❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the West Australian Planning Commission's (WAPC) purchase of land near the Hanson Red Hill quarry, questioning the rationale and financial benefit to taxpayers, given its prior use as a buffer zone.
AnsweredQoN 4769Legislative Council
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As pertains to the Red Hill quarry owned by Hanson, there is a property comprised of approximately 235 hectares directly northwest of the Hanson Red Hill quarry, which property was owned prior to 1991 by the family of Robert Holmes a Court, being part of the Heytesbury Holdings company -
(1) Please confirm that the ‘Heytesbury property’ located northwest of the Hanson Red Hill quarry, comprising approximately 235 hectares, was purchased by the West Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) in approximately 2003?
(2) Please confirm that the ‘Heytesbury property’ above-referenced was purchased by the WAPC for approximately $2.9 million?
(3) Please confirm that the ‘Heytesbury property’ above-referenced was purchased from the owners of the Hanson Red Hill quarry?
(4) Can you dispute that the ‘Heytesbury property’ herein referenced was purchased by Hanson in 1991 for the sum of $1.5 million?
(5) Please confirm that the WAPC made the purchase of the Heytebsbury property’ above-referenced knowing that there was a written commitment from Hanson for that land to be retained as a buffer area for the Hanson Red Hill quarry?
(6) Can you outline the financial benefit to Western Australian taxpayers to owning the land known as the ‘Heytesbury property’, land committed as buffer land by Hanson for its Red Hill quarry?
(1) Please confirm that the ‘Heytesbury property’ located northwest of the Hanson Red Hill quarry, comprising approximately 235 hectares, was purchased by the West Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) in approximately 2003?
(2) Please confirm that the ‘Heytesbury property’ above-referenced was purchased by the WAPC for approximately $2.9 million?
(3) Please confirm that the ‘Heytesbury property’ above-referenced was purchased from the owners of the Hanson Red Hill quarry?
(4) Can you dispute that the ‘Heytesbury property’ herein referenced was purchased by Hanson in 1991 for the sum of $1.5 million?
(5) Please confirm that the WAPC made the purchase of the Heytebsbury property’ above-referenced knowing that there was a written commitment from Hanson for that land to be retained as a buffer area for the Hanson Red Hill quarry?
(6) Can you outline the financial benefit to Western Australian taxpayers to owning the land known as the ‘Heytesbury property’, land committed as buffer land by Hanson for its Red Hill quarry?
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Answered
6 June 2007
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
35 days
(2) Total purchase price was $2,834,700 inclusive of GST. (3) The vendor was Pioneer Concrete (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) No. (5) The WAPC purchased the property, which was reserved for Parks and Recreation in the Metropolitan Region Scheme in 1996, in the knowledge that the land had been purchased by Pioneer Concrete for a buffer to its quarry operations. At the time of purchase in 1991 by Pioneer Concrete, from Heytesbury Properties, the land was the subject of a seriously entertained proposal by the City of Swan for rezoning and subdivision into 4ha rural lots. (6) As the land was reserved for Parks and Recreation the owner was entitled to be compensated. The land is regionally significant in terms of its landscape value together with its associated vegetation and will be preserved against development long after the nearby hard rock quarries are exhausted, as part of the Darling Range Regional Park. Regional planning takes a long-term 30-50 year view and given the recent rise in property values, the purchase in 2003 would appear to have been a timely investment for present and future generations.
(3) The vendor was Pioneer Concrete (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) No. (5) The WAPC purchased the property, which was reserved for Parks and Recreation in the Metropolitan Region Scheme in 1996, in the knowledge that the land had been purchased by Pioneer Concrete for a buffer to its quarry operations. At the time of purchase in 1991 by Pioneer Concrete, from Heytesbury Properties, the land was the subject of a seriously entertained proposal by the City of Swan for rezoning and subdivision into 4ha rural lots. (6) As the land was reserved for Parks and Recreation the owner was entitled to be compensated. The land is regionally significant in terms of its landscape value together with its associated vegetation and will be preserved against development long after the nearby hard rock quarries are exhausted, as part of the Darling Range Regional Park. Regional planning takes a long-term 30-50 year view and given the recent rise in property values, the purchase in 2003 would appear to have been a timely investment for present and future generations.
(4) No. (5) The WAPC purchased the property, which was reserved for Parks and Recreation in the Metropolitan Region Scheme in 1996, in the knowledge that the land had been purchased by Pioneer Concrete for a buffer to its quarry operations. At the time of purchase in 1991 by Pioneer Concrete, from Heytesbury Properties, the land was the subject of a seriously entertained proposal by the City of Swan for rezoning and subdivision into 4ha rural lots. (6) As the land was reserved for Parks and Recreation the owner was entitled to be compensated. The land is regionally significant in terms of its landscape value together with its associated vegetation and will be preserved against development long after the nearby hard rock quarries are exhausted, as part of the Darling Range Regional Park. Regional planning takes a long-term 30-50 year view and given the recent rise in property values, the purchase in 2003 would appear to have been a timely investment for present and future generations.
