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 · Report

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                           17 MARCH 2025


  PROPERTY DETAILS

  Property Address                118 Poinciana Ave & 26 Diyan St, Tewantin

  RP Description                  Lot 1 RP 845244 & Lot 3 RP 40197

  Land Area                       Lot 1 - 6488m²
                                  Lot 3 - 865m²

  Existing Use of Land            Royal Mail Hotel and drive-thru bottleshop


  STATUTORY DETAILS

  SEQRP Designation               Urban Footprint

  Zone                            District Centre

  Precinct                        Not applicable

  Local Plan Area                 Tewantin

  Overlays                        •   Acid Sulfate Soils (above 5m AHD to 20m AHD)
                                  •   Heritage and Character Area (Local Heritage Place)

  Assessment Type                 Impact

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides an assessment of an application to extend the existing Royal Mail Hotel located
at the corner of Poinciana Avenue and Diyan Street, Tewantin. The applicant is proposing to
rejuvenate the existing hotel on site by undertaking a range of internal and external building works
including demolition of the existing drive through bottle shop and amenities block to create two new
beer gardens. The new beer gardens are located to the north and south of the existing Royal Mail
building and have a landscape setback of 2 metres to the Poinciana and Diyan Street frontages and
a setback in excess of 21 metres to the Blakesley Street frontage. Further works include the
renovation of the upper-level accommodation units providing each unit with its own bathroom. During
the assessment of the application and in response to officer concerns the application was modified
to include the development of the vacant lot at the corner of Blakesley and Diyan Streets for use as
a carparking area for 30 vehicles.
The proposal has been assessed against the current Noosa Plan assessment benchmarks and is
considered to generally comply with the applicable requirements. Conditions are proposed to ensure
acoustic fencing is provided to the northern and western areas of the beer garden as well as
restricting hours of operation and noise levels.
The site is also identified as being in the Heritage and Character Area Overlay - Local Heritage
Place. The proposed alterations are considered sympathetic to the original building with conditions
imposed to address aspects such as balustrade and fencing.
The revised carparking arrangements have been determined to be suitable for the use whilst noting
that the development is technically 5 carparking spaces short of schemes acceptable outcome
requirements. The shortfall is acceptable, noting advice from Council’s consulting traffic expert that
the shortfall will not result in impacts to the surrounding area. The applicant has signed an
infrastructure agreement for payment of a contribution in lieu of the 5 spaces.