No qualms over San Remo apartment plans

A $4.2m four storey apartment building at 125 Marine Parade, San Remo, was given the thumbs up by councillors at their recent meeting.

A shire report had recommended that councillors approve the application, as it only received three objections and was considered ‘consistent’ with the relevant Planning Policy Framework.
Key features of the proposal include: 

* Ground floor: two retail spaces totalling 175 square metres, and 25 car parking spaces.  
* First floor: five apartments consisting of four, two-bedroom apartments and one, three-bedroom apartment.  
* Second floor: five apartments consisting of four, two-bedroom apartments and one, three-bedroom apartment.  
* Third floor: four apartments all consisting of two bedrooms (14 apartments in total).
* Formalisation of rear-access from Dickie Lane, including the upgrading and surfacing of the road.  
* A maximum building height of 13.2 metres. 

The shire’s report also stated that the proposal is considered to have limited onsite and offsite potential impacts from noise through considered design, location and siting of buildings, car parking areas, reception and services including lift wells.

While it also, “provided a suitable design response which provides sufficient setbacks congruent with the preferred design character of the area, which allow for sufficient solar access to habitable areas whilst preventing views between apartments and allowing reasonable outlook from new dwellings.”

Cr Clare Le Serve highlighted while it was ‘fairly large complex’, she said the shire needed these types of developments. 

“I think it will add to the San Remo landscape as it’s just a vacant block of land at the moment.”