Brisbane's Triffid forces redesign of $1.5 billion tower project
The Triffid live music venue has forced the redesign of a $1.5 billion tower development at Newstead after it took the developers and Brisbane City Council to court over the approved project, which is set to loom over the site.
The council green-lit Panettiere Developments' Little Italy project – a three-tower development that would include 1001 build-to-rent units – on October 30 last year.
The Triffid, a joint venture between ex-Powderfinger bassist John Collins and Hutchinson Builders that opened in 2014, was added to the council's Fortitude Valley entertainment precinct in 2017, providing some legal protection against residential noise complaints.
But the venue told the court the scale of the Little Italy project, and its proximity to the Triffid, meant it would still have to deal with onerous complaints from new residents.
The Triffid sought to have the approval thrown out – or at least amended – in the Planning and Environment Court.
This month, Judge Michael Williamson took the second route, approving the development after amendments were made to its design.
In documents submitted to the court on May 12, barrister Jane Bowness, for Panettiere Developments, outlined the since-approved design changes that aimed to limit the possibility of such complaints.
'In the amended noise impact assessment report, [Assured Environmental managing director Craig] Beyers has set out specific design criteria and facade treatments for Tower 1 intended to address entertainment noise from the Triffid,' she says.
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