AMENDED plans to build three boat sheds instead of four at Westernport Marina in Hastings has been given the go-ahead after initially being knocked back by Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors. The decision comes after the original application faced significant community opposition with concerns about its bulk and coastal environmental impacts at 21 Skinner St, attracting more than 350 objections.Councillors had refused to issue a planning permit last August, which resulted in the applicant appealing the matter at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). Following a compulsory conference, the applicant filed an amended VCAT application which was made in a…
Wednesday, March 19
