Home to be demolished
AN OLD, dilapidated home with stumps missing and a hole in the roof at 184 Ruthven St will be demolished to make way for a newly approved dental and medical practice.
Applicant Gentle Dental was approved by Toowoomba Regional Council on September 4 for the new purpose-built, two storey structure, which will take up 387 sq m of gross floor area and have a maximum height of 8.1m.
The facility will accommodate three practitioners and three support staff.
According to a Toowoomba Regional Council assessment report, the three practitioners will include two dentists and one doctor or GP.
The practice’s proposed hours of operation are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.
The application was publicly notified, and no submissions were received supporting or opposing the development.
Vehicles will have access to the site via Jellicoe St and egress via Ruthven St, with one-way circulation through the site.
A total of 12 car parks will be included with the development.
The assessment report found the “proposed development would not undermine any nearby centres or impact on the role or function of the centres network”.
It also found “the proposed development is for a small-scale service that is primarily intended to service the immediate local residential community” and that the proposed use, hours of operation, built form, landscaping and acoustic barriers would ensure the amenity, privacy and safety of nearby residences would not be “unduly” impacted.