MCU10/2083 Development Application part 2 - Attachment 5 - Traffic and Transport Assessment Report

Traffic & Transport Assessment -
Background Situation



2.2      Existing Land Use
               Currently the subject site comprises of a nursery (Lifestyle Home and Garden) which includes
               provision for approximately 25 car parking spaces that front Gibson Street as per the development
               proposal.

2.3      Surrounding Development
               The subject site is bound by residential dwelling subdivisions in most directions.
               Opposite the site on the north-eastern corner of the Gibson Road / Thomas Street roundabout
               intersection, is the Noosa Village Shopping Centre.

2.4      Adjacent Roads
               The roads surrounding the subject site are under the jurisdiction of the SCRC. The characteristics
               and hierarchy of the surrounding road network is presented in Table 2-1.

         Table 2-1            Subject Site – Road Hierarchy and Characteristics

                Road                     Lanes            Speed Limit      Classification           Jurisdiction
                                             2
             Gibson Road                                     60kph      Major Collector Road           SCRC
                                   (two-way, undivided)
                                             2
            Thomas Street                                    50kph      Minor Collector Road           SCRC
                                   (two-way, undivided)
                                             2
             Skipper Place                                   50kph      Minor Collector Road           SCRC
                                     (two-way, divided)
                                             2
            The Cockleshell                                  50kph      Neighbourhood Access           SCRC
                                   (two-way, undivided)
                                             2
              Keel Court                                     50kph          Local Access               SCRC
                                   (two-way undivided)



               Approximate dimensions of cross-sectional elements of those roads fronting the subject site are
               presented in Table 2-2.

         Table 2-2            Subject Site – Road Frontage Dimensions

                Road               Carriageway Width      Verge Width   Road Reserve Width
             Gibson Road                  9.5m              6m-17m               33m
            Thomas Street                12.5m             4m-13.5m              30m
             Skipper Place               12.5m              2m-10m               27m


2.5      Public Transport
               Sunshine Coast Sunbus provide bus services for the subject site with bus stops located within
               500m of the subject site. The bus services provide regular trips to key destinations within Noosa
               Heads, Noosaville and Tewantin as well as Nambour Railway Station and Maroochydore. The
               locations of the bus stops in relation to the subject site are presented in Figure 2-5. The frequency
               of each bus service within the vicinity of the subject site are presented in Table 2-3.




CTLRNO_r01_v02_FINAL                                                                                               3