4325Planning Report

4. PROPOSAL

The applicants seek to use the property as a duplex; utilising the existing house and
constructing a second house at the rear of the property. The existing house and the
proposed house are Queenslanders in form and character.

The existing house will remain as a unit in the duplex development with the
construction of a carport and visitors car space along the north-eastern side of the
house.

The proposed house is single storey 3-bedroom weatherboard clad dwelling with an
integrated garage. The proposed dwelling is a low line dwelling with a roof pitch of
6°.

Vehicular access to the existing house is proposed off Tewantin Road with a
manoeuvring area at the front of the house.

Vehicular access to the rear house will utilise the existing driveway off Olivine Lane
to the garage within the house and the visitors space and manoeuvring area will
utilise the existing driveway to the existing weatherboard garage.

A Type 2 Duplex is defined in the Noosa Plan Scheme as:

... means the use of premises for two dwelling units either attached or
detached, on one lot where the use does not fall under Multiple House Type 1
Relative or Employee.

The proposed use complies with the above definition.
The Plans of the Development are attached as Appendix B.

It is intended carry out the Reconfiguration of the development to create a
Community Title Scheme utilising Standard Format Lots with Common Property; a
Plan of Proposed Reconfiguration is attached as Appendix C.

It is also intended that the development be carried out in 2 stages:

Stage 1 -— The Reconfiguration of the Lot creating the Community Title Scheme with
services constructed required for the duplex development; together with the access
and parking requirements of the front Lot.

Stage 2 — Construction of the second dwelling.

The Community Management Statement of the Community Title Scheme will include
a condition requiring the development of the vacant Lot in accordance with the
Development Approval issued by Noosa Council. A letter prepared by Munro
Thompson Lawyers is attached in Appendix D detailing the procedures and penalties
for not complying with the Condition.