A 32-HECTARE parcel of land on the outskirts of Beerwah is set to be transformed into a 235-lot retirement village.
Tricare Communities has lodged plans with the Sunshine Coast Council for a retirement village including community centre, pool, dog park and lawn bowls green, after purchasing the Newells Rd property for $21 million in October 2023.
The application is seeking a material change of use to the site for a retirement facility.
According to documents lodged with council, the development would comprise of 235 sites and a two-storey community centre.
The community centre would include a lounge, restaurant, function area, cinema, library, craft room, games room, outdoor lounges, pools, a gym and lawn bowls.
An upper level lounge and terrace are also proposed.
A variety of other secondary communal open space areas are planned and include pickle ball courts, bbq areas, a dog park, pocket parks and seating amongst vegetated areas.
The staged development would see each dwelling range in size from 17-31m² of private open space that is directly accessible from the main living area.
Each site will have a single car park, while 56 public car parking spaces will be available.
A private bus service will be provided as an alternative transport mode to access activity centres, community facilities, public open space and other places desired by residents, the documents state.
Tricare said it would also construct a new footpath that will connect into the existing footpath network on Old Landsborough Road which provides direct connectivity to Beerwah.
Access to the development will be provided via Newells Rd, which will be upgraded to provide a two-way sealed carriageway with frontage works including on-street parking along the southern side of the road, the application states.
The existing intersection with Old Landsborough Road is to be upgraded to include a basic left turn treatment and a short channelised right turn treatment.