PM Submission Object - David Stevens - MCU18/0019

9.     A 90 bed aged care facility is an overdevelopment of the proposed site. The bulk, scale
       and mass of the proposed built form is excessiveand will be an overwhelming presence
       in the streetscape and, more particularly, to its adjoining detached residential properties.
       Having 11 lots to build on is not mere justification for developing a construction of such
       density and scale.
10.    When contrasting the DA to the Noosa Hospital (which is located directly opposite the
       site) the hospital is single storey, appropriately set back in bush land and is set on a site
       with sufficient space for the development. The hospital has a similar number of beds to
       the DA (92) but is much more spread out, having more than double the footprint, thus
       not diminishing the amenity of its surrounding residential neighbours.
11.    The design of the DA poorly integrates with the immediate neighbourhood and is visually
       dominant in its presentation to the street. Its style is not in keeping with the established
       built form in the immediate vicinity, being modest detached houses.
12.    The DA will result in the reduction in amenity for the Noosaville community as the
       presence of a large, commercial sized building nearby will make the area feel less like a
       residential neighbourhood.
13.    The commercial service access on Val crescent will have an adverse impact on the
       amenity of the dwellings located in the nearby vicinity (such as my house) due to an
       increased number of trucks and vehicles over a 24 hr period, that are not typical of a
       local residential street.
14.    This will be particularly the case, early in the morning and late at night, given the
       following traffic movements:
        i.   At the staff changeover in the morning between approximately 6.45am and 7.15am
             there will be approximately 55 vehicles using the driveway;
       ii.   Prior to the commencement of the night shift there will be approximately 20
             vehicles entering the driveway at around 10.00pm; and
      iii.   Following the completion of the afternoon shift there will be approximately 25
             vehicles exiting the driveway at around 10.45pm.
15.    The biggest nuisance will be the night shift change over of nearly 50 cars. As I have two
       primary aged children who go to sleep by 8.30pm, the noise of these cars entering and
       exiting the site (together with the car park roller shutter going up and down at night with
       cars coming and going) will disrupt their sleep.
16.    The above noise, combined with head light glare, will also impact on my elderly
       neighbours, as they go to bed early and their bedroom is located in the front of their
       house, which is opposite the proposed accessto the site on Val Crescent.
17.    Ambient light produced by the facility will change the night time amenity of Val Crescent.
       Val Crescent is serviced by only 2 low intensity street lights at the far end of the court.
       The facility with a standard requirement for lighting in common areas, lighting in
       driveway accessareas and security lighting will negatively affect the areas amenity and
       create a commercial appearance at night.


USE
18.    As confirmed by the Applicant's Assessment Report, the DA directly conflicts with
       Specific Outcomes 30 and 31 of the Noosaville Locality Code.


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