Stop the 5 Storey Hotel in Torquay

Help 3228 Residents Association save the Surf Coast from turning into the Gold Coast.

Stand with us as we stand up for Torquay by donating to our legal fight against the proposed 5 storey hotel in our coastal community.

The proposed 5 storey hotel at 2-4 Geelong Rd, Torquay flies in the face of any concept of town character and shows a complete disregard for our community who call it home. It reeks of greed! This development, if approved by VCAT in November, will set a precedent for Torquay to become the Gold Coast of the south; The high-rise capital of the Surf Coast.

We are not opposed to development on the site, a hotel that has a maximum of three storeys that fits the intent of the planning scheme could be appropriate. The proposed development is significantly higher than the current Planning Scheme and if permitted will be a flashing beacon to other developers that Torquay is now accepting high rise buildings.

But we will not allow this to happen and we need your help to fight it!

The council refused the permit for this development last year because it doesn’t comply with the Surf Coast Shire Planning Scheme. There were 11 grounds for refusal. 

The Greater Torquay Alliance (GTA) along with community members have since written to the Planning Minister, The Hon Richard Wynne, asking him to call this application in and knock it on the head.  Sadly, our voices have not been heard and now the developer is going to VCAT.

This issue is critical to the future of Torquay, so we are going to stand up to these developers and contest it at VCAT. This is an expensive process, it means employing legal representation who can challenge the legal team which Barnes Capital is bringing to the table.