Latest Spring Cove Development underway

As reported in The Australian (10/4/12), veteran Sydney property developer Phillip Wolanski is behind a new consortium called Spring Cove Developments which has won the development rights from the Catholic Church to compete the final stage on land surrounding the former St Patrick's seminary at Spring Cove, following withdrawal from the project by Lend Lease.

It has been reported that the church will finance the project to the tune of around $200m and the substantial development will comprise houses and apartments in what is considered by locals as environmentally sensitive, pristine waterfront land.

Locals at Little Manly first become aware that the development may be underway again when a number of mature trees where felled recently.

Local environmental groups and residents will be working overtime to ensure that environmental controls are met, and penguin habitat protected, during development.

If you want to know what was approved by the Council previously, too bad!  The Council's latest controls of information means that no DAs older than 14 days can be accessed on the website.  You can however fill out a two page form, lodge it and wait about 3 weeks to view it at the Council Chambers .....

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