Council exhibited DA2024/1091 to demolish the Careel Village shops at North Avalon and replace them with a co-located 60-place child-care centre on top of a Dan Murphy’s retail liquor outlet! This outrageous combination will share the site. The development seeks to replace a small scale local shopping centre comprising half a dozen food and other outlets with a site dominated by a large retail liquor chain, co-located with a large childcare centre! It is a gross over-development, out of character with the area, on flood prone land, and completely against current research relating to the exposure of youth to the alcohol industry and the links between alcohol and domestic violence.
Over 160 submissions were received by NBC, most opposing. APA made a submission opposing this development, as did Jacqui Scruby MP, Member for Pittwater, and also the North Sydney Local Health District. For a comprehensive submission by planning consultant Bill Tulloch on behalf of a nearby resident, see here. The application was referred to the Northern Beaches Local Planning Panel.
LATEST NEWS: May 2026 – Dan Murphy’s application to Liquor & Gaming NSW for a liquor licence for the site has been accepted with opportunity to appeal. See the latest PON article here.
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