132008.176.04 - Application For Extension To Currency Period And 132008.176.05 - Application For Other Change To A Development Approval For Material Change Of Use Of Premises - Resort Development Comprising A Multiple Dwelling (109 Dwelling Units) And Accommodation Building (90 Accommodation Units) And Ancillary Facilities To A Resort Complex And Shop At 3 And 7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads

Brian Stockwell13:31

Thank you. So the process is that we have had staff go through all the submissions to the Planning Scheme and we're currently going through a series of workshops where the major ones are discussed in some detail. So there will be probably weeks before you do find the outcome but you can tell the older residents now that the Council does listen. It and is, it I saw some of your reportings online and I can see really you are listening and you are trying to find the best solution. Thank you so we move on now to items referred committees and number one is application for extension to the currency period of an application for other change to a development approval for Material Change of Use of premises, resort development comprising a multiple dwelling 109 dwellings and accommodation building units and ancillary facilities to a resort complex in shop at 377 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads and we welcome Richard, Patrick and Nadine to the table and I am presuming Nadine will be the person to give us an executive summary of the proposal.

We can do longer ones. There's a lot of power of work in there obviously. Okay, yeah. Thank you. Alright, good afternoon everyone. So this afternoon we're considering a report which addresses, it considers two applications. The first is 132008.176.04, which is an application to extend the currency period of an existing approval, and then we have 132008.176.05, which is an application for an other change to an existing development approval, which currently is approved for a Material Change of Use for a resort development that comprises multiple dwellings, 109 dwelling units and accommodation buildings, 90 accommodation units, and ancillary facilities, and they're proposing to change that to a resort complex and shop. The subject sites that we're looking at are at 3 and 7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads. As the chairman has explained, this was part of a master-planned estate that was assessed under the 1985 Planning Scheme and was approved in 2004, where the residential high lots across Serenity Close were created. A park area was also created and dedicated, and then there were 34 detached housing lots created along Banksia Avenue. So that was in 2004. In 2008, a resort application was lodged over these two lots. It was approved in 2011 by the then Council. An extension of currency granted was that approval in 2013 and that was granted by the court subject to payment of contribution for koalas. Offset for koalas. In 2017, an extension was granted to that currency. And that gave another currency extension. Of currency until 2022. This original approval was dwelling for 109 units dwelling units. And 90 accommodation units and ancillary facilities. So we had a total of 199 units approved on the site. It's four storeys in height. I had basement car parking. Pools were located along the southern boundary and we had two actual access points along, off Serenity Close. A other change application has been submitted and that's what we're basically considering today. This, the original application that was submitted to Council proposed 205 units, it was four storeys in had a GFA of approximately 19,000 square metres. Site cover was 40% and the main access was pulled off Serenity Close and came off the roundabout at Banksia Avenue and Grant Street. That was the main access and again we had a service access at the end of Serenity Close. So that was the first one. We liaised extensively with. The applicant and final plans were submitted 30th of August and these plans have reduced the total number of units from 199 down to 186 units. We still have four storeys. We have substantial basement car parking provided. The GFA has been reduced down to 17,600 square metres. The pools have been, which were previously located along the northern boundary and into our conservation zone land, have been moved and relocated to Serenity Close. Originally there were some shops a tennis court that were provided in the centre of the site. The tennis court's been removed and the shops have actually been relocated underneath the building next to the lobby. All development now is outside the environmental management and conservation zone. So what we're dealing with on the 05 application is an other change to an existing development approval. The act is quite specific in terms of what we can and can't do with an other change. So whilst another change application is similar to a new development application, it's to focus on the changes. To that existing development approval. So our job is to identify the planning issues that arise from the changes compared to that existing development approval. So it's not a fresh application even though it has gone through a whole application. Uh gone through an application been lodged, we've had information request and it's been publicly notified. So we are dealing with a change to an existing approval which is important to note. As I've indicated to you in the report there was a plan showing the extent of the original footprint which has been reduced down and the development has been. Relocated out of our now mapped conservation areas and the development footprint has been reduced and more areas of open space and vegetation retained. So briefly the Noosa Plan designates this site and includes it in the tourist zone. A resort is a consistent use in this zone. The development through the changes now takes the form of smaller separate buildings that have some interconnections which is required for the function of a resort but when you look at the scale and compare it to the surrounding development the building configuration and its location with the substantial setbacks actually is quite consistent with the surrounding character. There's variations in the design of materials, there's big overhangs, there's substantial landscaping proposed, there have been changes to the form, roofing materials. There is a rooftop garden that has been provided for as there's a vegetable garden upstairs. Some aspects to note, there is basically substantial basement car parking provided on site. We have increased the car, sorry we haven't, car parking has changed but our consultants have indicated that it is sufficient and probably more than enough than is required. Still more has been reviewed by an external consultant who has advised that it's appropriate. Traffic has been reviewed by external consultants who have also advised that the existing intersections are appropriate and can cope with the traffic and that our car parking is sufficient as well. We also ask asked them to look at, there's several of the submissions indicated the opening of Banksia Avenue onto Noosa Drive. Our consultants indicated that wasn't appropriate. For information we also have online our one of our traffic consultants if you'd like any questions on a technical nature we can directly ask Tim who's online there. Um, biodiversity uh, biodiversity bushfire sorry has also been reviewed by an external consultant remodelling was undertaken by the applicant and Council's external consultant as well and basically it determined that it was outside a hazard area. Biodiversity has also been reviewed. The development is less than the existing approval. We have more vegetation retained and we've also imposed conditions about additional covenants over the site to protect that vegetation. A koala survey was undertaken. There was no evidence of koalas on site. We also note that a previous contribution was paid for removal of koala trees and a survey was undertaken with regards to the glossy black cockatoos, and there was no evidence of those species on the site either. 107 submissions were made in response to the application. These ranged, of them, 21 words. 21 were in support. The submissions raised ranged from vegetation, loss of vegetation to pathways, traffic issues as well, as some that are unrelated to Council relating to electricity and insurance compensation. The application was referred to the State because of the koala habitat and state transport infrastructure and the State's imposed conditions relating to removal of the koala habitat trees, rehabilitation plan and an offset for removal of the trees. The State's also required the provision of a private bus stop along Serenity Close which the applicant and Council aren't supportive of and the applicant we understand is going to make representations about that. So in essence that the site we've reviewed the proposal against the Planning Scheme we consider it to comply with the requirements of the Noosa Plan and staff's report recommends approval of the application both of them.