Response to Information Request - Final 21 March 2024 · MCU23/0096

 “Adamson Town Planning, specialising in providing higher order town planning advice”




Response:

As detailed above, the applicant is not acting on the development approval MCU20/0072
and is cancelling that approval. Consequently, the Deed of Agreement should also be at an
end. It is my understanding that the GSLC has never proposed a layout, which seeks to move
the primary vehicle access for pick-up and drop-off to Walter Hay Drive under any previous
application made.

From a practical perspective, it is not appropriate for an internal link road to be provided
under Option 2 (refer figure above). Such a design would bisect the college and cause traffic
to pass through, which is not practical nor appropriate. Further, Option 1 (above) could never
have been provided given the location of the Sports Hall (Building K), which abuts the
boundary of the adjoining electricity supply station (Lot 1 on RP196624 – refer aerial extract
below). Both of the proposed internal traffic options shown on the figure above are not
appropriate and not reasonably required for the existing educational establishment, given
there is no increase in students or equivalent full-time staff.

In any event, given the advice provided by HTE, there is no need for an internal link road to
be provided. The proposed development is consistent with performance outcome PO10 of
the Driveway and Parking Code with the access and egress points not adversely impacting
on the safety and operations of the road system under the improved carpark layout in Area
P2.




The GSLC has advised that the internal link road formed part of the deliberations about the
new carpark on the corner of Walter Hay Drive & Eumundi Noosa Road (Area P3). It is my
understanding that at this time, it was agreed that GSLC would not need to provide the
internal link road if the carpark in Area P3 was dedicated for staff only. A sketch plan was

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