132938-1 Application for a minor change to a development approval (s78-PA) 2018-11-27 · 132008.1128.02

  3.2 Density
As part of the minor change, some of the ILA and ILU layouts have been amended internally to
accommodate a third bedroom in comparison to the two bedroom product which was approved.
The original approval involved:
        Retirement Village
         -    54 x 2 bedroom ILAs
         -    54 x 2 bedroom ILUS
         -    11 x 1 bedroom serviced apartments
         -    9 x 2 bedroom serviced apartments
         TOTAL: 245 bedrooms – 128 Units; maximum occupation is 245 residents (limit of 2 per unit)
The proposed minor change involves:
        Retirement Village
         -    37 x 2 bedroom ILAs (includes 15 ILAs which were previously serviced apartments)
         -    32 x 3 bedroom ILAs
         -    17 x 2 bedroom ILUs
         -    36 x 3 bedroom ILUs
         TOTAL: 312 bedrooms – 122 Units; maximum occupation is 244 residents (limit of 2 per unit)
The proposed changes results in no additional units however there will be an increase in the number of
bedrooms on site with an additional 67 bedrooms to be provided within the proposed retirement village
however this does not increase density within the development for the following reasons:
        The Retirement Villages Act 1999 specifies that a person must be at least 55 years of age to enter a
         retirement village, however the average entry age is now closer to 75 years.
        The majority of units are occupied by single people, and hence second and third bedrooms are
         utilised for visitors or for recreational purposes (i.e. a craft / sewing room) or as a study.
        Where a couple resides in the unit, often due to age – individuals will sleep in separate bedrooms
         with the third bedroom being utilised for visitors or recreational purpose as noted above
        Occupation of the ILUs is limited to a maximum of two residents. This is controlled both via the
         Retirement Villages Act, the Resident Management Agreement and on site village management.
It is therefore the case that the increase of bedrooms within the retirement village does not result in
increased density (additional permanent persons residing on site).




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