Plans for wintry cabin to be built along the coast

A house typically tailored for cooler temperatures could soon be built in the Whitsundays.

Whitsunday Regional Council received a proposal to build a log cabin at Cape Gloucester. Picture: Whitsunday Regional Council

A SLICE of winter could soon come to a paradise with plan for a Canadian-style cabin to be built right on the beach at Cape Gloucester.

Whitsunday Regional Council received a development application for the new house on a 32-hectare property on Gloucester Ave.

Plans for the two storey-house feature stone detailing on the bottom floor and horizontal wood panelling on the second.

The two-storey house is designed by Alpine Log and Timber Homes Australia, a company that specialise in handcrafted structures.

It also features a three-car garage, office, lift, machinery area and great room.

The home is designed by Alpine Log and Timber Homes Australia, a company that specialises in handcrafted structures.

Because the proposed house would be located on the eastern portion of the lot closest to the ocean, an erosion assessment was required.

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The proposed development is also inside the Coastal Management District and has been assessed by the state as requiring protection.

A 40 metre buffer zone was recommended to protect the coast ecosystems.

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