Letter of Objection App Ref MCU18-0015 · MCU18/0015

    machines start up tearing into the remnant rainforest and digging away at the natural gully. These high
    noise levels would continue for a year or more and we would be extremely impacted as we sit right on
    top of the whole development. It would therefore be very difficult for any of the residents to enjoy any
    morning sleep past 6.00am as this is when the earthmovers and tradesmen typically start. There would
    be no catch-up sleep either as the noise would continue all day and most likely on weekends too. It
    would be disgraceful for the Noosa Shire Council to permit the imposition of this massive noise assault
    on the residents in our unit block by approving this large-scale development.
•   Financial Impact from Loss of Rentals - As many of the units are set up for tourist letting, we would
    be fielding constant complaints from the many guests that will be staying at our units during the long
    construction period. Normally when the residents complain, they demand compensation which the unit
    owners will need to pay. In many cases, the guests may choose to cancel their booking after they
    experience the cacophonous noise levels coming from the massive construction at the immediate rear
    of the block. We would also suffer from many negative comments from Trip Advisor and other social
    media platforms which would the mean that our future rental incomes would be greatly diminished.
    Ideally, our unit owners would be best placed to remove their units from rental during the construction
    period and for the developer to pay fair compensation for loss of rentals during this time. This would
    ensure that the negative social media comments are minimal and future rental revenues are better
    protected. This is the normal case with commercial developments where business livelihoods are
    impacted by large scale adjacent construction works. What is proposed to be offered to our owners to
    compensate during this development?
•   Impact on Local Fauna – This proposed large-scale development will have considerable impact on the
    local fauna in the surrounding area. This can be attested when the previous Viridian (Peppers) resort
    was approved which is Immediately below this development. Prior to that development, it was common
    to see native Koalas throughout the immediate area, around Noosa and near the beaches in general, but
    since that development was completed, Koalas are now rarely seen. This remnant rainforest is one of
    the last natural bush corridors that native animals can use in the area. It is very disappointing to see that
    the developer has found a consultant who has played down this potential fauna destruction and has
    included the consultant’s report with the development application. We trust that the Council will
    appreciate the significant negative impact that these large-scale developments have on our native fauna
    and see clear to ignore this shoddy report as it is a shameful pretence.

If you consider the above valid objections, I am certain that you will agree that this proposed large-scale
development is not suitable in the manner that it has been proposed and reject the application. Other unit
blocks next to us (“Malawa” at 34 Edgar Bennet Avenue and “The Lookout” at 1 Picture Point Crescent) will
also suffer similar negative impact from this proposed development.

Should the Council choose to ignore these valid objections and proceed with approval of this massive
development on our doorstep, we would expect that adequate compensation would be offered to all unit
owners affected. Could you please specify what compensation is proposed so I can inform our owners.



 Yours faithfully



 Kevin O’Hara
 Chairman, Body Corporate, Picture Point Apartments
 30 Edgar Bennett Avenue, Noosa Heads, Qld 4567