Town Planning Report - 12 Eenie Creek Rd (RESOLVED DRAFT)

SUMMARY




The proposal is a Material Change of Use for a
Showroom which, on the categorising provisions of the
Noosa Plan 2020, is impact assessable and categorised
as an inconsistent use. This report identifies the
grounds on which approval is nonetheless appropriate.
  Impact
  ASSESSMENT
                               809 m²
                               SITE AREA
                                                           ~440 m²
                                                           S H O W R O O M G FA
                                                                                       0–1
                                                                                       space
                                                                                       A D D E D PA R K I N G
                                                                                       DEMAND



This report supports an application for a Material Change of Use to establish a Showroom for motor vehicle
sales at 12 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville, within an existing building on land in the Medium Impact Industry
zone. The works comprise alterations and additions to the existing building, including a new glazed curtain
wall to the frontage, internal reconfiguration to provide showroom floor, amenities, offices and storage, one
new accessible parking bay and landscaping. Assessment of the categorising provisions establishes that the
use is impact assessable. The application is made on that basis, and the grounds relied on are set out in full
at section 13.


01       SECTION 1



         Executive summary
The application. A Development Permit is sought for a Material Change of Use for a Showroom at 12 Eenie
Creek Road, Noosaville, described as Lot 7 on RP96597. The proposal establishes a motor vehicle showroom
within an existing building on an 809 square metre site in the Medium Impact Industry zone, operating by
appointment only.

Category of assessment. The proposal is impact assessable. Table 5.5.10 of the Noosa Plan 2020 makes a
Showroom code assessable in this zone only where it is trade related, does not exceed 400 square metres
of gross floor area, and fronts Eumundi Noosa Road or the Eenie Creek Service Road. The frontage
requirement is met; the trade related and area requirements are not. The use is accordingly categorised as
impact assessment and as an inconsistent use, and the application is made and assessed on that basis.

The grounds relied on. There are sufficient grounds to approve the application despite the conflict. The use
does not engage the retail and centres hierarchy concerns the categorisation exists to address, and operates
by appointment only, which the applicant offers as a condition. It generates between nil and one additional
car parking space of statutory demand over the lawful industry and bulk storage use, and lower traffic. The
street already accommodates showrooms approved by Council, including on the immediately adjoining
lot through impact assessment. The proposal improves the streetscape, and the industrial capability of the