Martoo Planning Statement Minor Change

Council Reference: MCU18/0009
Our Reference:     2187 L14 NG



10th April 2019


Chief Executive Officer
Noosa Council
PO Box 141
TEWANTIN QLD 4565

[email protected]



Attention: Development Assessment


Dear Sir/Madam

RE:           MINOR CHANGE TO DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL MCU18/0009___________________
APPLICATION TO CHANGE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL MCU18/0009 (MULTIPLE
HOUSING TYPE 3 RETIREMENT & SPECIAL NEEDS 32 BEDS)

Martoo Consulting has been engaged by the Noosa Care Incorporated to lodge an application for a change
to the existing development approval MCU18/0009 which approved an extension for additional dementia
beds to the existing aged care facility on the site known as Carramar. The site has had a number of
applications lodged over it with the most recent including:

             2004/5763 DA – Preliminary Approval to Override the Planning Scheme (lapsed)
             MCU11/0082 - issued 2001 for Multiple Housing Type 3 Retirement & Special Needs – 32 Beds
             MCU18/0009 – issued 2018 for Multiple Housing Type 3 Retirement & Special Needs – 32
              Dementia Beds

During assessment of the most recent development application (MCU18/0009) Council required significant
changes to the proposed layout in relation to the location of buildings with reference to flooding, vegetation
and crayfish habitat. The applicant subsequently amended the plans and reduced the number of beds and
buildings to reflect the areas of the site that Council considered suitable for development.

The applicant has now further reviewed the viability of the project and the overall operations and due to the
costs of construction now seeks to change the existing approval and reduce the number of buildings on site
and provide the additional beds through the inclusion of an additional storey on two buildings at the rear of
the site. The previously approved buildings at the front of the site over the carpark are to be deleted.

The proposed changes include:

             Two storey dementia buildings at the rear of the site for 32 beds;
             Revised entry building at front of site;
             Deletion of approved buildings over front carparking area;
             6 new carparking spaces within the front carpark;
             All buildings located above the Q100 flood line; and
             All buildings consistent with fire management recommendations.