PM Submission Object - Bruce Buchanan MCU16/0153 & REC16/0041

  PLEASE SEND IN SUBMISSIONS TO COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE FINAL DATE OF
                           26TH APRIL 2017

13. The Reed Beach Houses - secondary dwelling units
While I realize that the developer has provided a physical linkage from each
secondary dwelling to the main dwelling unit, the fact still remains that the
secondary dwelling can be locked off and separately occupied. If this occurs the
secondary dwelling will require a separate carpark which will not be available if
the present DA is approved.

I submit that the secondary dwelling should either be removed in its entirety or,
at very least, the associated kitchen and living area should not be approved.

The current DA proposes that these Reed Beach Houses will be for permanent
residents and with 2 persons sharing each of four bedrooms that could result in
80 permanent residents in the Reed Beach House alone.

As stated in the Information Request at page 9 of 13
       “The proposed land use is a substantial variation from that which has
       previously been approved on the site or is supported under the Open Space
       Recreation Zone. As the proposed style of development is more consistent
       with that expected to be found within the nearby Semi-Attached Housing
       Zone it is considered that the development should be compatible to both the
       Specific Outcomes and Probable Solutions for the Eastern Beaches Locality
       related to the Semi-Attached Housing Zone and the existing built form and
       established character within Peregian Beach.

COMMENT: in the my opinion, the design for the Reed Beach Houses is upside
down. The bedrooms should be on the ground floor and the living areas on the
first floor. This would enable the living areas to have greater solar access and, if
the secondary dwelling units are removed, give them the possibility of some
outlook, which is not available with the current design.

14. Building Heights
As a result of the proposed filling of the site both the Multiple Housing dwellings
and Visitor Accommodation/Shared Housing building exceed the preferred
maximum building height. Of particular concern is the height of the Hotel/Motel
building and how this may affect vistas from David Low Way towards the
National Park and Cooroy Mountain. If the DA is approved, Council will need to
specify the height of this building to ensure that the vista is maintained.

15. Relevant period of approval
The first development application by this developer for this site was lodged in
2009. The developer received the first approval for developing accommodation
in 2010. Now in 2017, the developer is seeking another approval to build, not
budget visitor accommodation but, in the main, permanent resident
accommodation. In the intervening years, despite having approval the developer
has not constructed any accommodation units on the site. The developer,
therefore, since 2009, has deprived visitors to Peregian Beach of the low cost
visitor accommodation that the caravan park provided.




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