24-01-2020 - Appeal No. 245 of 2019 - Final Order of Judge Rackemann · 51987.2951.01

McInnes Wilson Lawyers

3.0     SITE DESCRIPTION
General site conditions at the time of our investigation are shown in Photographs 1 to 3 below.
The eastern portion of No. 42 Seaview Terrace (east of the existing dwelling), where the proposed pool is to
be constructed, comprises vegetated steep slopes and two retaining walls running north to south.
The slope at the proposed pool location is between about 8° and 15° towards the east, where an
approximately 1 m high timber sleeper wall is situated. Below the sleeper wall the site slopes towards the
eastern property boundary at about 25° to 27°. A lower retaining wall is located about 2 m east of the timber
sleeper wall. Further east of the property boundary towards the beach, the slope angle was measured to be
about 30° with localised steeper areas up to 37°.
No signs of global instability were observed within the property boundary, although the leaning eastern
boundary fence (refer Photograph 3) indicates possible slope instability.
To the east of the property boundary, on the steeper part of the slope, there is evidence of erosion and
possible previous instability in the surficial dune sands beyond the site boundary (refer Photograph 2).




Photograph 1: View north-east across proposed pool location.




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