Traffic Report - responses 11 to 16

2          Development Proposal
2.1        Scale of Development
Planning permission is sought for the establishment of Short-Term Accommodation (School / Group Camp)
facilities, within and associated with the existing Permaculture use. The existing Golf Course will be reduced
to 9-holes and it will be retained for use associated with the Camp operations only. This facility will not be
open to the public.
A total of 299 persons are to be accommodated at the proposed Camp, over three villages. This includes:
        Village 1:          100 beds.
        Village 2:          139 beds.
        Village 3:          60 beds.
For the School Camp operation, the mode of arrival for campers will typically be bus. To support the School
/ School Holiday Camp operations, there are forecast to be 50 staff working from the site.
Further advice has been provided in relation to the intended use of the site, as discussed in Section 2.4.

2.2        Vehicle Access
It is proposed to maintain the existing vehicle access, which is a continuation of Kabi Road. The site’s main
access turns to the north within the site, which is the main access for buses and staff.
There will be an internal road throughout the development which allows for pick-up / set-down of campers
in close proximity to each of the Villages. The loop road in front of the Villages is intended to provide one-
way, clockwise, traffic flow and signage would assist in supporting this operation.
Bus pick-up / set-down will occur within the roadway directly in front of the building for each Village. This
loading will reduce the width and operation of the roadway whilst the bus is parked and/or loading. As any
impact will be limited to the loop road for the affected Village only, this is acceptable. The design enables
buses to drive in a forward gear only, to maximise safety for campers walking through the site.
It is intended that the majority of vehicles will be limited to the area south of the “Communal Area”.

2.3        Parking Facilities
The proposal includes a total of 126 formal and informal car parking spaces within the development, with:
        88 cars retained within the existing car park.
        14 gravel parking spaces at Village 1.
        14 gravel parking spaces at Village 2.
        10 gravel parking spaces at Village 3.
Bus parking is to be accommodated on the loop road for each of the Villages.



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BMC22089: 59 Kabi Road, Cootharaba
22 March 2023