The applicant is seeking development approval for a sauna building on the roof of the existing ski shed at the NCSLSC together with upgrades to the rest of the roof deck. The applicant advises these upgrades to the roof deck include improved flooring/drainage treatment, seating/furniture, low-level lighting and a public water bottle filling station. The rooftop improvements would be available to the general public, not only sauna customers.

The applicant proposes to use approximately one-third of the existing rooftop (33%) for the enclosed sauna pavilion. The remaining two-thirds would remain open as public space.

The structure is single-storey and designed to reduce visual bulk and maintain view corridors.

The sauna is proposed to operate seven days a week from 5am to 9pm.

The applicant advises that noise impacts are expected to be minimal due to controlled management, internalised reception and amenities and no noisy plant/services.

Low-reflectivity finishes are proposed to reduce glare, and no solar panels are included in the application.

The applicant advises that no visible plant or noisy services are proposed, and the pavilion is designed to preserve public amenity.

The applicant advises the facility design includes internal reception and internal change/amenity areas to support an internalised arrival/departure process and avoid queuing outside.

The applicant has designed the facility for up to 22 people per hour but advises that actual numbers are typically lower at comparable venues, with visitors arriving and departing at different times rather than as large groups.

The applicant advises that patron movements are expected to be staggered rather than “group turnover”, based on typical sauna use patterns and booking behaviour at similar venues.

The applicant states the facility would include its own showers, change areas, and lockers, and is not expected to increase demand on existing public amenities in the area.

The applicant advises that parking/traffic impacts are expected to be minimal due to capped patron numbers, modest staffing, and usage patterns that generally fall outside peak summer beach periods and the middle of the day.

The applicant advises the pavilion is demountable in design, allowing for future disassembly, adaptive reuse or recycling.