Development Assessment Report

 PROJECT URBAN – 19304                                                                   November 2020


5.0 PROPOSED
This application seeks a Development Permit for Material Change of Use (Residential Care Facility)
to be established in accordance with the accompanying Proposal Plans.

The proposed development will provide urgently needed residential accommodation for
Youngcare. Youngcare is a not-for-profit organization focused on delivering high care
accommodation for people between 18 – 65 years old. Unfortunately there is currently a severe
shortage of suitable and appropriate supported housing for young people with disabilities that
have high support needs and this project will make a small contribution to addressing this need.

BUILT FORM

The proposed site plan illustrates that the development comprises four (4) separate buildings which
provide different accommodation options for future residents. The proposed buildings have been
designed to provide a mix of special disability accommodation (SDA) and includes two on-site
overnight accommodation (OOA) rooms for carers. The different forms of accommodation are as
follows:

    Respite Care – a single storey building located adjacent to Viewland Drive in the north eastern
    corner of the site. The building has two (2) bedrooms.

    Share House – a single storey building located adjacent to Viewland Drive in the north western
    corner of the site. The house has 3 SDA bedrooms and one OOA bedroom.

    Apartments – a two (2) storey building located in the south eastern corner of the site. The
    building has a total of six (6) units and one (1) bedroom for a carer. The units include five (5) x
    2 bedroom units and one (1) x 1 bedroom unit.

    Villa – a single storey building located in the south western corner of the site. The Villa has
    two (2) bedrooms.

As you would expect, all the accommodation has been designed to accommodate people with
disabilities.

The proposed building complies with the Council’s maximum 8m height limit above natural ground
level for the site. The proposal has a total site cover of approximately 1,297m2 which equates to
less than 42% of the area affected by the proposal.

The proposed buildings have a minimum 4.5m setback to the front boundary and although the
setbacks vary along the western and southern boundaries the majority of the buildings satisfy the
Council’s preferred 3m minimum setback. There are some minor encroachments into the minimum
setbacks which are discussed in more detail in section 8.4 of this report.

The proposal achieves a contemporary, architecturally designed development with building
articulation and a variety of building materials and treatments. Building materials will include a
variety of light weight cladding, brickwork, aluminium battens, screening and rendered masonry
(minimum slatting) and metal deck roofing.

ACCESS AND PARKING

The site plan shows that the access to the residential care home is located centrally between the
respite care and shared house. The driveway, which is 6m wide, provides access to the car parking

 DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT                                                               Page 11 of 24
 MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE (RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY)
 32 VIEWLAND DRIVE
 NOOSA HEADS QLD 4567