Dual Occupancy 55 Planning Report

4. Characteristics of Site and Surrounds

4.1 Site Characteristics

The land which is the subject of this report (i.e., the subject site) is located at 55 Doonella Street,
Tewantin legally described as Lot 5 on RP73672. Refer to Figure 3 Site Location Map. The land slopes
from north to south being from the front of the site gently sloping to the rear boundary which adjoins
Lake Doonella. The lot is an odd rectangular shape as the rear boundary matches the shape of the
Lake’s foreshore mangroves. Most of the subject site is low lying and flood affected. Vehicle access
is constrained by existing stormwater and power infrastructure in the road reserve, footpath and
street trees as seen in Figure 3 below.




Figure 3 - Subject site frontage showing existing constraints.



4.2 Surrounding Land Uses

The surrounding area consists of dwelling houses, secondary dwellings and a few old unit blocks.
Directly opposite is Councils public car park and Tewantin’s District Centre zone where a
development application is currently been decided by Council for 4 Commercial tenancies at street
level and 19 small multiple dwellings to the upper levels. The site also has direct frontage to Lake
Doonella. Figures 4 and 5 show the surrounding land uses and a zoning map.




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