Major CadCon Surveying and Town Planning Projects

Planning & Project Management Projects

• “Bayside Gardens” Crematorium, Hervey Bay
  • CadCon Surveying and Town Planning Sunshine Coast, were the principal planning consultants for this successful project. All Council and EPA issues were considered and incorporated in planning for the project and following receipt of a development approval the building and surrounds were constructed and commenced operation. Subsequently a rival operator proposed a similar venture in the immediate catchment area. CadCon Surveying and Town Planning Sunshine Coast, successfully joined Council as a respondent against refusal of the proposal by Council. Grounds argued and accepted by the court included site suitability and ultimately need. CadCon provided the significant majority of background research used in the court action and successfully liased with and coordinated expert witnesses.
  
  
• “Walz Construction”, Industrial Development, Gladstone
  • Development Application (MCU and IA) for Sandblasting, heavy machinery fabrication and lay-down area, Calliope Shire.
  • Undertake all investigations and research and make all applications necessary to facilitate planning approval, construction and operation of a sandblasting and heavy machinery fabrication and lay-down site in the Gladstone area. Issues include flood levels, acid phosphate soils, proximity to reserved shale-oil deposits, Environmentally Relevant Activities, proximity to and impact on a State Controlled Road. Preliminary advice has been sought from the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, the Bureau of Mines and Petroleum, the Main Roads Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Local Government and Planning. The proposal is currently in the preliminary design stage. Further feedback to ensure all issues have been considered in the design will be sought prior to application.
  
  
• Crematorium, Atherton
  • Proposed Development - Crematorium, Atherton Shire.
  • The proponent engaged me to undertake comprehensive site analysis, design assistance and feasibility studies to determine whether a particular site was suited to a crematorium development. Subject to the conclusion of the site analysis and feasibility study my advice has been accepted and is being incorporated into a crematorium design prior to final preparation of the planning application and lodgement with Council. Issues include proximity to a State Controlled Road, need in the planning and economic sense, access, environmental considerations (emissions etc), land tenure considerations.
  
  
• Multiple Unit Development, Buderim
  • Development Application (MCU) Multiple Unit Development, Maroochy Shire.
  • A potential purchaser of the subject site engaged CadCon Surveying and Town Planning Sunshine Coast to undertake site analysis and planning investigation into the prospects of a multiple unit development that was prima facie contrary to the planning scheme intent for that locality. CadCon's investigations and preliminary negotiation with Council showed the development was in fact consistent with the broader intent of the planning scheme and technical considerations could be provided to enable a successful development. Tasks included extensive investigation and research into previous activity on the site and specific issues affecting the site including landslip issues, proximity to a State Controlled Road, access considerations, stormwater discharge, amenity for neighbouring residences. Subsequent to CadCon Surveying and Town Planning's investigations, report and liaison with Council the owner decided not to proceed with the sale to the client and to undertake the development application themselves. They engaged a planner they had a long-standing relationship with though continued to use CadCon Surveying and Town Planning for site surveying.
  
  
• Rural Residential Subdivision, Caboolture
  • Lot Reconfiguration - Rural Residential Subdivision, Caboolture Shire.
  • The developers engaged CadCon Surveying and Town Planning Sunshine Coast to undertake all planning and surveying associated with the development. Issues included Q100 flood levels and urban design that balanced yield, practicality and flooding issues. Council approved the design and planning application and accompanying flood study prepared by a consulting engineer. CadCon Surveying and Town Planning subsequently managed all aspects of the development through to completion of construction and sealing of the survey plan.
  
  
• Aquarium, Mooloolaba
  • Development Application (MCU) – Aquarium, adjacent to the Post Office, Mooloolaba, Maroochy Shire.
  • On the face of it this was a simple application to replace one shop with another. Car parking in this area is however a major issue. Consequently a traffic-impact analysis and comparative studies with other aquaria in the area were undertaken. The analysis revealed that CadCon Surveying and Town Planning's client’s proposed use could not be catered for with the available parking and a contribution to offsite parking was required.
  
