Coastal councils are pleading for state government guidance as they find themselves rejecting planning permits for new houses because of the risks of rising sea levels.
to identify where building is, or is not, allowed so property owners and purchasers are in no doubt about the rules for individual sites.
‘The state needs to lead this process. There is a chance that people buying coastal properties may not be aware of the risk.’The council said it had no choice but to knock back the permits after Melbourne Water – which is the “determining referral authority” in parts of Bass Coast – opposed housing on the sites in part because of the risk of sea level rise.
After her initial anger at the refusal of her application, Heiden said she now accepted the council and Melbourne Water had good intentions. Bass Coast chief executive Ali Wastie said the council would probably have to refuse more permits for new houses at risk from rising seas and worsening storms. The result is a hotchpotch of inconsistent approaches depending on the politics and resources of each municipality. Some coastal councils have done no planning for sea level rise.
“The state needs to lead this process,” McMillan said. “There is a chance that people buying coastal properties may not be aware of the risk.” A spokesman noted the agency applied the state benchmark of a possible sea level rise of not less than 0.8 metres by 2100, but also allowed for the combined effects of tides, storm surges, flooding, coastal processes and local conditions.On the south-west coast, the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority is increasingly objecting to applications for housing at Ocean Grove, Portarlington, Queenscliff, St Leonards and Newcomb.
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