An arbitration meeting, held late last year, could not resolve the matter, and it's now headed to the environment court.

Concerned residents were given a chance to have a say at the arbitration meeting, but nothing was resolved.

Shoalhaven City Council's Development and Environment Committee, in July last year, voted to refuse the development application [DA] on a piece of land on the Princes Highway down from the Ulladulla Ex-Servos Club.

The DA to demolish existing buildings and construct a manufactured home estate comprising (49) dwelling sites and associated infrastructure including new roundabout to the intersection of Princes Highway and Pitman Avenue and associated civil infrastructure was refused for the following reasons:

1. The proposed development is not in the public interest;

2. The character of the proposed streetscape is not appropriate for the current residential houses;

3. The bulk and scale within the proposed development is not appropriate; and

4. The proposed Manufactured Homes Estate type of development is in conflict with the SP3 Zone.

In a show of unity all councillors, at the time, Cr Pakes, Cr Findley, Cr Gash, Cr Wells, Cr White, Cr Gartner, Cr Digiglio, Cr Alldrick, Cr Levett, Cr Guile, Cr Watson, Cr Kitchener and Chief Executive Officer Stephen Dunshea voted to refuse the DA.

Their view corresponded with many submissions against the DA that council received which are available for all to read on council's website.

"The development proposal is grossly out of place with the existing residential environment surrounding the site and would significantly create environmental pressure on already fragile coastal public recreational spaces. Everything in this proposal can be interpreted as being contrary to the public interest," one of the many submissions reads.

"Too many houses - not enough green spaces and not enough regard to existing homeowners," are common themes in the submissions.

Residents of South Pacific Headland submitted a detailed submission and also spoke with the Milton Ulladulla Times about their concerns when the matter first came up.

"Make the development sustainable and appropriate," was the message the residents wanted to get across at the time and they still do.

"Please do not allow this development to happen. Ulladulla is a beautiful country coastal township and does not need the likes of this type of over development," was another heartfelt plea.