The Queensland Government has confirmed it will issue a proposed call-in notice for a quarry development at Reedy Creek on the Gold Coast.
The proposed call-in follows a request last week from MPs Ros Bates, Laura Gerber, and Hermann Vorster to the Deputy Premier raising concerns about the application, including the integrity of the submission period.
Under the proposed call-in, the Deputy Premier will write to the applicant, Gold Coast City Council, and submitters on the current application, inviting their feedback over a 10-day consultation period on whether the project should be called in.
Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, Jarrod Bleijie said the proposed call-in was about restoring confidence that community concerns were fully understood and properly considered.
“Queenslanders deserve transparency and confidence in planning decisions and residents want to be taken seriously when projects of this magnitude are proposed near their homes,” Deputy Premier Bleijie said.
“By initiating this proposed call in, we’re taking the time to test whether the right questions have been asked, the right information has been considered, and whether the community has had a genuine opportunity to be heard.”
Submissions will be reviewed before a final decision is made on whether to call in the application.
