A plan to build 250 independent living units, a 120-bed residential care home and turning 46ha of “private asset” into public open space has broken all records at Moreton Bay City Council for documentation.
JH Northlakes, a company related to the late Michael Harrison’s Village Retirement Group, the owner and operator of six retirement villages across Brisbane and Toowoomba, bought the golf course in 2018 and closed it the following year.
Since 2021, the group has been trying to build the complex on its own land. Its development application is now in the Council’s Public Notification period and Simon Forsyth, representing JH Northlakes, addressed the council on 13 September, told councillors to back the proposal.
“This proposal should be supported as council’s own forward planning documents anticipate up to 85% of this land becoming public asset and identify the need for further open space in the North Lakes/Mango Hill catchment,” Simon said.
“A retirement village and residential care facility are two of the lowest traffic generating uses, less than the golf course and easily accommodated within the road infrastructure of North Lakes.
“There is a demonstrated need for seniors housing and aged care facilities within this catchment.”
On 9 June last year, the Planning and Environment Court determined that the development application could not lawfully proceed in its current form.
The SOURCE: With 46ha of privately-owned land given to the public, what more can Michael’s son Justin do to get the project over the line?
