Page 2632 - Week 08 - Thursday, 24 August 2006
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This is where it gets interesting, Mr Speaker. Mr Tom Snow went on to say:
In particular, our understanding from the ACT Parking and Vehicular Guidelines is that a factory outlet centre—
note that they have missed it, not ACPLA—
would be under the definition of “shop” in an industrial area, and hence would require 4 spaces/100m² GFA.
That is, four car spaces per 100 square metres of gross floor area. He went on:
Can you advise whether this interpretation is correct in your opinion, and will this be the requirement on the site for such a factory outlet centre?
This is on 1 December, two weeks before the auction. Mr Snow asked very explicitly: we are thinking about building a direct factory outlet. How many car parks do we have to provide on the site? He finishes by saying:
Also, can you advise whether such planning guidelines are flexible, and hence whether we (or another developer) could provide a lower car parking provision rate for a factory outlet centre.
Not only did Mr Snow know that a factory outlet was permissible; he wanted to know if he could get away with less car parking on the site. Mr Speaker, this puts a lie to the claim that people did not know a direct factory outlet was a permitted use. They know it, Mr Snow knows it and all users were treated equally throughout this process.
MR GENTLEMAN: Mr Speaker, I have a supplementary question. Minister, Mr Seselja has raised further matters relating to the different treatment of prospective bidders for the EpiCentre site.
Mrs Dunne: Preamble, Mr Speaker.
MR GENTLEMAN: Can you assure the Assembly that the appropriate process was followed in relation to the auction process?
MR SPEAKER: I remind members asking questions that preambles are not permitted in supplementary questions.
Mrs Dunne: Thank you, Mr Speaker.
MR CORBELL: Mr Seselja has referred to a letter from ING dated 23 September 2005 addressed to ACTPLA. Among the issues was the following: I will quote from the letter. It says:
We are concerned to note that the Permitted Use for the site, as stated in the EOI documents, no longer expressly includes Discount Outlet Retailing. This is notwithstanding numerous references to this use being acceptable, both in the Preliminary Assessment package dated January 2005 and in public statements from
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