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

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




The amended proposal plans for the PAC are provided as Attachment 3. The changes made
to the proposal plans, include the following:

•     The relocation of the PAC further to the north to increase the amount of landscaping
      provided near the southern end, including additional tree screening to mitigate the
      appearance of building bulk;
•     Additional landscaping provided along the western face and within the pedestrian
      walkway;
•     Changes to the design to ensure that the building façade does not exceed 30m in one
      plane consistent with AO18.2 of the Community Facilities Zone Code;
•     Increased stormwater quality treatment with an additional bio-basin to the east and rain
      gardens to the south; and
•     Use of underground rainwater tanks for water reuse.

With respect to the issues raised in the information request the following advice is provided.

Issue – Nature and extent of Approved Use

The application material indicates that the college presently serves 1140 students plus 54
children in the existing childcare centre. Council record shows the development is approved
to have a maximum of 1105 students.

Information Required

1. Revise the application material that detail or clarify the existing number of students and
   staff on site.

2. Confirm if the development proposes any increase to the number of students or staff on
   site.

Response:

The existing development approval (MCU20/0072) seeks to limit the number of students
attending the GSLC to 1105; however, this number was included in error being the number
of the students attending GSLC at that time. The development application for the
demountable buildings clearly stated the expected maximum number of students was 1150
(refer letter from GSLC dated 4 September 2020 – Attachment 5A). It is believed that the
number 1105 was included in error, but the representations was withdrawn at the time for
other reasons (refer to the email from the Coordinator Planning dated December 17, 2021,
which had corrected this error – Attachment 5B).

As stated above, this development approval (MCU20/0072) has not been acted upon and is
to be cancelled. The preliminary approval provides for a maximum number of 1150 students.

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