2016-04-19 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             19 APRIL 2016




Issues                                              Comments
Health & Safety
 The service station and its gas and
   underground fuel tanks directly adjoin high The development is able to meet air quality
   usage community facilities and the existing criteria, such as in the Environmental
   HV Electricity substation.                  Protection (Air) Policy but still results in
                                               emissions from the site. The Noosa Plan
 Adjoining facilities include an open air seeks to ensure new uses are compatible with
   swimming pool and toddler pool, school existing uses and, specifically, that emissions
   class rooms including the HPE Centre and do not result from development adjoining a
   Music rooms which see continual school school use.
   use.                                        The proposal is considered to have
                                               unacceptable risks to the health, wellbeing
 Health and safety impacts of toxic fumes and safety of children and others at the
   from inhalation (benzene, the mixing of school. A precautionary approach to avoiding
   petrol chemical fumes with chlorinated pool the service station use on this site is
   fumes and its documented links to cancer), recommended.
   potential for fire and gas explosions
   exhibiting unreasonable risk to life.

 Up to 900 children could potentially be
   affected by the proposed development, as
   well as staff and community members. The
   community facilities are in use weekdays
   from 6am until 7.30pm and on Saturdays
   also.

 There are children in local area with
   existing respiratory health issues and there
   are concerns due to potential traffic
   increases and fumes from the service
   station.

 The HPE Centre [gym] has a series of high
   level air intake louvers facing the site. If a
   “vapour wall” is built there is nothing
   preventing the fumes going over the barrier
   into the HPE Centre.

 Concern for families and staff that use the
   Day Care Centre. Exacerbated health and
   safety risks due to close proximity to the
   power station, Telstra facility and additional
   proposed service station.

 The proposed use is inappropriate for the
   area considering other surrounding land
   uses of community services, housing, open
   space and recreation zones.




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