Upper Hunter Shire Council has ‘caved-in’ to a Sydney couple pushing to establish a private helipad on their part-time Merriwa property.
The Council originally sided with locals objecting to the D-A for number 4 King George the Fifth Avenue.
But John and Izabella McFadden took the case to the Land and Environment Court.
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The court yesterday dismissed the action after both parties agreed to amended conditions including additional noise and dust mitigation measures.
They’ll be permitted to take off and land a total of seven times a week under the deal.
