Christmas has been cancelled for the developers of a housing estate in Hammond Park, who say a fire rating imposed by State and local government agencies for a nearby tree farm will impose significant costs.

Qube Property and LWP Property Group had applied for approval from the WA Planning Commission’s statutory planning committee to add land to the Hammond Quarter development on Wattleup Road.

A previously approved structure plan for the area is expected to create 435 dwellings. The additional land would add about 136 residential lots.

The committee approved the expansion at its October 8 meeting but kept a fire rating recommended by the City of Cockburn and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services for an adjoining Christmas tree farm.

Both agencies said the tree farm should be c

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