We won !!!

The verdict is in and the proposed development has been rejected by the Hearing Commissioners.  All of our hard work has paid off, and we have avoided having an inappropriately tall and bulky development undermining  Mission Bay's character.

While a big part of our success comes down to the quality of the submissions and presentations by our team led by Barrister Gill Chapell, we cannot underestimate the impact of the sheer weight of numbers of people attending the hearings.  This clearly demonstrated that the proposed was not welcomed by the local community, and that so many people felt so strongly about it that they made the effort to come along to the hearings.  This is unusual in hearings of this type, and so made a big impression on the Hearing Commissioners.  Thanks to everyone who was able to support us in this way; you can be proud that your efforts did make a difference.

We don't know what happens next.  The Applicant could file an appeal to the Environment Court, they could just accept the verdict, or they could redesign the project and resubmit it.  All will become clear over the coming weeks.