town/locality · 5 meetings
Tamborine Mountain
Mentions
- Location of the refused retirement-facility applications and the 65 Guanaba Road dual-occupancy application.
- Referenced in committee representation notes concerning the Tamborine Mountain Sports Association Ltd board.
- Deferred pylon sign application, sports complex funding, and Gallery Walk parking update.
- Mentioned in follow-up discussion about cableway correspondence with the City of Gold Coast.
- Potentially affected by the proposed cableway and associated tourism and infrastructure impacts.
- The proposed large-scale development will not proceed in its submitted form through this application.
Decisions
Retirement facility at 30 Kidd Street refused
Council refused application MCU24/025 for a proposed 141-dwelling retirement facility at 30 Kidd Street, Tamborine Mountain, citing conflicts with the Scenic Rim Planning Scheme 2020 and Rural Residential Zone Code.
The proposed large-scale development will not proceed in its submitted form through this application.
Retirement facility at 24-34 Macdonnell Road refused
Council refused application MCU24/174 for a proposed 59-dwelling retirement facility at 24-34 Macdonnell Road, Tamborine Mountain, citing conflicts with the Scenic Rim Planning Scheme 2020 and Rural Residential Zone Code.
The proposed development will not proceed in its submitted form through this application.
Animal-keeping application at Donald Court refused
Council refused development application MCU23/090 for animal keeping at 1-9 Donald Court, Tamborine, finding conflicts with the Scenic Rim Planning Scheme 2020 and the Animal Keeping Code that could not be resolved by conditions.
Directly affects nearby residents and confirms the proposed land use will not proceed as applied for.
Funding approved for Tamborine Mountain Sports Complex
Council approved a one-off $30,000 contribution to Tamborine Mountain Sports Association Limited to support short-term operational continuity of the Tamborine Mountain Sports Complex.
Helps keep a key local sports facility operating in the short term.
Gold Coast cableway information request supported
Council resolved to have the CEO write to the City of Gold Coast seeking more information about its cableway proposal affecting Tamborine Mountain, including likely tourist volumes, character impacts and infrastructure needs.
Signals Council concern about potential tourism and infrastructure impacts on Tamborine Mountain.
Topics
Tamborine Mountain development applications
Two retirement-facility applications, proposing 141 and 59 dwellings respectively, were refused on planning-scheme and Rural Residential Zone Code grounds. A separate dual-occupancy application at 65 Guanaba Road was considered, but the supplied extract does not state its final outcome.
The decisions affect future housing and development patterns on Tamborine Mountain.
Pylon sign application at Long Road deferred
The operational works application for a pylon sign at 165-183 Long Road, Tamborine Mountain was deferred to a later ordinary meeting.
A decision affecting local signage and visual amenity has not yet been made.
Gallery Walk off-street carparking update noted
Council noted an update on the Gallery Walk Stage 1 Off-Street Carparking project in closed session.
The project remains active and relevant to access and parking on Tamborine Mountain.
Cableway correspondence follow-up raised
Councillors discussed earlier correspondence to the City of Gold Coast about a proposed cableway route connecting to Springbrook or Tamborine Mountain, with confirmation the letter had been sent but no response received at that time.
Signals ongoing inter-council discussion on a proposal that could affect mountain communities and regional tourism.
Tamborine Mountain cableway proposal
Council is seeking more detail from the City of Gold Coast about the proposed cableway and its possible effects on tourism pressure, local character and infrastructure demand.
Important for Tamborine Mountain residents concerned about development and visitor impacts.