Coastal Hazard Assessment · MCU25/0087

                                          17 The Esplanade, Sunshine Beach                              Report



7      CONCLUSION
A detailed coastal engineering assessment has been undertaken to assess the vulnerability to erosion
of the beach adjacent to17 The Esplanade, Sunshine Beach. The methodology adopted for this report
is based on best practice and is appropriate for risk assessment in relation to the proposed
development and the coastal hazard associated with beach erosion for the section of beach in the
vicinity of 17 The Esplanade, Sunshine Beach. We recommend that the erosion prone area width of
85m calculated above be adopted for the current development assessment.
This assessment has found that the subject property is unlikely to be vulnerable to erosion from the
sea by 2100, based on an extreme event described in Table 5-2.
The advice of a Geotechnical Engineer should be sought to inform the design of the building
foundation to accommodate future site conditions and implement the management measures in the
Landslide Risk Management Manual (Australian Geomechanics, 2007) where suitable (refer to
Figure 5-10 for the potential erosion cut profile).
The assessment presented herein has shown that the Construction of the proposed residential
building at 17 The Esplanade, Sunshine Beach as shown in Appendix A, would not adversely impact
coastal processes and would not affect the future coastal management options for this section of
Sunshine Beach.




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