12-18 Haysmouth Parade Clontarf QLD 4019

This area is already stretched to the limit with one street in and one street out. With the child centre down the road, people are now parking in Haysmouth Pde. There is also many people utilizing the area on the weekends for fishing or exercise activities so a lot of the time residents here can not even find a park already. This area can not handle any development and the ground is unsuitable with sink holes already.

This development is not acceptable due to the impact it will have on the environment and existing home owners within the inlet. The Mangrove structure is already under stress due to damage caused by "someone" ..... We will loose the basic structure of fish , seaweed and miniature life due to storm water being channeled directly into one area. (one pipe taking all the catchment of new dwellings and drainage direct to ocean). Think of our future and our areas future.
Also the infrastructure is not big enough to handle the extra vehicles which will be in our streets and this will make the area dangerous and congested .

Looking at the plans, 21 dwellings, 20 car spaces with 3 visitor car parks. Considering that at least half of the dwellings will have more than one vehicle and with 21 dwellings on weekends will have more than 3 visitors, I can not see this working at all. There is one way in and one way out which is already pushed to the limit on weekends. This area should also be kept to 2 storeys as not to conflict with other houses in the area, many of whom, paid lots of money for there properties to have their area destroyed by a 4 storey monster

To Moreton Bay Regional Council,


I am a resident of Princess Terrace Clontarf and do not support the application in its current form.

At approximately 15.9 m height the tower will loom over the surrounding houses and have a huge impact on the character and amenity of the established low-rise suburb. 


It is beyond any reasonable expectation that the existing residents could have anticipated for development in such a scenic and peaceful area, such a development is in conflict with zoning and will have a huge impact on the character of the established low-rise suburb apart from the fact that such a development conflicts with all current applicable zoning
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This development does not represent the lifestyle or behaviors of the people in this area, it does not enhance our lives and I personally am against it, and I know first-hand many of my fellow neighbors are against it also. 
The street and small ramp at the western end is used by a limited number of kayakers and fisherpersons, regularly, as there is limited room. It is a quiet, nature enjoying area.
Paddle Against Plastic event at the end of this street in June 2020 to help clean and protect the Internationally Ramsar listed Hays Inlet site. The event was instructed by MBRC to be a small-scaled event due to this small residential area with one access road. 
Apart from the obvious dangers imposed by the increased traffic and street access. Vehicle access to the site is inadequate for the nature and scale of the proposed development. 
Haysmouth Parade and Bayview Terrace are not designed to support the quantum of traffic the proposed development will bring. 

This application for material change is well beyond the scope of the 12m limit that is currently in place. This change is over the height of the zoning, which has been put in place for a reason.

The structure is inappropriate to the area and is close to a tidal line which may mean a significant modification of the shoreline which would be detrimental to Hays Inlet. 
The proposed development site sits on a Ramsar site which is of international significance. 
The Ramsar Convention encourages the designation of sites containing representative, rare or unique wetlands, or wetlands that are important for conserving biological diversity. Once designated, these sites are added to the Convention's List of Wetlands of International Importance and become known as Ramsar sites. 
It provides for national action and international cooperation regarding the conservation of wetlands, and wise sustainable use of their resources. Ramsar identifies wetlands of international importance, especially those providing waterfowl habitat.
In light of its significant conflicts with the assessment benchmarks, Council cannot – pursuant to its responsibilities under the Planning Act 2016 – consider approving the proposed development.
On this basis, the Council has no choice but to unequivocally refuse the proposed development." 




