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275 Barham River Road, Apollo Bay P/A 1692017-1 Oceans United Investment Group Pty Ltd Visual Assessment Expert Witness Statement 1 | FINAL September 10, 2018 Visual Assessm ent Oceans Unite d Inv estm ent G ro up Pty L td Visual Assessment 275 Barham River Road, Apollo Bay Project No: Document Title: Visual Assessment Document No.: 1 Revision: FINAL Date: September 10, 2018 Client Name: Oceans United Investment Group Pty Ltd Project Manager: Hayden Burge Author: Hayden Burge File Name: 275 Barham River Road Report HB EWS FINAL.docx Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited ABN 37 001 024 095 Floor 11, 452 Flinders Street Melbourne VIC 3000 PO Box 312, Flinders Lane Melbourne VIC 8009 Australia T +61 3 8668 3000 F +61 3 8668 3001 www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2018 Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Jacobs. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Jacobs constitutes an infringement of copyright. 1 i Visual Assessment Contents 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Instructions ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Structure of this report ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Expert Evidence – Practice Note ............................................................................................................ 1 1.4 Name and address ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.5 Qualifications ......................................................................................................................................... 2 1.6 Facts Matters and Assumptions ............................................................................................................. 2 1.7 Site Inspections ..................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Submissions ........................................................................................................................................ 4 3. Subject Site .......................................................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Subject Site ........................................................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Topography ........................................................................................................................................... 7 3.3 Vegetation ............................................................................................................................................. 7 4. Planning Provisions ............................................................................................................................ 8 4.1 Zones .................................................................................................................................................... 8 4.2 Overlays ................................................................................................................................................ 8 4.3 Other relevant Strategies and Policies.................................................................................................... 9 5. What is proposed ............................................................................................................................... 10 5.1 Architecture ......................................................................................................................................... 10 5.2 Building Materials ................................................................................................................................ 19 5.3 Landscape ........................................................................................................................................... 20 6. Views and visibility ............................................................................................................................ 23 6.1 View shed ............................................................................................................................................ 23 6.2 Viewshed definition .............................................................................................................................. 23 6.3 VP01 Apollo Bay – Seymour Crescent ................................................................................................. 25 6.4 VP02 Apollo Bay – Barham Valley Road / McLachlan / Gambier Street ................................................ 28 6.5 VP03 Ocean Park Drive – Marengo ..................................................................................................... 30 6.6 VP04 Ocean Park Drive - Marengo ...................................................................................................... 32 6.7 VP05 Great Ocean Road Tourist Route #1........................................................................................... 34 6.8 VP06 Great Ocean Road Tourist Route #2........................................................................................... 36 6.9 VP07 Great Ocean Road Tourist Route #3........................................................................................... 38 6.10 VP08 Barham Valley Road .................................................................................................................. 39 6.11 VP09 Barham Valley Road #2 .............................................................................................................. 41 6.12 VP10 Barham Valley Road #3 .............................................................................................................. 43 7. Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................... 45 Appendix A. CV Hayden Burge 1 ii Visual Assessment 1. Introduction Oceans United Investments Group Pty Ltd seeks permission to develop the Apollo Bay Integrated Tourism Resort (Residential Hotel and Villas) at 275 Barham River Road, Apollo Bay. Spowers Architects in conjunction with Aspect Landscape Architects have prepared an overall Masterplan including 180 room Hotel, 22 villas to the north and west of the Hotel and 60 villas to the south and south east of the Hotel. Supporting infrastructure will include, staff and maintenance facilities and a bike hire facility, access tracks, recreational trails and landscaping. 1.1 Instructions I have been instructed by Planning and Property Partners acting on behalf of Oceans United Investments Group Pty Ltd to: review the material supplied to you in relation to the Permit Application; consider and formulate my own opinions with respect to visual impact matters within the limits of my expertise; and prepare a report which sets out the conclusions reached, and to clearly state the basis upon which I have arrived at those conclusions, including any facts I have relied upon or assumptions which I have made which form part of the reasoning by which you reach your conclusions. My instructions are attached to the Statement in Annex B. 1.2 Structure of this report This report will: Summarise submitter concerns relevant to visual impact of the proposed resort. Describe the key components of the project that are relevant to considering the visibility and visual impact of the project. Describe the relevant sections of the Colac Otway Planning Scheme that are relevant to my area of expertise. Describe the views and visibility of the site and proposed areas to be developed. Describe any recommendations or mitigation measures that might be considered in any approvals for the proposed resort. 1.3 Expert Evidence – Practice Note I acknowledge that I have read and complied with the Guide to Expert Evidence (dated April 2015). In compliance with this Guide I provide the following information. 1.4 Name and address Hayden Burge Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited Level 11, 452 Flinders Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000 1 1 Visual Assessment 1.5 Qualifications I am a registered Landscape Architect with over 15 years’ experience. I have a Bachelor Applied Science (Landscape Architecture and Urban Design) from RMIT (2000) and I am a member of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects. A Curriculum Vita is attached in Annex A of this report. 1.6 Facts Matters and Assumptions The facts, matters and assumptions on which the opinions expressed in this report are based: Planning Reports 1. Planning Titles (searched on the LANDATA register on 19 June 2017) and 2. Planning Titles Architectural Plans (Spowers & Angus Scorpio Architects, Revision A, 15 May 2018, Part 1) C. Architectural Plans (Spowers & Angus Scorpio Architects, Revision A, 15 May 2018, Part 2) Architectural Design Report (Spowers & Agius Scorpio Architects, revision B, 25 June 2018) Spowers Design Process Review (Le Grew design PL, undated) Landscape Architecture Plans (0) Overall (ASPECT Studios, Revision P3, 9 May 2018) F. Landscape Architecture Plans (1) hotel enlargement (ASPECT Studios, Revision P3, 11 May 2018)