Development application lodged for Gayndah housing project
A development application lodged with the North Burnett Regional Council by Ellendee Park and Accommodation could help ease the housing and rental crisis in the region.
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A development application lodged with the North Burnett Regional Council by Ellendee Park and Accommodation could help ease the housing and rental crisis in the region.
The application was lodged by David and Lisa Madden in June for a material change of use at 16191 Burnett Highway, Gayndah, to build short term accommodation and rooming accommodation in a five-stage development.
A town planning report on the proposal said it was for an application firstly with rooming accommodation within the existing house and then short-term accommodation consisting of two amenity blocks, a camp kitchen, four accommodation buildings containing three units each, 10 wooden hut gazebos and lastly, 20 self-contained studio cabins.
“It is the intention that the accommodation will provide for essential workers, e.g. seasonal workers, government, or mining company workers etc, therefore creating a positive contribution to the region’s economic growth encouraging further investment and capitalise on jobs and growth in the area,” the staff report states.
“There is a critical shortage for accommodation in the region especially during citrus seasonal periods and other periods of the year with various fruit grown in the area e.g. blueberries and grapes.
“So this proposal will be an essential relief to the ongoing shortage.
“It is considered that this development is compatible with the existing mixed residential and commercial character of the neighbourhood and will not result in a loss of amenity or character for the adjoining land uses with the closest dwelling being approximately 246m away.”
The report concludes by recommending the application be approved.
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