  
• Re-development of a dis-used Pizza Hut, Maroochydore
  • Development Application (MCU) - Multiple Potential Uses of a disused Pizza Hut Site, Maroochydore, Maroochy Shire.
  • The site, located on Aerodrome Rd, one of the major roads in Maroochydore, had been disused for several years. CadCon Surveying and Town Planning's client sought to have in place planning approval for several alternative, potential uses including a bank, a medical centre and professional offices. CadCon undertook analysis and provided a proposal report, incorporating the design prepared by the building designers in accordance with their expertise and Cadcon's planning advice, demonstrating that worst case impacts for each of the potential uses had been considered and were catered for in the design. An approval was achieved and a bank is now trading on the site.
  
  
• Stables, Caloundra
  • Development Application Investigation (MCU) – Stables, Caloundra Shire.
  • The issue of alternative uses for canelands is a major issue on the Sunshine Coast in 2004/2005. Cadcon Surveying and Town Planning's client proposed stables on a caneland site. CadCon Surveying and Town Planning was engaged to undertake site analysis and examination of the proposal, initially against planning scheme requirements and subsequently for specific purpose suitability. In the end Cadcon concluded that, from examination of Council mapping records and site mapping, 24-hour access to the site could not be guaranteed in the event of a Q100 flood event. This precluded the proposed use – owners of racehorses need assurance that their animals can be catered for around the clock. Low-lying access meant the site was unsuitable.
  
  
• Service Station Due Diligence, Forest Glen
  • Development Application Investigation (MCU) – Service Station and Major Truck Maintenance Garage, Maroochy Shire.
  • The proposed use was on a site on which was located an existing, trading service station – approved under the previous planning scheme. CadCon Surveying and Town Planning's client was looking to purchase the site and to add to its use through the construction and operation of a major truck-maintenance facility. CadCon Surveying and Town Planning conducted exhaustive due diligence and planning approval searches. Whilst the proposed use was supported by the Planning Scheme for the locality other issues included proximity to a creek, low- lying land and highway access considerations. CadCon concluded that the use was suitable and technical issues could be overcome.
  

CadCon Surveying and Town Planning Sunshine Coast, Surveying Projects

Construction Surveying

• “Waves”, Duporth Avenue, Maroochydore
  • Identification survey
  • Control surveys
  • All earthworks, formwork and on-slab setout
  • As-constructed surveys and certification.
  
  
• “Seamark”, First Avenue, Mooloolaba
  • Identification survey
  • Control surveys
  • All earthworks, formwork and on-slab setout
  • As-constructed surveys and certification.
  
  
• “Seabourn”, Lower Gay Tce, Caloundra
  • Identification survey
  • Control surveys
  • All earthworks, formwork and on-slab setout
  • As-constructed surveys and certification.
  
  
• “Silver Sea”, Sixth Avenue, Cotton Tree
  • Contour and Detail surveys
  • Identification survey
  • Control surveys
  • All earthworks, formwork and on-slab setout
  • As-constructed surveys and certification.
  
  
• “Pavillions”, Fourth Avenue, Cotton Tree
  • Identification survey
  • Control surveys
  • All earthworks, formwork and on-slab setout
  • As-constructed surveys and certification.
  
  
• “Seasent”, Kennedy Parade, Caloundra
  • Contour and detail surveys
  • Identification survey
  • Pre-sales disclosure.

CadCon Surveying and Town Planning, Engineering Surveying

• Century Zinc to Karumba Slurry Pipeline
  • Project management (both administrative and technical)
  • Easement boundary and centreline surveying over 300km of proposed pipeline
  • Survey crew management (four parties, professional camp cook)
  • Creation and operation of a digital cadastre.
  • Easement survey plans suitable for lodgement and registration.
  
  
• Phosphate Hill Mine Startup and Operations Surveying
  • Project management (both administrative and technical)
  • Excavation setout including real time placement of bench positions back calculated from underground seam positions.
  • Ramp, ROM and road surveys,
  • Stockpile surveys and reconciliation.
  • Control surveys.
  • Survey system investigation, recommendation and implementation.
  • High accuracy plant and machinery monitoring surveys.
  
  
• “Noosa Sanctuary” Earthworks Surveying
  We were engaged as the independent surveyors to undertake all volume surveys for peat extraction and clay fill on this large development site. Both the earthworks contractor and the supervising engineer have accepted the accuracy and fit for purpose reports we have produced for volume monitoring and payments throughout the life of the project saving time and money for both parties.
  
