[Katie Chapman]

Hi everyone,

I am seeking clarification regarding the categorization of a DA that has been submitted to Council.
The DA is for a Retirement Village and Residential Care Facility. There are 21 Villas/Townhouses, 162 1-2 bedroom units (both villas and units self contained) attached to a 120 bed care facility.
There wont be a strata, this accommodation will only be rented to tenants – not sold individually.
The facility will be privately owned and wont be non-ratable.
Being that nursing homes are categorized as business and retirement villages as residential, my thoughts are this should be a mixed development and the VG would be able to apportion the value relating to each use. Is this how other Councils would look at this property?

Thanks Katie

[Cherie Muir]

Hi Katie
I agree with your thinking in that it is a mix of uses on the same site and not a mixed development in the sense of asking the VG for a MDAF.
We had one just like this recently and we gave the VG a mud map of the site showing the aged care footprint and retirement living footprint. They apportioned the values so we could categorise and rate separately.
Cherie

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