2015-01-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                               12 January 2015


4.       CONSULTATION
4.1. IDAS Referral Agencies
The application was referred to the following IDAS Referral Agencies:
Concurrence
Not Applicable
Advice
Not Applicable
4.2. Other Referrals
The application was forwarded to the following internal Council specialist:
•        Operational Works
4.3. Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for 15 business days in accordance with the Sustainable
Planning Act 2009. 50 properly made submissions (in proforma style) were received objecting to
the proposed development, with one properly made submission received raising no objection.

    Issues                                          Comments
    The application material lodged by the          The application has been accepted as properly made
    applicant does not meet the mandatory           by officers. In this regard while the material provided
    information requirements of SPA, making it      is quite basic, the material is relative to the scale and
    difficult to determine the use area, the        likely impacts of the proposal and is reasonable for
    proposed operations and how car parking         assessment purposes.
    will be provided.
    The proposal is for 9m2 of use area yet         The trailer measures just under 8.5m and while it is
    makes no provision for moving boards            agreed that additional area may be utilised to
    around. This will mean at least 2 car           manoeuvre the boards, this is likely to be minimal, and
    parking spaces are required for the             is currently being used by the vehicle hire business.
    proposal.                                       Further custom to the beach equipment hire business
                                                    is also anticipated to be mostly foot traffic with people
                                                    stopping at the site on their way to main beach.
    Moving boards around will create serious        The applicant has demonstrated that there is sufficient
    safety concerns for the existing car hire       area on site for the trailer, manoeuvring boards and
    business and customers                          the like. Potential impacts on customers on site are for
                                                    the management of the proposed business and the
                                                    vehicle hire business.
    No vehicle turnaround capacity on site for      The existing car park for the vehicle hire business has
    vehicles to leave in a forward direction.       limited area for vehicles to turn around on site. The
                                                    proposal will generate limited traffic to and from the
                                                    site and therefore the existing arrangements are
                                                    satisfactory, with no opportunities for improvement
                                                    without demolishing the existing building.
    Vehicle access is unsafe and additional         The existing access is not ideally located given its
    traffic will create extreme safety issues for   proximity to the roundabout. However, given the
    pedestrians.                                    proposal is expected to generate limited traffic
                                                    movements, this does not represent a ground for
                                                    refusal.
    Existing car parking surface is a non-          The existing driveway crossover and verge is sealed
    pervious material making provision and          but the car parking is not sealed. Given the proposal
    compliance with disability access codes not     is likely to generate limited traffic movements and
    possible.                                       proposal is of a small scale, additional works are not
                                                    considered reasonable.
    The proposed front set back of the trailer is   A front setback is really irrelevant for a trailer which is
    unclear                                         to be wheeled in and out each day, with setbacks
                                                    applicable to buildings and fixed structures.
    Survey required to determine if trailer is      A condition may be imposed to ensure the trailer is
    fully located on the subject site and not on    fully located on the site.
    adjoining land.

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