PM Submission Object 2 of 2- Richard Kirkpatrick MCU16/0153 & REC16/0041

     The current DA proposes that these Reed Beach Houses will be for permanent residents and with 2 persons
     sharing each of four bedrooms that could result in 80 permanent residents in the Reed Beach House alone.



     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.




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