Park general manager Dax Eddy said even though the rides can now be built and opened one by one, the deferred commencement conditions requiring the park to consolidate two lots in the park made proceeding impossible because one of the lots was needed as collateral to fund construction.

“We’ll consider an appeal in the Land and Environment Court or another Section 96 application,” he said.

“We submitted the first Section 96 application to make sense of the conditions and we’ve gotten no direction from the panel - it’s frustrating.”

Park consultant Terry Wetherall submitted last-minute draft plans in an effort to resolve the deadlock, but the JRPP rejected the proposal.

Panel member Alison McCabe said the panel could not consider plans without Kiama Council’s assessment.

“It raises more issues than it answers and it’s not something the panel is prepared to deal with in a half-hour meeting,” she said.

However, 16 conditions were amended including the length and height of the Tornado and the Behemoth Bowl rides.

The start tower for the rides was moved 45m uphill and landscaping requirements were changed to conceal it.

While the panel approved brighter colours for the lower rides and shade structures, the original requirement to have the Tornado and Behemoth Bowl rides in recessive colours was extended to the Rain Fortress and Aqua Play, Uphill Coaster, Mammoth River and Tantrum Alley rides.

Jroo Forum member Roger Lyle said the visual impact issues were now settled.

“The JRPP included the omitted high-prominence rides that didn’t have colours specifically listed, which was good,” he said.

However Jamberoo resident Nick Dettman, who also presented at the meeting, said the development’s future traffic impacts still needed attention.

“I know it might seem like I’m flogging a dead horse, but if it is a dead horse, the stench of its carcass will remain with the residents of Jamberoo as long as the park continues to operate,” he said.