MCU12/0012 Notice of Submission Andrew Symons

Subject: MCU12/0012 Notice of Submission Juliet Peters
From: Juliet Peters
Date: 2012-03-16T05:15:08+00:00
To: Internet Mailbox Sunshine Coast Regional Council

From: Juliet Peters [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Monday, 20 February 2012 11:27 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: FW: APPLICATION NUMBER MCU12/0012 298 Tablelands rd Cooran
Importance: High

 

 

 

From: Juliet Peters [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, 16 February 2012 4:16 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: APPLICATION NUMBER MCU12/0012 298 Tablelands rd Cooran
Importance: High

 

ATT; PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

 

I’m writing to SCC to voice my concern over a proposed quad bike tour operation at 298 Tablelands rd Cooran, as I live approximately 1 kilometre away and know that it will be a very great disturbance to our PACE,PRIVACY and EXISTANCE . I spoke to a council employee via the service desk ( Cliona) yesterday and was told that this will up for public debate and notified via the local papers for us to voice our objections in a  few months so I don’t expect to find out that Council has passed it before due process has happened and  I think council should be made to contact all people who will be impacted by this as its easy to miss a paper notification on such an important issue.   

 

I have just read the application and attached material and want to make a couple of points to you regarding their assumptions.

 

1)      The noise wont travel from their property to neighbouring properties as they have some vegetation to block it. It’s well known that vegetation will have little effect on stopping the noise as I can hear the motor bikes from my property they mention in their submission that travel directly in front of the proposed site. They say they are environmentally friendly then maybe they should use Electric Bikes or Mountain bikes which don’t impact at all and are better for the environment and wildlife.  

There doesn’t seem to be any Noise impact assessments done which should be done and if it fails then it should not be approved as it affects our lives and the peace and quiet in the area. It is  well know that vegetation will not stop noise in any direction.

 

2)      The applicant states the amount of vehicles travelling to and from the site is 1 per tour so this won’t impact on the state of the road at all. They say 90% of the customers will use public transport ie trains and buses and they’ll use a shuttle bus to pick them up from the station and surrounding areas. What proof do they provide for this, they can’t as its fictitious and can’t be controlled.

  It is more likely that 90% will drive to the site and 10% may use public transport. This will greatly impact on the number of cars travelling past our property and the GRAVEL ROAD which starts at Falls Creek rd.

 

Iam currently looking into running an eco- type retreat where guests can stay in peaceful environment and bring their horses to ride the fantastic Noosa Trail and up Tablelands rd to the look out for peaceful BBQ’s   from our property( and was told it had to be a  tarred road up to the property so as not to impact on the gravel surface which council has to maintain, which it is in front of us.

This will greatly impact on this operation and any existing businesses in the area.

 

There are numerous more assumptions by the applicant that I will bring to your attention once the council starts to assess the application and public submissions are called for.

 

Therefore we suggest that council declines this application on the basis of the noise impact to the surrounding residents, damage to the environment( 12 x 4 wheeled bikes on muddy tracks that run along a public road and into a National Park and potentially onto the NOOSA TRAIL SYSTEM to which motorbikes frequently use illegally which is not policed.

 

Signed a very concerned resident of Cooran.

 

Andrew Symons

5485 2158

 

PS. Please email a receipt of my email, thank you  

 

Address:  100 Tablelands Rd, Cooran, 4569 (as per phone call with Jack Lewis this afternoon, 16/3.  I also understand email submissions are fine and need to be in by 5pm Monday 19 March, with address and phone number (for verification if required).