2021-03-09 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    9 MARCH 2021


     No longer require RV’s using the site to be self-contained;
     Extend the length of visitor stays to a maximum of 7 consecutive nights; and
     Extend the lapse date until 18 December 2018.
On 9 October 2018 a written request was received to extend the lapse date of the approval by a
further 12 months. On 12 November 2018 it was agreed to extend the approval until 18 December
2019 on the basis that the mining lease remained dormant and that there had been no recent
history of breach of the conditions of the approval.
On 13 December 2018 the applicant obtained a Generally in Accordance approval to build a carport
style structure over an existing toilet block for the purpose of providing weather protection.
On 18 December 2019 the approval lapsed as no further extension application was made to
Council.
In January 2020 the applicant contacted Council seeking to extend the approval however this could
not be assessed as the application had already lapsed.
2.2. Site Description
The site is generally rectangular in shape, has an area of 2.36ha and a 250m frontage to Holts
Road. The land falls approximately 10 metres from west to east but is almost entirely terraced with
pads created for the nursery. Limited areas of mounded or sloping garden beds occur around the
perimeter of the site and between the terraced areas. A small house sits in the middle of the lot
and is surrounded by lawn and gardens.
The sites for the parking of caravans and RV’s already exist with the following facilities also in
place:
     A building used for camp kitchen and office;
     Caretaker’s cabin;
     3 x sheds;
     Amenities building; and
     Centrally located dwelling.
A dam constructed within an existing local drainage line sits at the bottom of the site along the
eastern boundary. The majority of the site drains into the dam via existing swales and pipework.
Overflow from the dam flows to the north toward the continuation of Holts Road parallel with the
highway. The site is located within the southern extent of the water supply catchment area for Lake
Macdonald.
2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The site is surrounded by rural and rural settlement properties on a mix of lot sizes generally
containing a single detached house. The previously active Nandroya quarry pit (shale and clay) is
on adjoining land to the north. The quarry has been re-profiled and substantially rehabilitated and
the mining lease has not been renewed. It is noted that a dwelling was constructed on the site in
2015.
The following image details the location of the previously active pit.




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