Alterations and Additions - Gaia Retreat Brooklet

DA No: 2025/395 - PAN-578265

PROPERTY: 933 Fernleigh Road, Brooklet NSW 2479 - Lot: 19 DP: 1043497

APPLICANT: Fiveight Hinterland Pty Ltd

PROPOSAL: Alterations and Additions to Tourist and Visitor Accommodation comprising the following:

• Construction of ‘arrivals building’ (HUB) to including arrival entrance, Porte Cochere, reception, restaurant, guest lounge and shop;
• Refurbishment of ‘Kukura House’ with new back of house facilities (laundry, housekeeping and staff room), education/information space, office and kitchen.
• Renovation of existing tourist units
• Construction of four additional tourist units.
• New spa complex and treatment rooms including upgrades to pool area to include additional plunge pools and recovery program area and improved accessibility;
• Provision of a new carparking area to accommodate 71 car spaces.
• Improved accessibility via a new lift, bridge over creek and general DDA access improvements.
• Associated demolition works, vegetation management works and replacement plantings, and infrastructure.

In accordance with Schedule 1 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Notice is hereby given that the following nominated integrated development application has been lodged for Council’s assessment and determination. Submissions close 28 November 2025.

The development is classified as ‘nominated-integrated development’ for the purposes of Section 4.46 under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 as it requires approval from the Department of Planning and Environment-Water under the Water Management Act 2000.

The subject development application and associated documents may be viewed on Council’s DAs online here: Ballina Shire Council - Application Tracker

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Any person may make a submission in writing to Council. Where a submission is by way of objection, the grounds of objection must be specified in the submission. All submissions, including any personal information contained therein, will become publicly available documents and will be made available to the applicant and any other interested members of the public. They may also be included in Council’s business paper. If you do not wish your submission to be publicly available, you must provide Council with written reasons for this. Alternatively, you may wish to provide an anonymous submission. However, anonymous submissions may be given less (or no) weight in the overall consideration of the proposal.

This development application may be reported to Council for determination at one of its Council Meetings. Notification of those development applications to be reported to Council can be accessed at Council’s website on ballina.nsw.gov.au/council-notices.

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Submissions Close 28 November 2025