2017-11-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               7 NOVEMBER 2017


The approval also allows for the reconfiguration of the lot to create a Community Title Scheme
with services constructed for each lot. Lot 1, which contains the existing dwelling, has an area of
494m² with the rear lot 2 having an area of 514m².
Operational Works approval was provided for road works and stormwater.
The application was a code assessable application and was referred to the Planning &
Environment Committee meeting due to the conditions proposed for the widening of Olivine Lane
and staging of the subdivision.
2.2. Site Description
The site is a rectangular shaped parcel of land located on the north western side of Tewantin
Road, Cooroy. The site has frontage to both Tewantin Road and Olivine Lane and slopes down
from the Tewantin Road frontage to Olivine Lane with a fall of approximately 4 metres and slope
of 15%.
An existing single storey brick dwelling is located on the site 4.5 to 5.0 metres from the Tewantin
road frontage. Existing vegetation is limited to amenity landscaping around the periphery of the
site.
2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The site is located in an established residential area that is characterised by low set residential
dwellings, however, is experiencing change with a number of sites being developed for units.
Specifically, the site directly to the west of the site at 21 Tewantin Road has been developed for
three, two storey units, whilst the northern section of Olivine Lane has a number of duplex
dwellings developed. The following image details the site and its location:




                                       Figure 2: Subject site



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