MCU23/0090 Application For Material Change Of Use – Hotel (Extension To Existing Hotel) And DBW23/0073 - Building Work (Demolition) At 118 Poinciana Ave & 26 Diyan St, Tewantin · Attachment 2 – (MCU23/0090 & DBW23/0073) - Officer’S Report

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                                     17 MARCH 2025


 garden, particularly when live amplified restrictions on hours of operations, the use of a
 music is playing.                            noise limiting device and no live music.
                                              Accordingly, the recommendation includes
 Residents indicate that there should be a
                                              conditions addressing these matters, specifically
 time limit of 10pm on amplified music.
                                              live acoustic is limited to Sunday to Thursday to
 Concerns raised about the increased level 9pm and Friday and Saturday to 10pm with
 of noise from vehicles arriving and amplified music limited to 7pm every day
 departing from the parking area.
                                              The acoustic fence along the northern boundary
 Hoon driving by patrons departing the of the beer garden is located internal to the site
 current hotel and liquor store facilities is with the street frontages proposed to be
 not uncommon.                                landscaped.
 Opposition to special events.                     A condition has been included requiring the
                                                   applicant to maintain a Complaints Management
                                                   register to establish a clear process for receiving
                                                   and dealing with complaints.

 General nuisance issues
 Vehicle headlights will have a significant        The applicant intends to retain and revitalise the
 impact on the privacy of residences in            existing landscaped areas to Blakesly Street.
 Blakesley Street as patrons leave the hotel       Conditions have been imposed to ensure the
 parking areas. Noise and vehicle headlight        entire Blakesly Street will be landscaped to screen
 issues could also be attenuated by more           the carparking areas.
 intense landscape hedging on the
                                           The applicant’s proposal involves the retention of
 Blakesley Street frontage of the property.
                                           the existing vehicular access points to Blakesley
 Suggestions to relocate the hotel vehicle Street. This provides for good activation along
 access points to Diyan Street.            Diyan Street and maintains the existing parking
                                           area for the Blood Bank. The applicant’s Liquor
 Antisocial and noisy patron behaviour at
                                           licensing application will deal with management of
 closing times is an issue around all
                                           antisocial behaviour along with safety and security
 licenced premises.
                                           aspects.
                                                   A condition has been included requiring the
                                                   applicant to maintain a Complaints Management
                                                   register to establish a clear process for receiving
                                                   and dealing with complaints.



 Heritage values
 The site’s association with the settlement        The planning scheme does require the provision
 of the region, early contact between              of public art for the development site.
 colonialists and First Nations people and
                                                   The proposal relates to the extension of the
 its association with Cobb and Co should
                                                   existing hotel by the provision of two new beer
 be acknowledged and celebrated with an
                                                   gardens. The applicant was requested to improve
 onsite display within the old building. It is a
                                                   the ‘Pokies’ façade however this was indicated as
 significant location in Tewantin’s history.
                                                   being outside the scope of works as the
 Support for demolition of bottle shop.
                                                   alterations to this area were only internal.
 Council should insist on improvements to
                                          Improvements to the overall building are being
 the front façade.
                                          undertaken including repainting and repairs
                                                   A condition has been imposed to rectify the
                                                   balustrade treatment to the main hotel due to its
                                                   heritage significance.