Council's Planning Committee has granted a Notice of Decision for a planning permit with conditions to build five new detached horse stables, five horse walkers and a horse pool at Geelong Racecourse.
Geelong Racing Club's application refers to the south-west corner of 99 Breakwater Road in Breakwater, which is crown land and in a Special Use Zone.
It proposes to effectively replace the existing non-habitable stables in a more uniform layout, albeit going from 87 stables to 100 in the complex, and construct a 47 metre x 2.8 metre inground horse pool for training and recovery.
Each stable will have a floor area of 540m2, containing 20 stables, four tie up areas, staff facilities, an office, wash area and feed and shavings storage sheds.
During public notice, the City received six objections including about odour, noise and vermin issues, setbacks, removal of vegetation and suggestions for relocation of works.
Following a consultation meeting with objectors, the racing club submitted an additional acoustic and odour assessment.
The community can attend Planning Committee meetings at City Hall or view the livestream.
