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$19m highrise development approved near Fourex brewery

$19m highrise development approved near Fourex brewery
Article from: The Courier-Mail

By Alison Sandy

November 26, 2008 07:01pm

A $19 million highrise near Milton's Fourex brewery has won council approval, but new residents are warned complaints will fall on deaf ears.
The development on Railway Terrace consists of a 20-storey unit block and an eight-storey retail and commercial building.

Proponent Provision Developments director Camille Rahme said it took six years to get to this stage.

"When the South-East Queensland Regional Plan came out in 2002 we were well positioned as a transport oriented development and we capitalised on that," he said.

"It has been a long time coming - it's been backwards and forwards."

Mr Rahme said provisions had to be made for the surrounding area, which as well as being industrial, was prone to flooding.

"We certainly had to address all the impacts from an environmental point of view," he said.

"One is air quality - we certainly looked at that, as well as traffic and stormwater issues."

Brisbane City Council neighbourhood planning chairperson Amanda Cooper welcomed new State Government legislation which would prevent residents moving into the area from complaining about the brewery.

"It's certainly something that will help sort out the amenity issues," she said.

"They (Fourex) have every right to continue to operate as long as they're operating lawfully."

The developer's infrastructure fee - estimated at about $4 million - will also cover provision for CityCat services, which Mr Rahme said he hoped would result in a nearby terminal at Coronation Drive.

"We think as a stakeholder in the area that a CityCat terminal would be a welcome amenity for the area," he said.