(5) The WAPC purchased the property, which was reserved for Parks and Recreation in the Metropolitan Region Scheme in 1996, in the knowledge that the land had been purchased by Pioneer Concrete for a buffer to its quarry operations. At the time of purchase in 1991 by Pioneer Concrete, from Heytesbury Properties, the land was the subject of a seriously entertained proposal by the City of Swan for rezoning and subdivision into 4ha rural lots. (6) As the land was reserved for Parks and Recreation the owner was entitled to be compensated. The land is regionally significant in terms of its landscape value together with its associated vegetation and will be preserved against development long after the nearby hard rock quarries are exhausted, as part of the Darling Range Regional Park. Regional planning takes a long-term 30-50 year view and given the recent rise in property values, the purchase in 2003 would appear to have been a timely investment for present and future generations.
At the time of purchase in 1991 by Pioneer Concrete, from Heytesbury Properties, the land was the subject of a seriously entertained proposal by the City of Swan for rezoning and subdivision into 4ha rural lots. (6) As the land was reserved for Parks and Recreation the owner was entitled to be compensated. The land is regionally significant in terms of its landscape value together with its associated vegetation and will be preserved against development long after the nearby hard rock quarries are exhausted, as part of the Darling Range Regional Park. Regional planning takes a long-term 30-50 year view and given the recent rise in property values, the purchase in 2003 would appear to have been a timely investment for present and future generations.
(6) As the land was reserved for Parks and Recreation the owner was entitled to be compensated. The land is regionally significant in terms of its landscape value together with its associated vegetation and will be preserved against development long after the nearby hard rock quarries are exhausted, as part of the Darling Range Regional Park. Regional planning takes a long-term 30-50 year view and given the recent rise in property values, the purchase in 2003 would appear to have been a timely investment for present and future generations.
(3) The vendor was Pioneer Concrete (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) No. (5) The WAPC purchased the property, which was reserved for Parks and Recreation in the Metropolitan Region Scheme in 1996, in the knowledge that the land had been purchased by Pioneer Concrete for a buffer to its quarry operations. At the time of purchase in 1991 by Pioneer Concrete, from Heytesbury Properties, the land was the subject of a seriously entertained proposal by the City of Swan for rezoning and subdivision into 4ha rural lots. (6) As the land was reserved for Parks and Recreation the owner was entitled to be compensated. The land is regionally significant in terms of its landscape value together with its associated vegetation and will be preserved against development long after the nearby hard rock quarries are exhausted, as part of the Darling Range Regional Park. Regional planning takes a long-term 30-50 year view and given the recent rise in property values, the purchase in 2003 would appear to have been a timely investment for present and future generations.
(4) No. (5) The WAPC purchased the property, which was reserved for Parks and Recreation in the Metropolitan Region Scheme in 1996, in the knowledge that the land had been purchased by Pioneer Concrete for a buffer to its quarry operations. At the time of purchase in 1991 by Pioneer Concrete, from Heytesbury Properties, the land was the subject of a seriously entertained proposal by the City of Swan for rezoning and subdivision into 4ha rural lots. (6) As the land was reserved for Parks and Recreation the owner was entitled to be compensated. The land is regionally significant in terms of its landscape value together with its associated vegetation and will be preserved against development long after the nearby hard rock quarries are exhausted, as part of the Darling Range Regional Park. Regional planning takes a long-term 30-50 year view and given the recent rise in property values, the purchase in 2003 would appear to have been a timely investment for present and future generations.
(5) The WAPC purchased the property, which was reserved for Parks and Recreation in the Metropolitan Region Scheme in 1996, in the knowledge that the land had been purchased by Pioneer Concrete for a buffer to its quarry operations. At the time of purchase in 1991 by Pioneer Concrete, from Heytesbury Properties, the land was the subject of a seriously entertained proposal by the City of Swan for rezoning and subdivision into 4ha rural lots. (6) As the land was reserved for Parks and Recreation the owner was entitled to be compensated. The land is regionally significant in terms of its landscape value together with its associated vegetation and will be preserved against development long after the nearby hard rock quarries are exhausted, as part of the Darling Range Regional Park. Regional planning takes a long-term 30-50 year view and given the recent rise in property values, the purchase in 2003 would appear to have been a timely investment for present and future generations.
At the time of purchase in 1991 by Pioneer Concrete, from Heytesbury Properties, the land was the subject of a seriously entertained proposal by the City of Swan for rezoning and subdivision into 4ha rural lots. (6) As the land was reserved for Parks and Recreation the owner was entitled to be compensated. The land is regionally significant in terms of its landscape value together with its associated vegetation and will be preserved against development long after the nearby hard rock quarries are exhausted, as part of the Darling Range Regional Park. Regional planning takes a long-term 30-50 year view and given the recent rise in property values, the purchase in 2003 would appear to have been a timely investment for present and future generations.
(6) As the land was reserved for Parks and Recreation the owner was entitled to be compensated. The land is regionally significant in terms of its landscape value together with its associated vegetation and will be preserved against development long after the nearby hard rock quarries are exhausted, as part of the Darling Range Regional Park. Regional planning takes a long-term 30-50 year view and given the recent rise in property values, the purchase in 2003 would appear to have been a timely investment for present and future generations.
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