Residents Against the Proposed Development at 5-23 Lind Street Thornlands
Principal Petitioner: Leanne Hawkins-Lea
Closing Date: 4.30pm, Tuesday 7 October 2025
At 10 signatures, this petition will be considered properly made.
Petition Request:
The residents of Grosvenor Park Estate and the surrounding area do not approve of the proposed development at 5-23 Lind street Thornlands Qld 4164 unless the correct zoning of 2000 sqm lots are adhered with and the appropriate infrastructure is provided. The proposed application is inconsistent with the neighbourhood scale and character guidelines, street traffic is already heavy and parking is tight. Adding 40 inconsistent lots to current zoning will add an extra 100 cars, unreasonably worsening traffic onto an already heavily congested Ziegenfusz road. The lot currently sustains several mature habitat trees that should be preserved because their loss would take several decades to mitigate and the applicant has already commenced destroying trees in an environmentally sensitive area. Redland City Council is not required to approve an application simply because it meets technical requirements when it is demonstrated that its fulfilment will unreasonably diminish the quality of life in the neighbourhood. Further, the 'affordable housing' loophole should not be utilized to profit the developers to the detriment of existing residents who have made considerable investments into their homes. Any development should enhance residents lives, not merely the developers wallet. This application falls short of Redland City Council's mantra of supporting the community.
Petition Response:
I wish to advise that your petition lodged on 22 September 2025, and presented at the General Meeting on 15 October 2025 meets the legislative criteria for a properly made submission (defined term) as prescribed in Schedule 2 of the Planning Act 2016.
As your submission has met the criteria to be considered a properly made submission, you will have right to appeal Council’s decision about the application.
Relevant matters raised within the petition that Council can have regard to within our assessment as outlined within the Planning Act 2016, are as follows:
• inconsistencies with proposed lot sizes
• increased demand on traffic network and on-street parking
• loss of environmental values through removal of trees.
Council assures that your submission will be taken into consideration in Council’s assessment and determination of the application.