The new wave of consumer advocacy: As we covered here, the proposal for the development in Forest Lake was the subject of a major advocacy campaign with hundreds of residents attending meetings and signing a petition against the plan which was knocked back by Brisbane City Council last July.
Now JRD Number 2 director Jim Dupuis has lodged an appeal against the council decision with the Planning and Environment Court for a revised, six-storey design.
13 residents leading the opposition have become co-respondents in the appeal, with Forest Lake solicitor Gregory Huddleston and town planner Shane Howard representing the group pro bono.
The residents will still have to fund the cost of a barrister and other appeal costs however – a significant chunk of money.
