MCU21-0164 -Applicant's Response

Information Required by Council

The proposal results in additional site cover and gross floor area. The Tourist Accommodation Zone Code
permits a maximum site cover of 45% and a maximum plot ratio of 1.12:1. The application material has not
addressed these requirements.

    1.    Assessment of site cover and plot ratio and demonstration that the proposal complies with these
         aspects of the planning scheme.


Applicant’s Response

Historically many old sites have numerous approvals and often changes to the development were not
submitted as change to the existing applications, but individual new applications/approvals, which has
resulted in confusing development approvals over many old developments. This appears to be the case with
this development where the subject restaurant has 2 relevant approvals. No single approval is afforded to
this restaurant but has been assessed individually under 2 approvals TPC 1135 (including change approvals)
and TPC 2754.

The historical nature of development approvals makes it difficult to calculate Site Cover and GFA for the
whole development. Some of the existing approvals over the whole site are listed below:

• TPC 1135 approved 1980 – 64 units, 5 shops, restaurant, cafe;

• 4 x changes to TPC1135 (1992 – car parking ,1994 – sail structures,1994 – extensions to shops, 2008 –
   covered outdoor dining area)

• TPC 2360 – hire car premises

• TPC 2704 – extension to shops (overturned by court)

• TPC 2754 – extensions and alteration s to existing restaurant

• 18247 DA – Shop fruit cart and 2 x changes to this approval

In terms of the restaurant the most recent relevant change approval TPC 1135 was approved on 9 July 2008.
Given the nature of the old development, rather than requiring assessment of the parameters for the whole
development, it is requested that Council accept TPC 1135 approval as a base for the areas of Site cover and
Use area. These areas have been accepted and approved by Council. The proposal only seeks to provide
built form changes to the outdoor covered area subject of and approved by the most recent approval
(change approval TPC 1135 dated 9 July 2008) except for some minor changes to where the upper level
outdoor dining area is located.

It is proposed that there is no increase in GFA or Use area than already approved and only a slight increase
in Site Cover of 0.11% (6m²).



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