Kim Davis

I am a resident in the area who has lived in Clontarf from childhood int adulthood. I have seen enormous growth and development over the Redcliffe Peninsula.
This proposed Haysmouth Parade Development is one I categorically do not support.
All surrounding streets to the development site have no other high rise development. Firstly, the owner occupiers of all surrounding properties have chosen to live in the area because of it offers a rare marine environment that is not overshadowed or impacted upon by high rise or multi-occupied residential developments. The proposed development would have an immediate impact on all other residents of the area in a many ways. There would be an obvious and immediate impact through an increased human presence and traffic.
Already, as a result of the building of an Early Childhood and Gym facility, there is an overflow of people and cars into streets in the area accessing these business sites. Owner occupiers/visitors of a Haysmouth development will only further add to this. Street space in the location is small and compact. In the immediate location a small boat ramp is utilised by the public for kayak access to the bay and recreational use. This would be enormously compromised by the Haysmouth development and access would have to become restricted by nature of the size of the proposed development.
More importantly as I have mentioned the local residents of the area are very aware of the Inlet being a Ramsar Site. This identified the major importance and significance of wildlife (koalas, waterfowl, marine animals, frogs) and location not just to locals but to all. It records the area as one of rare wetland significance and highlights a number of wetland species that have been identified as unique to this specific area.
Any development in the area has a number of National and International Guidelines that need to be stringently adhered to. The proposed development of Haysmouth Parade would have long term and catastrophic impact on identified geographical location and biodiversity of the area. The foreshore, mangrove “nursery” and wildlife would be irrevocably affected!
As such under the Planning Act 16 and conditions of a Ramcar Site, this proposed development conflicts with assessment benchmarks and therefore cannot gain Council approval to proceed.
The Council has no choice but to deny the proposed development to proceed.

Robynne McLachlan

I am a resident of the Redcliffe Peninsula and have chosen to live here because of its charming old school community feel and the unique landscape and Queensland style housing it provides. The beaches and the bridge and the peninsulas wildlife make it such a special place. Since purchasing our house 8 years ago I have watched horrified as unique buildings are destroyed and replaced with tasteless high rises. Trees don’t seem to matter much either. The wetlands and our waterways need to be respected as do the members of the community who have chosen to live on the Peninsula. There has been far too much loss and too much development in the short time I have lived here and can see that the MBRC is in favour of development over the environment or ratepayers.

Dear MBRC team, the very first thing noted on the proposed development is that it is on a RAMSAR wetlands protected zone. This treaty is to protect our precious areas including the Hays Inlet area. I doubt that councillors are aware of this fact. I sincerely hope that MBRC don't ignore an International, responsible and environmentally critical treaty.
I'm not against development, we need it but we need to preserve our precious wetlands and RAMSAR zones. Please do not approve this DA.

This development is completely inappropriate for the local area and it’s direct proximity to Hays Inlet. As a local Woody Point resident, I feel allowing this development to go ahead would set a dangerous precedent for other developments to go ahead along the shores of Hays Inlet.

Hays Inlet is a Ramsar listed site which means it’s a wetland of international importance. Home to dugongs, migratory wader birds, fish, turtles and other marine species, I am seriously concerned this development will jeopardise the wellbeing of this vital habitat.

Given this development is on the edge of a Ramsar listed sight, I feel the federal government should assess this development through an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) to assess the potential significant impacts on these important wetlands.

Please stop allowing unnecessary development of areas, close to land/water that is needed for the breeding/growth of animals and plants. Koalas are nearly gone from the MBRC region because of over development and lack of preservation of natural corridors.

Go down and have a look at the flooding today.
Sunday 27th Feb
Stop ruining wildlife and marine habitat for humans!

This development is unsuitable for several reasons:
• It is directly adjacent to a RAMSAR site. It must be assessed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) to evaluate the potentially significant impacts on these critical wetlands.
• The development will impact local street parking with only a single road in and out.
• It will impact residents' current visibility and livability and lower the value of their properties.
• The development will impact stormwater runoff
This block would be best suited to lower profile high, specification environmental design or even better resumed by the council and converted to a combination of open space, community hub and increased biodiversity.

One scenario, Two couples move into one of the units together to better manage costs. In todays society all four have to work to live reasonably. They all need cars to get to work. One car park per unit and three cars parked on the street. One unit down, twenty units to go. One way in and one way out on one small 2 way street is not going to work. Something like this would be more suited to Hornibrook Esplanade for example as better suited, better access and less effect on the surrounding area. This site would better suit a park at the lower end and maybe a 2 story, 6 unit complex at the higher end with plenty of car parks.