  
• “Pacific Harbour” Earthworks and Civil Works Surveying
  • Control surveys
  • Road and other civil works setout for subdivision construction encompassing ‘000’s of new lots
  • As-constructed surveys
  • Contour and detail surveys
  • Volume surveys

CadCon Surveying and Town Planning, GIS Projects and Spatially Accurate Digital Cadastre Projects

• DCDB Spatial Upgrade Projects
  CadCon Surveying and Town Planning have created in excess of 100,000 spatially accurate digital land parcels in digital cadastres for five Local Governments across Queensland. Accuracy has been delivered at the 95% level to specifications of ±0.1m in urban areas and between 0.5m and 1m in rural areas depending on client specifications. Each of the new spatially accurate representations of the cadastre (SPARC) or digital cadastres we have created is now in operation in the respective Local Government spatial information systems and have been incorporated into the state datasets.
  
  
• DCDB Maintenance Projects
  CadCon Surveying and Town Planning Sunshine Coast currently maintain the spatial integrity of Hervey Bay City Council’s digital cadastre. After having successfully completed a DCDC Spatial Upgrade Project CadCon Surveying and Town Planning have been engaged to incorporate new data into the system. This activity maintains and enhances the SPARC’s spatial integrity and continues to increase its value for internal users and external customers alike.
  
  
• GIS data integrity checking, cleansing and matching, Maroochy Shire
  Maroochy Shire engaged CadCon Surveying and Town Planning Sunshine Coast to integrity check Council’s existing GIS data sets and resolve any discrepancies within the data. This involved liaison with data owners and knowledge on CadCon's part as to the purpose of the data and the decision-making processes surrounding the data. Having cleansed and established the integrity of the data CadCon Surveying and Town Planning were then tasked to match it where appropriate to other data sets including a spatially accurate the digital cadastre CadCon had created for Council. The purpose of the exercise was to enable valid decision making by internal users relying on data of guaranteed accuracy. The project was successfully completed and data sets are incorporated into Council’s Spatial Information System.
  
  
• Digital Cadastre Distortion Modelling or Associatively, Noosa Shire
  Having undertaken a spatially accurate digital cadastre project for Noosa Shire they were then in need of bringing their relatively mapped assets into line with the new cadastre. Many of Council’s existing datasets were mapped relative to the existing, spatially inaccurate digital cadastre. In order to preserve and enhance the value of these datasets distortion modelling was undertaken to map the relationship of the new spatially accurate digital cadastre to the old, inaccurate version. Having rigorously verified the validity of the model the distortion model was then delivered to Council such that it could be applied to existing datasets thereby re-creating the same relationship. By this process existing, relatively mapped datasets now had immensely more value – if their relative mapping was accurate in the first instance, by preserving the relationship and attaching this relationship to the new spatially accurate digital cadastre they too became spatially accurate!
  
  
• GIS data integrity checking, cleansing and matching, Maroochy Shire
  Maroochy Shire engaged CadCon Surveying and Town Planning Sunshine Coast to integrity check Council’s existing GIS data sets and resolve any discrepancies within the data. This involved liaison with data owners and knowledge on Cadcon's part as to the purpose of the data and the decision-making processes surrounding the data. Having cleansed and established the integrity of the data CadCon Surveying and Town Planning were then tasked to match it where appropriate to other data sets including a spatially accurate the digital cadastre we had created for Council. The purpose of the exercise was to enable valid decision making by internal users relying on data of guaranteed accuracy. The project was successfully completed and data sets are incorporated into Council’s Spatial Information System.
  
  
• Digital Cadastre Distortion Modelling or Associatively, Noosa Shire
  Having undertaken a spatially accurate digital cadastre project for Noosa Shire they were then in need of bringing their relatively mapped assets into line with the new cadastre. Many of Council’s existing datasets were mapped relative to the existing, spatially inaccurate digital cadastre. In order to preserve and enhance the value of these datasets distortion modelling was undertaken to map the relationship of the new spatially accurate digital cadastre to the old, inaccurate version. Having rigorously verified the validity of the model the distortion model was then delivered to Council such that it could be applied to existing datasets thereby re-creating the same relationship. By this process existing, relatively mapped datasets now had immensely more value – if their relative mapping was accurate in the first instance, by preserving the relationship and attaching this relationship to the new spatially accurate digital cadastre they too became spatially accurate!