Green light for new apartments

Plans have been approved for a new nine-storey apartment block in Redcliffe – but there are concerns over parking during construction.

Moreton Bay City Councillors unanimously backed proposals, subject to conditions, for 92 new dwellings at 23-29 Alfred St, Woody Point.

There will be two parking levels (one a basement) and seven residential floors, as well as 149 parking spaces on the 3035sqm block.

Traffic issues were raised during the community consultation and returned last week as councillors considered the development application (DA).

“This could take a couple of years to build and it’s causing them (residents) a lot of grief,” Cr Jodie Shipway (Div 4) said.

“I really feel we need to have a plan for parking.”

Cr Karl Winchester (Div 6) said he “really struggled” with “all the ancillary issues” – not the DA itself - arising from the application.

The area is “transitioning from residential to high density”, Cr Winchester said, and developers "love that village feel” to Woody Point.

However, “one of the primary concerns is the ongoing impact of construction in Woody Point,” he said.

“It is a small village area … put a 500m radius around it and I think you will see about six construction sites at the moment.”

Cr Winchester said there is a need to “better manage parking in areas we look at, because ultimately residents are going to be the ones paying the price”.

He said while parking at these apartments “goes beyond the requirement”, the ongoing impact needs to be addressed at “precinct level”.

Asking tradies to use public parking beyond Alfred St was put forward, but was “not feasible”, said Cr Sandra Ruck (Div 5), as most work from their trucks.

The development will have two and three-bedroom apartments, each with a balcony, a rooftop terrace and pool which would be a communal space for residents.