RAL22/0028 Application For Reconfiguring A Lot (1 Into 2 Lots) At 1 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin · RAL22/0028 - Executive Summary & Recommendation

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                                    9 MAY 2023


5.3     RAL22/0028 APPLICATION FOR RECONFIGURING A LOT (1 INTO 2 LOTS) AT 1
        POINCIANA AVENUE, TEWANTIN


Author             Acting Development Assessment Manager, Patrick Murphy
                   Development Assessment Department
Index              Application / RAL22/0028
Attachments        1.   ATTACHMENT 1 - RAL22 0028 - ACTING MANAGER DEVELOPMENT
                        ASSESSMENT REPORT




EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides an assessment of an application to reconfigure an existing 1169m2 lot into 2
residential lots, with lot 1 to have an area of 600m2 and lot 2 an area of 576m2.

The site is zoned Low Density Residential and is located on the corner of Poinciana Avenue and
Butler Street, Tewantin, adjacent a busy round about. A sewer line runs adjacent the site’s southern
boundary. The applicant proposes to demolish the existing building with the existing access
arrangements for lot 1 maintained – entering from Poinciana Avenue and exiting to Butler Street and
a new access proposed for Lot 2 from Butler Street.

The assessment concludes that the proposal does not meet the Reconfiguring a Lot Code
requirements falling below the minimum lot size and lot width and/or being irregular in shape. While
the lot size is generally consistent with other lots in the area, the proposed subdivision will not result
in suitable house sites for future residents and an appropriate, safe access is not able to be provided
for both lots. It is also expected that access to lot 2 will adversely impact on the functionality of the
roundabout given its proximity to the roundabout. Creating additional lots on a roundabout is not
desirable from both a traffic and amenity perspective.

The application is therefore recommended for refusal.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Acting Manager Development Assessment to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 9 May 2023 regarding Application No. RAL22/0028 for a
Development Permit for Reconfiguring a Lot – 1 into 2 lots, situated at 1 Poinciana Ave Tewantin
and:
A. Refuse the application for the following reasons:
      1. The proposal does not comply with Overall Outcomes 2(a),(e)(ii), Performance Outcomes
         PO5(a),(c),(e), PO6(b),(d), PO13,PO20(c),(d),(f) and Acceptable Outcomes AO5.1, AO5.2,
         AO13.1, AO20(e),(h) of the Reconfiguring a Lot Code as:
            a. The proposed lots do not comply with the minimum lot size and average width and/or
               are irregular in shape and are not suitable to accommodate future dwellings.
            b. The proposed lots cannot accommodate future dwellings consistent with the purpose
               and overall outcomes of the Low Density Residential Zone as the proposed lots will
               not make a positive contribution to the streetscape or achieve a high level of
               residential amenity for future residents.