A proposal to develop eight short-term accommodation cabins on a rural property has been submitted to Sunshine Coast Council.
The development application, prepared by Willowtree Planning on behalf of applicants Joshua Kronk and Melanie Anquetil, seeks approval for a material change of use and operational works over a 4.1-hectare site at 81 Creightons Road, Kulangoor.
The proposed development would involve the construction of eight single-storey, two-bedroom cabins with a gross floor area of 58sqm each, along with a 60sqm communal covered area.
The cabins would be built with pedestrian connections via gravel paths and an internal access driveway linking them and an existing home on the site.
“The area central to the site is predominantly cleared of vegetation with exception to the area surrounding the watercourse which traverses the site,” the report says.
The site is 1.5km from Nambour Connection Road and has a 110m frontage to Creightons Road along its western boundary. It is bordered by rural residential properties to the north, east and south.
Each cabin will be about 13.8m from the northern boundary, not the required 50m, but the planning report argues the cabins would not be visible from adjacent homes.
“The proposed location is considered most suitable for the cabins in review of the existing mature vegetation and easements in this area and the environmental constraints identified across the site,” the report states.
“An extensive vegetated buffer located on the neighbouring premises ensures that the cabins would not conflict with the use of surrounding properties and provide an appropriate level of privacy.”
One car parking space per cabin is proposed, plus one visitor space.
The site is not connected to town water or sewerage, with potable water to be supplied via rainwater tanks and each cabin to have on-site effluent treatment.
The report says required earthworks would be minimal, with buildings to be constructed on low-set stumps.
The site is zoned rural under the planning scheme but the report states the development would not “fragment nor alienate good-quality agricultural land”.
“The proposed short-term accommodation is a consistent use that will support tourism and economic viability for the region, while in no way compromising surrounding rural activities,” it says.
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“The proposed development is of small scale and sited such that it is to have little to no measurable impact upon surrounding rural land uses, particularly where the scale of the proposal will not significantly increase traffic generation.”
The council is yet to make a decision on the application, which is code assessable.
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