist accommodation centre with a maximum of 150 bedroom units, 60 bungalows and 50 caravan sites, a restaurant and a drive-in to operate until September 1990. This was later extended until 30 June 1991.
On 24 February 1992 the lessee applied for a further variation to increase the number of units from 150 to 180 and to replace the words "bedroom units" with "serviced apartments". The new lease was granted 1 September 1992. The serviced apartments are for tourist accommodation.
(2) No plans were lodged for approval. There is no requirement in the lease or the legislation for the lessee to provide plans within 9 months. However, there is a condition of lease to commence and complete building within 12 and 36 months respectively.
Courts have in the past not supported compliance action by the Department in the circumstances where negotiations to resolve or vary a lease condition are in progress. Since March 1993, the lessee has been having discussions with the Department with a view to including residential uses in the
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