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(1) TWO ECO PODS, (2) EXTENSION TO OUTBUILDING FOR A GUEST TOILET AND WASHROOM, (3) EXTENSION TO OUTBUILDING FOR A DOMESTIC TOOL SHED, (4) CHANGE OF USE OF AN OUTBUILDING LOUNGE FROM DOMESTIC TO GUEST USE, (5) CHANGE OF USE OF OUTBUILDING UTILITY ROOM TO KITCHENETTE FOR GUEST USE, (6) COVERED CANOPY GUEST SEATING AREA, (7) PARTIAL REINSTATEMENT OF SHED ROOF IN DOMESTIC YARD AND (8) PATHWAY, DECKING AND SIGNAGE AND PERMISSION FOR (1) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK, (2) INSTALLATION OF NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS, (3) GUEST PARKING FOR THREE CARS, (4) CONSTRUCTION OF BIKE SHED AND (5) RAINWATER HARVESTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND TANKS
Core Planning Reasoning
Permission was refused primarily due to the failure to establish an adequate and reliable water supply for the commercial venture and the creation of a traffic hazard resulting from the use of a narrow, substandard access laneway of single-car width.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient detail demonstrating that an adequate water supply is available to accommodate the increased visitor numbers and firefighting requirements.
- The access laneway is inadequate in width, alignment, and structural condition, and the proposal would result in oncoming vehicles having to wait or reverse onto the public road.
- While the design of the eco-pods and the wastewater treatment system were found to be technically acceptable, they do not mitigate the fundamental public health and traffic safety risks.