Church awaits court finding

Christian Outreach Centre is attempting to stop the development of a Masters hardware megastore going ahead.

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A VERDICT is expected next week in a Toowoomba church's appeal over the construction of a new Masters hardware megastore in Middle Ridge.

Christian Outreach Centre, which owns the Christian Outreach College and Citilife Church, claims Toowoomba Regional Council wrongly gave construction company McNab approval to start construction at the site.

The church believes its objections to the development were ignored and it was being bullied into relinquishing a strip of land along the college's northern boundary.

The case was heard in the Queensland Planning and Environment Court late last week.

Citilife senior pastor Jonathan Oastler said he remained confident after the two-day hearing that the church would succeed in its appeal.

Construction of the Masters hardware megastore continues to push ahead, with McNab claiming throughout the disagreement that it has "all the relevant development permits for a material change of use, operational works and building works to commence and complete the construction works on the Hume St site".

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