Council moves on boating facilities

Gosford Council staff are liaising with residents of St Huberts Island to ensure the boating facilities within the canals on the Island are authorised and have been approved by Council, councillors have been told.

Seven of the 46 pontoons and walkways on St Huberts Island are subject to deferred development consents and five facility owners of the 46 facilities had provided written or verbal undertakings to submit development applications for facilities by the end of November.

Reports concerning unauthorized boating facilities have been continuously received by Council, according to a council staff report.

The report stated that, in 2008, 16 property owners failed to act on Council's requests that they submit a development application.

This has resulted in the follow up action, but no legal proceedings have yet been taken.

Council Agenda ENV.81, 7 Dec 2010