Berry residents say a new attempt to build a 42-cabin hotel at Bellawongarah shows stealth being used to overcome the rules.
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Rockfield Park, on Kangaroo Valley Rd, was rejected by Shoalhaven City Council and the Joint Regional Planning Panel in 2015. Among the reasons was that a function centre was prohibited under planning rules.
But developer Camberlee Investments has appealed to the Land and Environment Court, having substituted a 300-seat restaurant for the function centre.
Resident Fred Owen said this was larger than the function centre, with an extra 150 capacity at the bar.
“Nothing changes – in the process the floor plan has been increased by 12 per cent allowing a larger capacity of patrons,” he said.
He said that with accommodation for only 84 people and no public transport, drink driving would be likely as people sought other accommodation.
