MCU25 0087 - Reference Document - Geotech assessment report (As Published) · MCU25/0087

        4.              Results of Investigation
        4.1             Site Description
        The site is formally described as Lot 678 on RP48111, covering an area of about 505 m2, with frontage to
        the southern extent of The Esplanade along the eastern boundary. At the time of the investigation, an
        existing residence occupied the majority of the site, with a swimming pool and garden area in the north-
        western part.
        The site was accessed via a concrete driveway sloping up from the roadway to the east, which then
        entered the site at a level grade. The existing residence (to be demolished) was a three-storey, rendered
        blockwork structure, with the ground level terraced into the slope to the west. A survey plan supplied to
        us indicates that a water main runs adjacent to the eastern boundary of the property, and a sewer
        reticulation main crosses the south-eastern corner of the block.
        Blockwork retaining walls, ranging up to about 1.7 m high, retained cuts for the lower level of the
        residence along the northern and southern sides.
        Some minor (mostly ‘hairline’) cracking was noted in various parts of the rendered structures across the
        site. Otherwise, the residence and other structures around the garden areas appeared to be in relatively
        good condition, based on a visual exterior assessment, with no signs of structural distress caused by
        global slope instability.
        A 2025 aerial image of the site and surrounds is shown in Text Figure 2 below.




                                            Subject site
                                                                                                       Sunshine Beach




         Text Figure 2: Aerial image of the site and immediate surrounds (courtesy Nearmap, 25 August 2025)

        Site conditions at the time of our investigation are shown in Text Figures 3 to 5 on the following pages.




        Geotechnical investigation
        19 November 2025 | 25289-001-Rev0                                                                           4
Document Set ID: 24631529
Version: 1, Version Date: 24/03/2026