Town Planning Assessment Report · MCU22/0053

3.0 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
The application proposes a Material Change of Use to provide an Education Establishment in
accordance with the attached Building Format Plans. The attached documentation highlights the
proposed units which form part of the proposed development, and comprise Lots 7-12 (Level 1 of the
existing building). The existing lease area of Tenancies 7-12 is 368m2.

Tenancies 1-6 are located on the ground floor of the existing building and have been approved for
Shops (refer attached TL52). The existing gross floor area of the Shop uses on the ground level is
397m2. The total GFA for the development is 765m2.

There will not be any alteration or impact to the physical built form. Some minor changes internally to
the upper floor tenancies may be required. The proposal simply seeks a material change of use to
convert Level 1 of the existing building from Shop to Educational Establishment.

The proposed tenancies for the purpose of the proposed use will continue to be serviced through Ray
White Commercial Noosa, who act as a building manager/agent between the tenant and the lot owner
itself.

Details of the proposed tenant

The proposed Educational Establishment will be tenanted by Lexis English College. Lexis English
College is an international institution that delivers quality language education throughout Australia,
Japan and Korea.

The proposal will operate Monday to Friday from 8am - 5pm.

Lexis English College previously operated on 6 Lanyana Way (directly to the east of the subject site)
but ceased operating in response to the Covid-19 crisis. It is proposed to relocate the use to the
subject site. It is important to note also that when Lexis College was operating at Lanyana Way, there
were over 300 students, and no parking was provided on site. The proposal will result in 5 staff and a
maximum of 80 students.

The use of existing facilities will continue as per the existing body corporate arrangements and
Community Management Statement (CMS). The CMS contains a schedule of By-laws relating to noise
and nuisance, vehicle parking, maintenance and security systems, and rubbish disposal. The CMS also
formalises and delineates the Common Property versus Exclusive Use Areas.

The attached Building Format Plan confirms the proposed tenancies to be utilised for the purpose of
the proposed Educational Establishment. The contact person for the Body Corporate has been
established as the Chairperson of the Body Corporate and details of the building manager are
provided to all short-term tenants. Copies of the by-laws are provided to all tenants.

Car parking and access

Site access is available from the existing driveway from Sunshine Beach Road. The existing driveway
will be maintained. Figure 3 overleaf shows the existing car parking layout. One car park is allocated
to each tenancy, and corresponds to the tenancy number. Car parks 1-6 will be available for the
existing Shop uses on the ground floor. Car parks 7-12 will be available for use for the Educational
Establishment. A visitor park is also available on site and is not allocated to any particular tenancy. A
total of 13 car parks are available on site.

In addition to the above, Condition 19 of TPL52 required payment contributions for eight (8) off-site
car parks. Refer to attached approval for further details. Refer to section 5.3.4 of this report for
further details in relation to car parking.



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