A plan for dealing with asbestos on site is recommended before construction of an Albion Park McDonald's can go ahead.
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The restaurant, proposed for the corner of Tongarra Road and Terry Street, was previously used as a service station.
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The station was decommissioned in 2005.
A detailed site investigation requested by Shellharbour Council found there was bonded asbestos in the fill at some areas of the site which could be disturbed during construction.
No friable asbestos was found on the site.
The site inspection report recommended the "preparation of an Asbestos Management Plan detailing the recommended methodology for removal/management".
This would need to occur before any construction could begin.
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Glen Humphries
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
