Submission Bowls Club GRAHAM · MCU13/0092

A Submission in Objection to the Proposed Commercial Development in the Open Space Recreation zoned area of Peregian Beach

To 	The Chief Executive Officer
	Sunshine Coast Council
	Locked Bag 72
	Sunshine Coast Mail Centre, QLD 4560
	Email:  [email protected]

File No:  MCU13/0092
Name of Applicant:		Multispan Australia
Postal Address of Land:  	5-7 Rufous street, Peregian Beach.
Proposal:  			Integrated shopping complex development

I wish to make a submission on the referenced development application, as follows:

I object to the commercial use of the Peregian Bowls Club area zoned Open Space/ Recreation as determined in both The Noosa Plan 2006 and the draft Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme (2012).

This development will adversely affect the consistent land and community use of the current Tennis Courts, Community House, Kindergarten, Veggie Village and Di Hurst Oval and surrounding residents.

When the Bowls Club closed down, my friends and I had to move to Noosa Heads to play bowls until transport became too difficult and we now play (less regularly) at the Coolum Bowls Club.  There is no space available in Peregian Beach for us to enjoy group activities (suitable to our age) other than the current area zoned Open Space/Recreation.  This area should be retained for recreational use by the community.

The Sunshine Coast Council Open Space Strategy 2011 identifies that “Peregian Beach locality area is generally under provided for with recreational parks”(2011:35) and we object to loss of this recreational land for the current and future residents of Peregian Beach and wider catchment to commercial development.

My wife and I regularly walk my dog around Di Hurst Oval and nearby streets as this is a quiet and safe environment close to where I live and I enjoy the peace and quiet the area offers.  We enjoy the birds, trees and wildlife and occasional visits to the community veggie garden.
Any commercial development in this area will destroy this amenity and the environment.

The proposal is not consistent with the Planning Scheme and the applicant has not demonstrated a need for the use to be located in the Open Space Recreation zone.
The Needs Assessment acknowledges that existing shops within the Village will be negatively affected by the development and are likely to close down.

Peregian Village already has 2 bottle shops plus the drive-through bottle shop at the Hotel and the surf club which also has a small 'bottle shop' which benefits the club.  There are at least 9 excellent restaurants/cafes/coffee outlets within the Village itself.  We do not need any more of these!
Peregian Beach, has everything one needs on a daily basis - from doctors and dentists to hairdressers and banking, post office and chemist.  I shop daily at the Village bakery and greengrocer and I often enjoy a coffee in the Village with friends.  My grandchildren love to skateboard and play in the park and on the beach.  This is the heart of the Peregian Beach community and it should not be divided by a second 'central meeting place for office workers and shoppers' - they are already well catered for.
I am happy to make the short drive occasionally to a supermarket and we have several to choose from close by.

The proposal will negatively impact on the residential amenity for myself (as I live on David Low Way) and other residents living in close proximity to the proposed centre.  Further undesirable impacts include:  increased traffic and noise levels; pollution and waste collection.  You only have to look at similar shopping centres to see the 'backyard' ugliness that exists behind them.

Peregian Beach is a unique coastal location wedged between the wallum of Noosa National Park and the ocean beach.  I do not want this special environment destroyed by commercial projects not in keeping with the local precinct and its genuine needs.

Graham Sharp
201 David Low Way
Peregian Beach  4573

Date of submission:  26 August, 2013