12332_Council_Representation_130921 · MCU20/0072

new facility (compliance is being monitored on a regular basis) to maximise the availability of parking
for parents. This has resulted in an effective increase of approximately 50 spaces available for parents
within the campus’s existing carparks. The majority of which are accessed via the preferred Goodchap
roundabout entry. This increased availability in the existing car parks compensates for parking that had
been informally occurring on Lot 30 for a number of years.

The old staff carpark has always been gated and not accessible to parents, students or the public.
Retention of 50 car parks within this area serves no purpose and is not required to comply with the car
parking requirements of the planning scheme. The application material has clearly demonstrated
compliance with the Driveway and Parking code requirement for car parking without retention of these
50 redundant staff carparks.

The Deed of Agreement and associated works was agreed to by the applicant on the understanding it
resolved all car parking and traffic issues moving forward based on a student cap of 1150 as detailed
in the information response.       The applicant would not have agreed to the Deed without certainty
around car parking provision.

The traffic report submitted and assessed with the application has demonstrated that the proposed
278 car parking spaces complies with the planning scheme requirements; the Department of Transport
and Main Roads requirements; and exceeds the demand survey. As a code assessable application
there is no requirement or justification for the retention of an additional 50 spaces within the now
redundant staff parking area.

Accordingly, we request that Condition 7 be amended as follows:

7. A minimum of 328 278 car parking spaces must be provided on site.

Conditions 10 and 11

Conditions 10 and 11 refer to the works subject to the Deed of Agreement and requirement for the
works to be undertaken as part of this approval. As discussed above the works under the Deed of
Agreement are separate to the requirements for the commencement of use of the demountable
buildings and should be not be included as conditions with this application. Inclusion of these
conditions would require the works to be completed prior to the commencement of use. The Deed of
Agreement was proposed as these works were acknowledged by both Council and the applicant as
works that could not reasonably be conditioned or required for the minor demountable extension. If
this is not the case then there is no requirement for the Deed and the works, timing and security could
simply have been dealt with as conditions of approval. The inclusion of Condition 12 requires the
applicant to comply with the requirements of the Deed of Agreement and is sufficient to tie this
approval to the Deed works.

Accordingly, we request that Conditions 10 and 11 be deleted.


Should you have any questions with respect to the above, please do not hesitate to contact me direct.

Yours faithfully
PROJECT URBAN




Scott Sobey
DIRECTOR
Email: [email protected]