RESIDENTS living close to a proposed office and takeaway food premises on the corner of High and Wallis Streets, Seymour, are concerned about additional traffic in an already densely populated residential zone.
Mitchell Shire Council’s planning department received a revised application on October 24 last year with its applicant, Happy Valley Two Pty Ltd, requesting a clause 63.08 or an alternative use of the land at 44 High Street, the site of McSwain’s Joinery, a kitchen and bathroom renovation store established in 1947.
The store officially closed in August, 2023, following serious flood damage.
The building is now owned by Mitchell Shire Councillor Ned Jeffery. He said on social media the building has been restored. “The preference now is for it to be re-established as a builder, renovator, joinery, glazier, furniture or cabinet maker (retail store, office and/or workshop),” he said.
The Review reached out to council’s communication department and learnt the application will go to the community questions and hearings meeting in February or March.
To date, there are 42 submissions to be heard with a majority of these against another takeaway food premises and especially a drive-through coffee shop.
