WHITTLESEA: Decision due on Woodstock place of worship
A planning application for the use of land as a Place of Worship at 330 Grants Road, Woodstock was to be considered last night (tues.) at the Whittlesea Council meeting, as this issue of The Local Paper went to press.
Up to 20 patrons are proposed to be on the site at any given time, with up to 30 patrons, three times a year.
Prayer worship services are from 8 am to 10.30am and 3 pm to 7 pm on weekends only.
The prayer services are hourly, with a 30-minute gap between sessions. In total, up to 100 patrons are proposed to be on site each Saturday and Sunday during the prayer worship services.
New works consist of an extended accessway and 10 space car park. No native
trees or other native vegetation are proposed to be removed as part of this application.
A total of 753 submissions were received,
consisting of 366 objections and 385 letters of support. One objection petition with 56
signatures and a supporter petition with 2631 signatures were lodged to Council.
Residents were told that they would be welcome to attend the meeting to observe Council’s consideration of this application.
Officers recommended that a planning permit not be issued for the project.