Impound lot proposal

QUEENSLAND’S biggest tow truck company is planning to build a 24/7 car impound lot in Landsborough.

Clayton’s Towing has applied to the Sunshine Coast Council for a material change of use to a 3000sqm site at the currently vacant 6-8 Lenco Crescent. The site will be used for the sole use of impounded cars although an application to the council does not state how many cars could be impounded at one time.

The proposal incorporates a single storey industrial building comprising 288m2 and a use area of 684m2.

The total combined gross floor area and use area for the site is 972m2.

An ancillary office is located at the front of the building while a staff recreation room and bathroom are also included within the building.

The remainder of the site will comprise enclosed vehicle storage and covered vehicle storage in the form of an open carport.

The unmanned site will also be screened by vegetation and other features and contain four visitor car parks, the application states.

“Due to (police)requirements, minimal public access is provided on-site,” the application states. “These car parks are appropriately setback and screened by a 2m landscape strip.

“The proposal is considered to provide efficient, easily discernible and safe access for visitors accessing the site.”

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