DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT REPORT Proposed ...

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT REPORT
ARMSTRONG BEACH ROAD, SARINA MARCH 2012
The Office will be utilised for a staff operations, including staff sign on/ sign off and administrative
functions (i.e. conferences, training, briefings, and meetings). Details of the proposed facility are provided
in the following summation:
• The office building will have a capacity for 130 operation staff (an increase of 30 additional staff from
the current Sarina office);
• The facility will cater for 24 hours, 7 days a week operation to accommodation the nature of coal rail
operations in the region.
• Pacific National staff shift-on/shift-off periods are irregular, with an expected one-third of the on-shift
staff to be present at the office at any one time.
Car parking will be provided for approximately seventy (70) Pacific National staff vehicles (this will
fluctuate, but should not exceed 70); eight (8) Pacific National vehicles and ten (10) staff transport
vehicles. Due to the irregularity of staff shift on/shift off periods and off-site work areas, the proposed 80
space car parking area designated for the Pacific National office use is considered sufficient.
2.2 SUMMARY AND LIST OF SUPPORTING SPECIALIST REPORTS
The following specialist reports and information have been prepared in support of this development
application:
• Plans of Development prepared by i4 Architecture;
• Photographs of the proposed development site, taken 21st November 2011.
• Code Compliance Statements prepared by Wolter Consulting Group
• Traffic Engineering Report prepared by TTM Traffic consultants;
• Landscape Concept Plan prepared by Hywel Jones Landscape Architects
• Detailed Site Survey undertaken by WS Group
• Social Impact Assessment prepared by Warwick Powell (Director, Urban Advisory - SINO
Australia Investment & Trade Group)
It is anticipated that Council may require additional specialist reports to assess the development
application. We expect that the requirement for these will be confirmed by Council during its initial
assessment of the application, and requested as part of an Information Request if required.
This application also includes a copy of correspondence from BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA)
demonstrating present demand for the facility and a pre-commitment to utilise 100 rooms of the first
stage of the proposed Non-Resident Workforce Accommodation facility to accommodate staff required
for the expansion of the Hay Point Coal Terminal. This pre-commitment clearly demonstrates that the
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