132007.2446.05 - Request For An Other Change To An Existing Development Permit For Material Change Of Use - Visitor Accommodation Type 4 Conventional (Visitor Hostel) To Include 11 Additional Beds At 102 Pacific Avenue Sunshine Beach · Attachment 2 - 132007.2446.05 - Officer'S Report

The existing on site provision includes 8 car parking spaces which includes a minibus and PWD
space.
The proposed development requests approval for a total of 80 beds and one manager’s unit.
Based on the above car parking ratio this equates to 80 beds/12 = (6.6) 7 spaces for Backpacker
guests, 1 space for the manager and 1 courtesy minibus.
To comply with onsite parking, an area of landscaping at the site frontage will be required to be
reconfigured to accommodate 1 car parking space (Figure 5). The proposal includes a total of 8
car parking spaces and 1 minibus space and complies with the planning scheme requirements.
Council’s Development Engineer and Senior Environment officer have reviewed the proposed
layout and agree that the proposed additional car parking space can be accommodated and
appropriately screened from street view. Car park 1 must be located 500mm further back to provide
the required area and has been conditioned accordingly.




                      Figure 5 – Location of additional carpark (in yellow highlight)



For accommodation activities the code also requires a provision of on-site bicycle and motorcycle
spaces at a rate of one space per two dwellings, accommodation units or guestrooms. The
proposed upper level comprises 3 dorm/ guestrooms, which would require 2 additional bicycle and
2 additional motorcycle spaces to be provided on site. The recommendation includes a requirement
for an additional 2 bicycle and 2 motorcycle spaces.
Acoustic assessment
The applicant was requested to prepare an acoustic impact assessment of the proposed additional
backpacker level to confirm the intensification of the number of people on site did not result in
amenity impact on the surrounding residential acoustic amenity. The applicant engaged David
Moore and Associates to prepare a report which was received by Council on 23 May 2025.
Council undertook a peer review of the above report which concluded:
…. this report suitably assesses the proposed extension of the development and now provides
suitable noise control measures to protect adjacent residential amenity.
The report provides detailed calculations which appear to be appropriate.
The report in People Noise section (page 14) identifies that the dorm on the upper level of Block
C will have fixed (un-openable) glazing i.e. to contain noise with minimum noise reduction of 20
dB(A).
The report thus proposes specific noise control measures to account for the extension, including:
   •   Extension to 1.8m high noise barrier
   •   Upper-level Block C dorm room to have fixed (unopenable) windows – minimum noise
       reduction 20 dB(A)
   •   Upper-level Block C dorm room to be airconditioned and air conditioning external units to
       be located as per Figure 6.