PM Submission Object - Robyn Moore MCU16/0153 & REC16/0041

                 13. The Reed Beach Houses - secondary dwelling units
                 While I realize that the developer has provided a physical linkage from each secondary dwelling
                 to the main dwelling unit, the fact still remains that the secondary dwelling can be locked off
                 and separately occupied. If this occurs the secondary dwelling will require a separate carpark
                 which will not be available if the present DA is approved.

                 I submit that the secondary dwelling should either be removed in its entirety or, at very least,
                 the associated kitchen and living area should not be approved.

                 The current DA proposes that these Reed Beach Houses will be for permanent residents and
                 with 2 persons sharing each of four bedrooms that could result in 80 permanent residents in
                 the Reed Beach House alone.

                 As stated in the Information Request at page 9 of 13
                         “The proposed land use is a substantial variation from that which has previously been
                         approved on the site or is supported under the Open Space Recreation Zone. As the
                         proposed style of development is more consistent with that expected to be found within
                         the nearby Semi-Attached Housing Zone it is considered that the development should be
                         compatible to both the Specific Outcomes and Probable Solutions for the Eastern
                         Beaches Locality related to the Semi-Attached Housing Zone and the existing built form
                         and established character within Peregian Beach.

                 COMMENT: in the my opinion, the design for the Reed Beach Houses is upside down. The
                 bedrooms should be on the ground floor and the living areas on the first floor. This would
                 enable the living areas to have greater solar access and, if the secondary dwelling units are
                 removed, give them the possibility of some outlook, which is not available with the current
                 design.

                 14. Building Heights
                 As a result of the proposed filling of the site both the Multiple Housing dwellings and Visitor
                 Accommodation/Shared Housing building exceed the preferred maximum building height. Of
                 particular concern is the height of the Hotel/Motel building and how this may affect vistas from
                 David Low Way towards the National Park and Cooroy Mountain. If the DA is approved, Council
                 will need to specify the height of this building to ensure that the vista is maintained.

                 15. Relevant period of approval
                 The first development application by this developer for this site was lodged in 2009. The
                 developer received the first approval for developing accommodation in 2010. Now in 2017, the
                 developer is seeking another approval to build, not budget visitor accommodation but, in the
                 main, permanent resident accommodation. In the intervening years, despite having approval
                 the developer has not constructed any accommodation units on the site. The developer,
                 therefore, since 2009, has deprived visitors to Peregian Beach of the low cost visitor
                 accommodation that the caravan park provided.




Document Set ID: 20306454
Version: 1, Version Date: 21/04/2017