Properly made submission (object) Peregian Beach Business Association MCU13/0092

  Submission to MCU 13/0092                                                                       August 15,2013



15. The applicant’s noise   report states that all loading and service activities on site are to be limited to
   between the hours of 7am to 6pm. This will result in service vehicles and semi trailers being forced to
   share Rufous Street with the existing low key end users of the Di Hurst Oval, Peregian Veggie Village,
   Peregian Tennis club and Peregian Community Kindergarten. These community and sporting groups
   will be detrimentally affected by the additional heavy vehicles and overflow carparking that will occur as
   a result of the shopping complex



16. The applicant’s traffic consultants have not indicated the extent of works required to Rufous Street nor
    provided any detailed designs on the stated required upgrading of the Woodland Drive and David Low
   Way intersection. Therefore the extent of roadworks and impacts on the road system is unknown.

17. The applicant’s traffic consultant’s report notes that properties on the northern side of Woodland Drive
   will be negatively affected by the additional traffic generated by the proposed Shopping Centre. The
    owners of these  sites would not have anticipated the potential delays or conflicts and therefore the
    proposal has a significant impact on their amenity.

18. The traffic impacts on the area will be significant for residents in Woodland Drive and those near the
    David Low Way intersection. Impacts will include increased heavy vehicles manouevring and braking
    which will not be able to be controlled by conditions.


19. Residents in the surrounding area would not have envisaged a commercial use such as a shopping
    centre as being’ permitted on Open Space zoned land.


20. The shopping centre will result in the use of the Council carpark on the David Low Way for carparking
    associated with the shopping centre as patrons from the south will find it easier to access this carpark.
    The use of this carpark will reduce the carparking available for community uses.


21. The location of the shopping centre on the very edge of the Peregian Township is not desirable as
    there is limited    vehicular access to the site and provides limited integration with the existing
    neighbourhood centre. This will therefore have significant impacts on the area as the proposed centre
    will operate in direct conflict to the existing centre.


22. The applicant’s consultant’s submission that the Eastern Beaches Locality Plan is no longer applicable
    is ludicrous and illogical. The consultant’s reference to the 1997 Strategic Plan which is no longer in
    force is irrelevant and seeks to misinform and deceive the general public. The application is to be
    assessed against the current 2006 Noosa Plan. This 2006 plan was not ’updated’ as referenced by the
    consultant but was a new scheme for the whole of the Shire. The consultants attempt to discredit the
    validity of the planning documents are not able to be substantiated or therefore able to be used as a
    sufficient ground for the conflict with the planning scheme.


23. TIle reference to specific applications as precedence for non compliance with the planning scheme and
    undermining of the neighbourhood centre is irrelevant and misleading as the projects specifically
    mentioned have been assessed on their merits noting:


                o      Peregian Beach Caravan Park closure and subsequent approval for units and shops.
                       Comment    -
                                      2006 Noosa Plan indicated that Visitor Accommodation and offices were a
                       consistent use on this site. Does not undermine planning scheme.


                o      Closure of Peregian Bowls Club. Comment             -
                                                                               Closure has nothing to do with Planning
                       Scheme or Council. No impact on Planning Scheme.


                o      Peregian Beach Hotel     -
                                                    Comment     -
                                                                    This site was previously a hotel and continues to
                       be a hotel. No impact on validity of the Planning Scheme.


                o      Office development on David Low Way Comment                  -
                                                                                        Offices are a consistent use as
                       defined by the planning scheme. No impact on validity of the Planning Scheme.


                o      Closure of supermarket in square Comment
                                                            -
                                                                         The supermarket is still in operation,
                                                                               -




                       with no fixed date for closure. If and when the supermarket ceases operation, this will
                       have   nothing to do with the Planning Scheme or Council.               No   impact on Planning
                       Scheme.




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