GR final submission, 23 may 24

NOTICE OF SUBMISSION BY Greg & Catherine Reddaway.  3/12 Blakesley St Tewantin.  Q 4565
Phone 0418 740 541
23 May 2024

RESPONSE TO DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR
MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE (HOTEL – EXTENSION) AT 118 POINCIANA AVE &
26 DIYAN ST, TEWANTIN (COUNCIL REF: MCU23/0090, DBW23/0073 &
RAL23/0012)
Response from Greg & Catherine Reddaway.  3/12 Blakesley St Tewantin.  Q 4565
23 May 2024

COUNCIL REQUIREMENT AROUND FAÇADE TREATMENT POINCIANA AVE
Provide amended plans detailing improvements to the façade of the existing pokies area to
Poinciana Avenue, including all-weather protection in the form of a continuous cantilevered
awning over footpath areas that will not impact on the character of the original heritage
building and/or existing and proposed landscaping along this frontage
APPLICANT RESPONSE
Planning to retain and repair the façade without the cantilevered awning.
REDDAWAY SUBISSION
The subject façade is ugly.  It in no way fits in with the Royal Mails façade.  It has the look of a 1970’s six pack, block of flats.
Council must insist on the façade being improved in the way outlined by council.  I draw your attention to the architectural ‘horror show’ which is Woolworths in Tewantin.  This must never again be allowed in Tewantin, and certainly not in such a prominent position as the Royal Mail, and in such a prominent position on Poinciana Avenue.
CAR PARKING
Below is from Councils Information Request.

The applicants response is not worthy of comment.

REDDAWAY RESPONSE
The only way this project can work for Tewantin, as opposed to the applicant, is if Council insists on the applicant providing the number of car parks it has set out.  Any reduction will result in significant issues for the town, and in particular the residents of Blakesley St.
A visit to the new hotel facility ‘The Doonan’ at almost any time, but certainly on weekends illustrates the issue far better than words.  The street leading to the hotel is over flowing with overflowing cars not able to park at the hotel.  Whilst this causes a limited problem, given the small amount of houses surrounding, it will cause chaos in Blakesley St if the applicant does not provide 183 car parks as specified in the town plan.
There must be no reduction in numbers of cars for financial contribution.  Such an outcome in no way, would help the town.  The money would be used for other Noosa projects.  This MUST NOT happen.
One way they could increase the number would be through using lot 3.  I imagine it won’t create enough, and they must find the balance car parks specified, but it seems a logical use of available land.
The cynics among us wonder if they are planning to try and build a Liquor Land on this site under a future application.
LANDSCAPING
The Woolworths development illustrates how developers have been able to minimise costs.  The Woolworths project is 20 years old, and it has only been in the last couple of years, where trees have a last begun to hide the horrible box council approved against its own town plan.
This applicant must install mature landscaping from the beginning and maintain it in such a way as to soften the impact of the built improvements.

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The proposal includes 53 onsite carparks, which is a substantial shortfall from the approximately 183
carparks required under Noosa Plan 2020 (refer to below Issue — Carpark Relaxation). The shortfall in
carparking and scale of the development is not supported.