Response to Information Request - Final 21 March 2024 · MCU23/0096

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reasons explained in the traffic report, the changed parking and vehicle queuing area within
Area P2, will improve and maintain the external traffic impacts to an acceptable level. The
current works and including the more recent addition of the staff parking at the site (Area
P3), has substantially improved the traffic and parking situation at GSLC.

The parking issue also needs to be considered in context having regard to the existing
operation of the GSLC. The GSLC is committed to a maximum of 1150 students, and the
proposed PAC will have no bearing on student or equivalent full-time staff numbers. The
facility will be used to better support the needs of current students, and not support an
increase in enrolments.

There is no material increase in student numbers based on the Master Plan. The GSLC has
confirmed that over the past five years the educational establishment has at times peaked at
1136 with the average being 1117 students per year. A maximum of 1150 students provides
for this average.

Cancellation of Development Approval

The applicant is not proceeding with the current development approval (MCU20/0072) for a
Development Permit for a Material Change of Use (Educational Establishment – Additional
Demountable Buildings). Consequently, as part of this application, the applicant is seeking to
cancel this development approval pursuant to section 84 of the Planning Act 2016, given the
development has not started.

The requirements under the Deed of Agreement in respect to the onsite works for this
development dated 25 August 2021, are specifically linked to this development approval.
Consequently, the works required by the Deed of Agreement should be at an end once the
development approval is cancelled.

It is also noted that the amount of parking provided in Area P2 at the primary entry off
Eumundi Noosa Road has been increased from 53 to 81, which is substantially more than
that required under the Deed of Agreement in this location. Consequently, with the addition
of the secured staff carpark (Area P3) and the proposed improvements to the parking and
traffic management onsite (Area P2), this means the circumstances have changed at the
GSLC and the issues raised previously ought to be reconsidered.

In any event, for reasons explained below, it is not reasonable or practical to provide a link
road through the middle of the GSLC. It is noted that the Deed of Agreement also provided
for further information to demonstrate the link road was not reasonably required, which has
been addressed in this response. Further, the amount of parking being provided (298 spaces)
is well beyond what can be reasonably required under the planning scheme (discussed
below).

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