RAL22/0028 APPLICATION FOR RECONFIGURING A LOT (1 INTO 2 LOTS) AT 1 POINCIANA AVENUE, TEWANTIN (Referred from P&E 9 May 2023) · ATTACHMENT 1 - RAL22 0028 - ACTING MANAGER DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT

                              Figure 2 – Proposed Reconfiguring a Lot Plan

2.    SITE DETAILS
2.1. Background
A development approval (TPC 218) for a multiple dwelling of 2 units was issued in September
1972.
A pre-lodgement meeting was held in March 2021 wherein the applicant was advised that the
proposed subdivision was unlikely to be supported given the irregular shape of lot 1 and the
proposed access to lot 2 was unsafe and there were no opportunities for on street car parking.
2.2. Site Description
The site has an area of 1169m2 and was created in 1923. The site fronts both Poinciana Avenue
and Butler Street with vehicular access constructed from Poinciana Avenue exiting to Butler Street.
There is a 1 to 2 storey duplex building erected along the eastern boundary of the site, established
in the early 1970s. The applicant advises the units were occupied since being first established but
the units have since been abandoned.
There are a number of native trees located in the road reserve to the site’s frontage with some
domestic landscaping within the site. The site is generally flat sloping gently towards Butler Street.
A sewer line runs parallel to the site’s southern boundary.
2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The site is located at the edge of a residential area, with the surrounding residential lots also zoned
Low Density Residential. These lots range in area from approximately 500m2 to 1000m2 and all
are mostly a rectangular, regular shape.