Mr Cooke told SBS Punjabi that construction is underway on the 26.3 hectares of land in Melbourne.
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The RSSB had won a similar legal battle in 2017 when it had won a Supreme Court of Victoria appeal to construct a large place of worship on green wedge land in the south-eastern suburb of Carrum Downs in Melbourne. This is not the group’s first win in Australia. "The councils must be careful before taking such rash decisions and that's the message we'd like to send," he added. "The council has spent $62,000, we have shelled $80,000 but in the end what have we achieved? We're exactly where we would have been five years ago had the council not quashed our proposal," told Mr Raniga.
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Pradeep Raniga, a member of the RSSB group told SBS Punjabi that while they are happy with the outcome, the legal battle itself has cost them $80,000. “The city accepts the SAT’s decision and will continue to work with RSSB to ensure the final development is in keeping with the character of the Swan Valley,” Mr Foley told WAtoday. In addition, the tribunal permitted the centre to hold a few annual events but said no more than 210 people could attend.Ĭouncil chief executive Mike Foley told WAtoday that it is not planning to appeal the decision. The Tribunal ruled that the place of worship would only hold a service once a week every Sunday between 8 am and 12 pm for not more than a total of 11o persons. However, the Tribunal ruled in the group’s favour, stating their proposal was in line with the local planning objectives, but also laid down some strict operational conditions for the proposed centre. In the meantime, the council also voted to ban any more places of worship in the Swan Valley in an attempt to protect the “rural ambience and character” of the region. The City of Swan last year knocked back RSSB’s proposal for the centre, despite local planning officers recommending it be approved, forcing the spiritual group to take their fight to the Tribunal.