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Ephraim Sella, Byron Bay

This is an open letter to Stuart Murray, director, and the owners/ developers of Site R&D at West Byron:

With regard to your ‘victory’ in the Land and Environment Court (Echo, 23 March) – just because you ‘can’ does not mean that you should.

Have a look at the map of your proposal compared to the ‘Harvest’ development adjacent to yours. Yours evidences total disregard for the amenity of the community, with a wall closely abutting Ewingsdale Road. Do you really want that wall to be a permanent legacy of your disdain for Byron Bay; your home, as well as ours?

Moreover, the over-development of your site, (maximising the number of lots) will create a much less desirable place to live. It is likely that these lots will sell at a big discount, perhaps earning your development the title of ‘Slumville’.

It is not too late for you to be sensible, reducing the impact on the wider community, while creating a better place to live. You may even find that you make more money by being smart.

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2 COMMENTS

  1. An absolute minimum requirement should be the proposed fill being brought on site should be minimal. All buildings should be on stilts at least 3 metres above ground level . Don’t like that style ? Tough , don’t buy there .

  2. In “Do Better West Byron the writer said: “Moreover, the over-development of your site, (maximising the number of lots) will create a much less desirable place to live. It is likely that these lots will sell at a big discount, perhaps earning your development the title of ‘Slumville’.”
    Given the affordable housing crisis the less affluent in this area a facing an increase in the number of small lots and big discounts are what our area needs even if it does upset some cashed up elites.

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