Town Planning Report (00012493)

                          (air, rail, water       or   terminal or transport depot on the site
                          road), car park         or   and such a proposal is not identified
                          transport depot.             on the State mapping relative to the
                                                       site.

                                                       The site also adjoins existing public
                                                       car parks which cater for the
                                                       demand generated by the Business
                                                       Centre Zone.
Multiple housing type     Retirement & special         Given the limited size of the size, its
3.                        needs                        topography and the low density of
                                                       development that can be achieved
                                                       under    the     Planning     Scheme,
                                                       retirement    and     special   needs
                                                       housing, is not considered to be a
                                                       viable option on the site.

Overall, it concluded that the site is not suitable for, or there is no demand for, a number of
the consistent uses identified for the site. With regard to the business, commercial and
entertainment uses it is considered that there is already a good supply of land, or premises,
available for these uses within the Business Centre and strategically, it would be more
beneficial for these uses to continue to be concentrated within the Business Centre.

In addition, there is also a clear need for the one and two bedroom residential units
proposed in the development and this is illustrated by the results of the 2011 Census for the
Tewantin Statistical Local Area (SLA) which, in summary, show the following:

           flats, units and apartments comprise just under 5.8% of the total housing stock in
            the Tewantin SLA;

           one and two bedroom dwellings comprise just under 19% of the total housing
            stock within the Tewantin SLA; and

           couples without children and single parent families comprised over 65% of the
            families within the Tewantin SLA.

Although this data provides only a basic snapshot of the current housing situation in
Tewantin, it does show that flats, units and apartments and one and two bedroom
dwellings are underrepresented in the current housing stock. It also shows that there is a
significant disparity between the type of families that currently live in Tewantin and the
type of housing stock that is available. Essentially, there is a shortage of small dwelling units
in the local housing stock and as result, there is a lack of choice particularly for individuals,
couples without children and single parent family units that are looking for smaller dwelling
units that are more affordable. This is a significant issue for the Council and the current



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