Mount Isa City Council has given the go ahead for Bunnings Warehouse new plant nursery, shop and showroom at 89 West St.
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The matter was discussed in closed session at the Council’s last meeting on January 11 and the decision was approved with 61 conditions listed in the report.
The conditions include a 1.8m acoustic fence which must be installed on the southern boundary to reduce noise and a 3.0m wide densely planted landscaped buffer.
The developer will also need to install install artificial turf or green coloured concrete on the Alma St verge. Allowable opening hours are from 6am-9pm Monday to Friday and 6am-6pm Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.
Construction would employ 120 people and when built the store would employ around 70 jobs in a total retail area of 5607.5 sq m.