Fobcot Pty Ltd - a Woolworths owned subsidiary - was fined $3000 recently for breaching the conditions of its development application.

The privet hedge, which had surrounded part of the historic site for decades, was not to be touched under the DA approved by Griffith City Council in August last year.

Council's city strategy and development services manager Satwinder Sandhu confirmed Fobcot had been issued with a fine.

"While it wasn't a condition of consent, when they submitted their application they said the hedge wouldn't be removed," Mr Sandhu said.

"The hedge was included as part of the heritage document submitted to council and they acknowledged it was obviously significant."

Councillor Bill Lancaster, who before his election to council in 2008 led the fight against the supermarket, said he had been contacted by numerous residents upset at the hedge's removal.

He said the breach raised serious questions about whether the new owners of the site would keep their promises to maintain the integrity of the site.

"I think people would be deluding themselves if they believe that Woolworths will do anything to retain the heritage features of the whole development," Cr Lancaster said.

"I think you'll find that the building will be glass and concrete and in no way compatible with the surrounding houses or the building it's replacing.

"The plaque promised setting out the history of the block, which was to be in the supermarket's foyer, I doubt will ever see the light of day."

Local solicitor Ian Geddes, who headed the now defunct Burrell Place Community Action Group, echoed Cr Lancaster's comments.

He said it was "always the group's concern" that Woolworths would not comply with the heritage elements of the DA if council approved the supermarket.

Woolworths customer relations manager Simon Berger said the company was committed to "following development conditions to the letter" and doing "the right thing by the communities we serve".

"We just learned about this fine very recently and are seeking clarification from council," Mr Berger said.

It is not the first time the hedge has been at the centre of a storm.

Years ago, the Jondaryan Club management deemed the hedge too costly to maintain and resolved to remove it, only for the club's members to revolt and campaign to save the bush.