A PROPOSED go-kart track and laser skirmish amusement park planned for Evanston South will be discussed by Gawler Council’s Assessment Panel (CAP) tonight, two months after it chose to delay ruling on the development.
Local motorsport enthusiast Greg Cowie released plans for the amusement park, to be named “Kartastrophic”, in June last year, which is set to be built on Tiver Road.
The proposed development was considered at the CAP’s December meeting, with members voting to ask Mr Cowie for more information regarding tree removal, more detailed designs and acoustic treatments, despite staff recommending panel members grant development consent.
Residents in the nearby Aspire housing estate raised concerns after the park’s announcement over the proposed amusement park’s proximity to their homes.
Ahead of tonight’s meeting, council staff have again recommended the CAP approve the plans, with a report stating the plan “displays sufficient merit to warrant development plan consent”.
“Whilst the applicant has not provided material change or amendments to the application, the proposal displays sufficient merit to warrant development plan consent,” the report read.
“Landscaping and impacts to regulated trees were addressed in the original documentation and are considered to be sufficient.
“Furthermore, amenity factors such as the generation of noise and odour are considered to have been addressed by the professional reports supplied by the applicant.
“The proposed land use is not considered to be incompatible with the zone and locality, and does not represent a form of development that impacts significantly upon adjoining land uses.”
If the project is approved, it will be open from 10am until sunset every day to mitigate any sound impacts on nearby residents, a reduction in hours from those proposed in December of 10am-8pm during the week and 8am-10pm during school and public holidays.
The proposal includes two go-kart tracks – one for kids and one for adults – and a laser tag building.
A five metre-high acoustics barrier between the facility and the Aspire estate will also be established, with the proposed planning conditions stipulating it be landscaped within three months of being finished.