PM Submission Object - David Stevens - MCU18/0019

     A.    INTRODUCTION


1.   I oppose the above Application for Material Changeof Use for Multiple Housing Type 3 -
     Retirement and Special Needs (Aged Care Facility) and urge Noosa Council to reject the
     development application on the basisthat it conflicts with the Noosa Plan on the grounds
     detailed below and that there are no other relevant matters for the DA to proceed
     notwithstanding this conflict.


REASONABLE EXPECTATION
2.   When I purchased my house in Val Crescent I had no expectation that a 90 bed aged care
     facility would be built in this quiet residential street. This expectation was totally
     reasonable given that Val Crescent is zoned for detached houses only.
3.   The proposed development is in direct conflict with the Noosa Plan. The Noosa Plan was
     drafted based on extensive community consultation. The community expects that the
     Council adheres to the Plan and does not allow development which blatantly
     contravenes it, such as the proposed development.          A development that would be
     consistent with the planning scheme would be expected to be 11 single dwellings over 11
     lots, which is very different to a 90 bed aged care facility, which is commercial in nature.


AMENITY
4.   The DA is in direct conflict with the above elements and will have a substantial negative
     impact on the amenity of the residential houses which surround it, including my house
     which is opposite the proposed site.
S.   The current zoning for the proposed site is Detached Housing and the development is a
     significant departure from the scale and character intended in the planning scheme for
     Val Crescent and Goodchap Street.
6.   The DA is substantially inconsistent with         its immediate    surroundings, which is
     characterised by single dwellings. The DA's bulk and intensity, taking up 11 lots and
     comprising an area of 6742m2 and a gross floor area of S,055m2, will totally contradict
     its neighbouring houses and will look completely out of place. In essence, the DA is of
     commercial scale and appearance.
7.   Development that would be complaint with the planning scheme would be expected to
     be 11 smaller buildings over 11 lots, which is vastly different to what is proposed.
8.   As confirmed by the Applicant in its Development Assessment Report, prepared by
     Project Urban, the DA is in direct conflict with Outcome 35 of the Specific Outcomes and
     Probable Solutions for the Detached Housing Zone, as it does not give the physical
     appearance of being one detached house. The DA will fundamentally change the nature
     and character of Val Crescent which has no units or other multiple housing. The DA,
     which basically consists of one very large building and runs almost the entire length of
     Val Crescent, will have an adverse impact on the nature and streetscape of this detached
     housing, local residential street.


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