Minutes Ordinary Meeting 19 December 2024

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                    19 DECEMBER 2024


            letter. Agreeing to extend the decision-making period is part of the assessment
            process and not a decision on the application itself. Additionally, extensions to the
            decision-making period are often only requested and agreed to where the
            applicant has advised they intend to take steps to address or respond to issues
            raised during the assessment process. Councillors are also briefed from time to
            time or on request on the status of applications that have significant community
            interest.

            QUESTION 2.
            Does the rezoning of the adjacent Parkridge Estate as High Density Residential
            materially affect the assessment of the hotel?

            RESPONSE PROVIDED BY: Richard MacGillivray, Director Regulation &
            Development
            Thank you for your question.
            While specific advice cannot be provided about an application currently under
            assessment, I can confirm that the rezoning of the adjacent Parkridge Estate does
            not materially affect the assessment of the proposed hotel at Noosa Springs. The
            application is impact assessable and will be evaluated in accordance with the
            requirements of the Planning Act 2016, Planning Regulations 2017, and the DA
            Rules.



   8.4.     MARY NANCE FORSTER

            QUESTION 1
            Can Banksia Avenue and Banksia Avenue North be connected in order to provide
            a third route from Noosa Junction to the Calile Hotel in Serenity Close in order to
            alleviate traffic congestion and to provide a third exit in case of emergencies.


            RESPONSE PROVIDED BY: Shaun Walsh, Director Infrastructure Services
            Thank you for the question. Council’s traffic engineers have assessed the
            proposed Calile development application and consider the use of Grant Street and
            Katharina Street as being appropriate for the traffic generated for the proposal.
            The proposal to connect Banksia Avenue north and Banksia Avenue needs more
            consideration as it may have an unintended impact on the network, potentially
            altering current traffic patterns and increasing demand on surrounding
            infrastructure. As a result, a comprehensive analysis of the redistribution of traffic
            flow will need to be conducted to identify and address any potential congestion
            points, delays, or capacity issues. In particular, rat running in local streets, to avoid
            traffic congestion in Noosa Junction, needs careful consideration.
            It is noted that Council has commenced an update of the Noosa Traffic Study, that
            considers traffic networks and functionality across the shire, using updated traffic
            figures. Council can commit to raising this proposal to connect Banksia Avenue
            with Councils Traffic Study consultants, and determine any benefit or impact. Any
            changes to the local traffic network can then be considered in a wholistic manner,
            and any changes fully considered by the Council and future community
            engagement necessitated by any changes.
            Thank you for raising this possible traffic improvement for our further
            consideration.