Northern Beaches Council has said it will decline an offer to take planning authority responsibility for a development proposal at Lizard Rock in Belrose over concerns about the destruction of natural bushland.
Mayor Michael Regan said the proposal from the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council does not demonstrate strategic or site-specific merit.
The Council has opposed the proposal for some time as it believes it would see the construction of more than 400 homes on bushfire-prone land, representing an extreme risk for those residents.
It wants to see the land preserved as it is in perpetuity, and is urging the government to reconsider its position on the proposal. Read more here.