Proposed Development 102 Pacific Ave, Sunshine Beach · 132007.2446.05

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Jackie Keogh, and I am the owner of 29 Nebula Street, Sunshine Beach
I am writing to voice my concerns over the proposed pending development
application to increase the capacity of the backpacker's business abutting my
property.
I have a few questions but the most worrisome to me is how this would affect us
regarding increased noise transfer and parking of additional vehicles in our street
Both of which already occur with the current accommodation maximum in place.
Due to the demographic this establishment attracts and promotes to we have a
steady flow of young people here for a good time and parties, BBQ's and get
togethers are a nightly occurrence. I don’t begrudge them for wanting to enjoy their
holiday, but it shouldn’t affect residents in the way it does.
The current building compound is poorly designed to compensate for this extra noise
and due to the predominant southerly winds, all the noise drifts up in Nebula street
affecting all residents on the back boundary of the proposed development. A new
group comes in daily, weekly, or fortnightly and the same entertaining begins again
with little or no regulation by centre management on hours they spend outside their
respective rooms at night partying etc.
Parking is already limited outside the said business due to school zones and the
intersections so many of the vans the backpackers generally arrive in are parked up
in our street. Many with people sleeping in them.
Given this and many other concerns my neighbours and myself all agree on I feel
adding more beds and inhabitants to this already capacity business will just
exacerbate the disruption to residents in our street.
The proposed building I feel will need double glazed high windows, and a green
barrier stipulated on the Northern boundary as to not impact us further with noise
pollution & privacy.
The plan states 11 extra bed? Is that 11 single beds or 11 sets of bunk beds?
I also have a concern that the owner I believe lives in VIC and is very relay onsite
and needs a manager who can commit to upholding the noise issues we are
already experiencing, especially over schoolies, Easter, Christmas, long weekend etc
etc.

Regards,

Jackie Keogh
29 Nebula Street,
Sunshine Beach.
0438 737 267