17 Aug 12
by Steven Deare
PENGUINS at Little Manly may benefit from a staircase proposed to be
built from a unit block down to the foreshore, a developer says.
The owners of the two-storey block on Addison Rd have filed a threatened species development application with Manly Council.
These types of applications are required when building near endangered species' habitat. The developers must supply more details about their impact on the animals, and the NSW Office of Environmental Heritage oversees the bid.
The chairman of the body corporate Steve Williams said the $50,000 project would replace a previous staircase. They currently use a ladder and stone steps.
A consultant on the project Nicholas Skelton said while four Little Penguin nests sat near the water, he expected little impact.
``No penguin habitat will be lost, and potentially access may actually be improved as the penguins may use the stairs rather than clambering up the boulders,'' he wrote to the council.
There would also be a walkway, landing and security gate.
Mr Williams explained the residents, like their neighbours, wanted easy access to the water for swimming and fishing.
``The impact of residents will be minimal when compared with the hundreds of fishermen and canoeists,'' he wrote. ``(And) the proposed staircase structure is in keeping with other access granted in the vicinity.''
The stairs are proposed to be built over four to six weeks from March to May which is outside penguin breeding season.
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The owners of the two-storey block on Addison Rd have filed a threatened species development application with Manly Council.
These types of applications are required when building near endangered species' habitat. The developers must supply more details about their impact on the animals, and the NSW Office of Environmental Heritage oversees the bid.
The chairman of the body corporate Steve Williams said the $50,000 project would replace a previous staircase. They currently use a ladder and stone steps.
A consultant on the project Nicholas Skelton said while four Little Penguin nests sat near the water, he expected little impact.
``No penguin habitat will be lost, and potentially access may actually be improved as the penguins may use the stairs rather than clambering up the boulders,'' he wrote to the council.
There would also be a walkway, landing and security gate.
Mr Williams explained the residents, like their neighbours, wanted easy access to the water for swimming and fishing.
``The impact of residents will be minimal when compared with the hundreds of fishermen and canoeists,'' he wrote. ``(And) the proposed staircase structure is in keeping with other access granted in the vicinity.''
The stairs are proposed to be built over four to six weeks from March to May which is outside penguin breeding season.
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