PM Submission Object - Kerry Simmonds - MCU16/0153 & REC16/0041

                 As stated in the Information Request at page 9 of 13
                      “The proposed land use is a substantial variation from that which has previously been
                      approved on the site or is supported under the Open Space Recreation Zone. As the
                      proposed style of development is more consistent with that expected to be found within
                      the nearby Semi-Attached Housing Zone it is considered that the development should be
                      compatible to both the Specific Outcomes and Probable Solutions for the Eastern
                      Beaches Locality related to the Semi-Attached Housing Zone and the existing built form
                      and established character within Peregian Beach.
                 COMMENT: in the my opinion, the design for the Reed Beach Houses is upside down. The
                 bedrooms should be on the ground floor and the living areas on the first floor. This would
                 enable the living areas to have greater solar access and, if the secondary dwelling units are
                 removed, give them the possibility of some outlook, which is not available with the current
                 design.

                 14. Building Heights
                 As a result of the proposed filling of the site both the Multiple Housing dwellings and
                 Visitor Accommodation/Shared Housing building exceed the preferred maximum building
                 height. Of particular concern is the height of the Hotel/Motel building and how this may
                 affect vistas from David Low Way towards the National Park and Cooroy Mountain. If the
                 DA is approved, Council will need to specify the height of this building to ensure that the
                 vista is maintained.

                 15. Relevant period of approval
                 The first development application by this developer for this site was lodged in 2009. The
                 developer received the first approval for developing accommodation in 2010. Now in 2017,
                 the developer is seeking another approval to build, not budget visitor accommodation but,
                 in the main, permanent resident accommodation. In the intervening years, despite having
                 approval the developer has not constructed any accommodation units on the site. The
                 developer, therefore, since 2009, has deprived visitors to Peregian Beach of the low cost
                 visitor accommodation that the caravan park provided.

                 If Council were to approve this DA in any form, I request that the period of approval be
                 reasonable but short and that the staging be reversed to provide for the Hotel to be
                 exclusively for visitor accommodation with the possible exception of one or two
                 manager/caretaker’s units. I also request that the developer be informed that the period of
                 approval will not be extended.

                 For all of the above reasons I request that Council refuse this DA.

                 KERRY SIMMONDS
                 1/12 PLOVER STREET PERIGEAN BEACH QLD. 4573
                 PHONE: 0439 754 753




Document Set ID: 20308174
Version: 1, Version Date: 26/04/2017