Community Consultation

Background

In 2017, the site was approved for Recreation-Private (Meditation Retreat) to operate in a converted shed behind the house. The approval included construction of 20 carpark bays and restricted operating hours. Several other approvals for the site have been issued since for new buildings and changes to operating hours, occupancy numbers and car parking bays (see comparison tables below for current approved numbers).

Proposal

The Application proposes the following changes to operating hours, occupancy numbers and car parking bays.

1. Modifications to the operating hours:

   Land use	Days	Hours (Approved)	Hours (Proposed)
   Yoga/Meditation	Monday to Wednesday	6:30am to 10:30pm & 5pm to 7:30pm	7am to 9pm
   	Thursday to Friday	6:30am to 10:30pm & 5pm to 8:00pm
   	Saturday	8am to 5pm	no change
   	Sunday	Maximum 4 hours between 10am to 4pm	9am to 5pm
   Counselling	Monday to Friday	8am to 6pm	7am to 9pm
   	Saturday	9am to 5pm	8am to 5pm
   	Sunday	10am to 4pm	9am to 5pm

2. Modification to occupancy numbers:

   Land use	Occupants (Maximum Approved)	Occupants (Maximum Proposed)
   Yoga/Meditation	20 persons maximum	45 person (including practitioners & councillors) in total
   Counselling	clients per session

3. Modification to car parking:

   Land use	Parking bays (Approved)	Parking bays (proposed)
   Yoga/Meditation & Counselling	24	45 (9 on newly constructed hardstand and 10 in existing developed areas)

4. Recreation – Private (Yoga/Meditation) is a discretionary (A) land use and Consulting Rooms (Counselling) is a non-conforming land use in the Rural Living zone under the City’s Town Planning Scheme No. 4 (TPS 4). This means that the proposal requires advertising to nearby landowners as part of the assessment process.

In support of the proposal the applicant has provided the following documentation to the City:

• Explanatory Letter
• Acoustic Report
• Traffic Impact Assessment
• Site Plans detailing Additional Parking Bays
• Submission Form & Location Plan

Should you have any enquires regarding this proposal, please contact Mr Colin Connor - Senior Strategic/Statutory Planning Office from the City’s Planning Services on 08 9394 5245.