132938_FurtherAdviceResponse_2020.09.07 · 132008.1128.04

Our ref: PR132983-1

As a result of redesigning the Sunrise facility, the built environment will facilitate all of the benefits which the
BlueCare’s Tailor Made model of care offers to its residents. BlueCare Sunrise will be the first purpose built
facility planned specifically to suit this model of care. At BlueCare’s instruction, the design of the Sunrise
RAC has been peer reviewed by health planners to assess how the facility will cope with the control of
communicable viruses. The pandemic of 2020 has highlighted the vulnerability of people living in residential
aged care and through the clinical review which has been undertaken, BlueCare have instructed the
designers to incorporate all recommendations which will support a safe living environment for the residents
and staff. The clinical review process has concluded that the small house model is a safer environment from
a traditionally planned residential aged care facility. The improvements to the functional planning of the
facility which are being incorporated, deal with issues of access control and sanitisation points throughout
the facility.
Designed to support the principles of person centred care while also being an environment which supports
safe infection control practises, Blue Care Sunrise Residential Aged Care Facility will set a new standard for
Aged Care.

Further Advice Response

Site cover

Issue
The letter accompanying the application proposes that the Site Cover for the amended development is 57%
and that the site cover for the previous change application was incorrectly calculated. Review of the
previous application/plans does not support this position and it is understood that the site cover currently
approved is substantially closer to the 43% as detailed on the current approved plans. A site cover of 57%
raises concern.
However it is noted that the current roof plan does not include the line of the eaves and it is therefore more
likely that the current calculation of site cover has been incorrectly assessed. Importantly, the relevant
definition for site cover is:
…….the proportion of a site covered by all buildings and structures shown as a percentage. For enclosed
spaces this includes the area within the outside wall and for unenclosed spaces this includes the area
measured along a line 600mm in from the perimeter of the roof. Site cover includes garages and other
roofed outbuildings, but does not include landscape structures such as in-ground pools and decks.
Advice Required
1.    A recalculation of the proposed site cover based on the definition above, noting that roofed unenclosed
      spaces are also proposed.
2.    Amended roof plan to clearly show the extent of the eaves which should be a minimum of 600mm.

Response

Site Cover
The proposed site cover has been recalculated based on the ‘site cover’ definition as provided by Council.
As per the ‘Site Cover Calculation’ Plan held at Attachment A, the proposed site cover is 4,503m2 or 51.7%.
This is an 8.7% increase to the previously approved site cover of 3,718m2 (43% of the site area), however
we note that a portion of this is an internal covered walkway which was not previously proposed but is
considered a positive design outcome. If we remove the area captured by this internal walkway, the site
cover is 49% which is within 5% of the original approval. The increase in site cover is linked to the new
function layouts proposed which incorporate BlueCare’s Tailor Made Care philosophy and are designed to
mitigate the challenges of safely and humanly operating aged care in the current COVID-19 environment. As
a result of implementing these changes, we have also improved the efficiency of the floor plates, resulting in
six extra aged care beds which is a much needed service for the Noosa community.
As can be seen by the two images overlayed (Figure 1 below) the actual perceivable site cover variance is
minor and will not result in a change to the impacts of this project beyond the site boundary. This minor
increase will not be discernible when viewing the project on completion, nor is it particularly discernible on
the proposal plans.




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