Development approval granted for residential aged care
Economic Development Queensland approved a development application for the construction of a 150-bed residential aged care facility at Songbird Oxley on 17 June 2022.
Town Planning Alliance lodged the application on behalf of Rockpool RAC Pty Ltd on 25 June 2021 and the application was considered properly made on 27 July 2021.
Rockpool Residential Aged Care (Rockpool) is expected to begin construction of the $45 million facility in early 2023 with completion forecast for mid-2024 (weather permitting). With the vision of life reimagined Rockpool’s aged care facility will be constructed over six levels and offer residential, respite, memory support and palliative care. It will form part of an integrated residential retirement lifestyle and care precinct in Songbird Oxley.
Set back from the street frontage the residential aged care-built form will offer a sensitive transition to the streetscape which will feature a mixture of trees, shrubs and ground covers. The upper levels to the street frontage will recess back from the lower three storeys to the southern street façade, providing an even greater setback to the street. The building pad will sit below the street level further supporting the sensitive transition of building height.
A range of thoughtfully designed spaces will support two resident communities per floor with the heart of each designed space featuring communal living and dining area. This best practice approach prioritises care, support and enables meaningful friendships between residents. Added communal amenities on the ground floor will include a wellness and vitality centre, hair salon, function room, theatre, café/alfresco area, function terrace and garden areas.
The approved Rockpool development is part of the wider integrated residential retirement lifestyle and care precinct with a separate development application lodged by Honeycombes Property Group (Honeycombes) currently under assessment. The Honeycombes development proposes to include a community facility alongside a total of 77 over 50’s lifestyle apartments across three separate buildings.
For further information relating to the Rockpool development approval, please visit the link below and click on the “decided applications” search field and type in DEV2021/1196. For further information relating to the Honeycombes development application, please visit the link below and click on “current applications” search field and type in DEV2021/1234.
