An approved 90-unit project at a popular Sunshine Coast resort is heading back to the negotiating table, almost two years after plans were first lodged.
Sunshine Coast Council has given the green light to Cube Developments’ Palms project within the Oaks Oasis Resort at Golden Beach.
The approval allows the units to be used interchangeably as permanent or short-term accommodation and includes changes to existing resort facilities and the subdivision of the land from one lot into two.
The development would occupy the eastern and southern sections of the resort site, located at North Street and Landsborough Parade.
However, after receiving the decision, Cube Developments suspended its appeal period so it could ask council to reconsider parts of the approval.
The step is not an appeal. It gives the developer an opportunity to seek changes from council, which can issue a negotiated decision notice if it agrees with all or part of the request.
The letter, submitted by Project Urban on July 23 on the developer’s behalf, does not identify which conditions or other parts of the decision it wants changed.
Conditions attached to the approval cover parking, access, landscaping and recreation facilities. They include a ban on vehicle access from Kennedy Parade and an exit-only driveway to Landsborough Parade, where vehicles will be restricted to left turns.
Councillor Terry Landsberg said the council was not yet aware of what Cube Developments wanted to review in terms of the conditions set out by council.
“Council did a lot of work with this development to make sure it was meeting all the requirements,” he said.
“A lot of work went into this decision-making process.”
Cr Landsberg said, to the developer’s credit, it had made the changes requested by council during the assessment process.
“Obviously, in the world we live in, they have a right to question these decisions.
“It will all go online. People can see what they (the developers) are questioning and the process of council reviewing.
“I can assure you council is very mindful of our planning scheme, mindful of the impacts to local areas and nearby residents.”
The Palms application was first lodged in July 2024 with plans for 98 permanent and short-term accommodation units.
At the time, Cube senior development manager Daniel Ryan described it as a “low-maintenance, high-end” project.
“It will feature a unique terrace design, offering a mix of two and three-bedroom apartments, catering to diverse lifestyle needs,” he told Sunshine Coast News.
“Residents will like its coastal location and premium design.”
The proposal was later reduced to 96 apartments as the developer responded to council concerns about its scale, street presentation, pedestrian access and communal facilities.
Council then sought further design and engineering changes, including more open space for Palms residents and shorter, less repetitive building forms.
Further architectural, traffic, acoustic, engineering and flooding work continued through 2025 and into 2026, before the final plans settled on 90 units.
The approved development comprises 45 two-bedroom and 45 three-bedroom units across a series of two-storey terrace-style buildings designed by local firm JSTN Architects.
Renders show pale rendered facades, curved dark-toned rooflines and decorative breeze-block walls surrounded by tropical landscaping.
Established palms line the Landsborough Parade frontage, while greenery and climbing plants are incorporated into balconies and facade treatments.
The project would also reshape some of the resort’s existing recreation areas, with the playground, jumping pillow, mini-golf course and tennis court to be relocated or redesigned.
The revamped precinct would include a yoga lawn and gym, while the existing waterpark would remain.
Palms residents would also have their own 410sqm recreation area featuring a pool, two spas, a lawn, barbecues and sun lounges, which must be delivered as part of the project’s second stage.
Planning documents indicate Palms residents would have access to resort facilities, although council has prohibited direct gates or pathways between Units 69 to 90 and the waterpark.
At least 113 car spaces must be provided across the development.
Vehicles will enter from North Street and leave through the Landsborough Parade exit, where a raised median, automated gate and no-entry signage will be installed to support the left-turn only arrangement.
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The Landsborough Parade frontage of the resort must also be upgraded with parallel parking bays, kerb and channel works and a pedestrian path.
A landscaping strip will run along Landsborough Parade, with screening trees, shrubs and groundcovers, while existing royal palms are to be retained where possible, with replacement canopy trees required where removal is supported by an arborist.
The application was code assessable and did not require public notification.
