Hobart cable car plan rejected on grounds it would spoil ‘quiet enjoyment’ of Mount Wellington
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#65DEB)
Planning tribunal backs council decision to block proposal which Tasmanian Aboriginal community says would scar culturally significant landmark
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A contentious plan to build a cable car to the top of the rugged 1,271-metre mountain overlooking Hobart has been knocked back by Tasmania's planning tribunal.
Hobart city council in July voted against the proposal by the Mount Wellington Cableway Company, prompting the firm to appeal against the decision.
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