MCU24/0151 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR OUTDOOR SPORT & RECREATION (ROWING CLUB) AT LAKE MACDONALD DRIVE, LAKE MACDONALD (Referred from Planning and Environment Committee dated 8 April 2025- Item 7.1) · ATTACHMENT 2 - (MCU24/0151) - COORDINATOR PLANNING'S REPORT

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                      8 APRIL 2025


5.3. Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for fifteen (15) business days in accordance with the Planning
Act 2016. Two properly made submissions were received. The following table provides a summary
and assessment of the issues raised by submitters.

  Matters Raised                               Comments

  The proposed Rowing Club is opposite         The rowing club is currently located off Collwood
  Darter Park which is overgrown and           Road and is required to be temporarily relocated
  frequented by homeless people. Local         whilst the Lake Macdonald Improvement Project
  residents clean up the area. The rowing      works are undertaken near the dam wall.
  club should be located near the Botanic
                                               The club will fence and maintain the proposed
  Garden which already has facilities in
                                               works area, which may enhance natural
  place.
                                               surveillance in the vicinity.
                                               The location has been discussed with the Seqwater
                                               who support the proposed site.

  Safety:
  Concerns that proposed access will The proposed club site has been selected with
  affect driveway to property across the careful consideration of the flood constraints in the
  road.                                    area being located about the mapped flood level.
                                           As indicated below there is limited area available on
  Proposal will increase traffic along Hoy
                                           site above the flood line.
  Road which is a safety risk as it is a
  single lane road.
  Carpark and use will increase anti- social
  behaviour on site and in the surrounding
  area.




                                               Vehicular access is planned to the west of the
                                               existing residential access and given the small
                                               scale of the rowing club, with only nine members, it
                                               is anticipated that there will be no significant impact
                                               on road safety.
                                               The proposed club facilities will be securely fenced
                                               off from the general public, with all buildings locked
                                               to minimize the risk of vandalism and anti-social
                                               activities. These measures are intended to ensure
                                               the safety and integrity of the club's property and
                                               the surrounding area.



  Visual Impact:
  The proposed club facilities may create The existing vegetation within the road reserve will
  an eyesore in the surrounding area and be retained and a condition will be included that