The Land and Environment Court (LEC) visited the Bottlebrush Close site to determine whether the project will go ahead.

In July 2018 MidCoast Council rejected a development application (DA) to erect 87 affordable houses, a community club house, recreational facilities and caravan/RV parking on the 3.4ha site.

Following the rejection, developer, Oxford Street Holdings took its request to the LEC.

Following an on-site deliberation, LEC commissioner Danielle Dickson returned to Sydney for the remaining two days of the hearing. She was expected to release her recommendation within the next two months.

More than 70 Green Point residents attended the on-site hearing to voice their concerns and plead their case to the court.

Residents were concerned the narrow, unmarked access road leading from the Lakes Way could not cope with the increase traffic movements, and feared for driver safety turning into the road.

Speaking on behalf of the Green Point Community Association, Glynn Blackwood said his group's objection was four-fold.

"The development is contextually inappropriate to the established residential community," Mr Blackwood said.

He said the development was in a recognised bushfire prone area, the group questioned the effectiveness and sustainability of stormwater and drainage management, and believed the narrow access road into the village could not cope with increased traffic movements.

"In particular we wish to emphasis the inappropriateness of siting a high density development in a RU2 Rural Landscape zoned area."

Mr Blackwood said residents chose to live in Green Point because of its quiet, semi-rural, scenic qualities.

They did not expect to have a high density enclave of barrack-like dwellings thrust upon them, he said.

A sentiment echoed by Bottlebrush Close resident, Vaughan Barnsley, who made an emotional plea to the court.

The retired fisherman relocated to Green Point primarily for its peace and quiet, a situation he expected would be shattered if the project went ahead.

"This proposed development is causing my wife and I severe amounts of stress and depression, causing sleepless nights to the point where it is effecting our health," Mr Barnsley said.

At present, approximately six cars pass through the three dwelling Bottlebrush Close daily.

However, if the development went ahead traffic flow following construction would increase to approximately 160 movements a day, while 174 movements would be required to get the prefabricated houses on-site over an estimated 58 weeks during construction.

Mr Barnsley maintained vehicles transporting both the building materials and prefabricated homes would be unable to manoeuvre the Bottlebrush Close and Green Point Road intersection.

"The power lines will have to be raised to get the high vehicles in causing disruption to the whole of Green Point's power supply.

Disruption to traffic flow during the construction phase also would extend into the wider community with predictions the Forster Tuncurry bridge would be forced to close when during transportation of the houses to Green Point.

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