3. Planning Report_14124

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Empirica Developments Pty Ltd has submitted a Material Change of Use application to the
Noosa Council over land at 139 Eumundi Noosa Road & 30 Lionel Donovan Drive, Noosaville,
for the following range of uses:

      Industrial Business Type 2 – Production, Alteration, Repackaging & Repairing;
      Industrial Business Type 1 – Warehouse;
      Retail Business Type 6 – Hardware Store;
      Retail Business Type 5 – Vehicle Uses (service station);
      Retail Business Type 2 – Shop & Salon (service station shop); and
      Entertainment and Dining Business Type 1 – Food & Beverages (tradie’s café).

The proposal has been designed as an integrated scheme over the subject land and will
comprise 3 standalone buildings with various tenancies. The total proposed GFA of the
development is approximately 2,617m2 with the majority of the floor area (approx. 91%)
being allocated to ‘consistent’ uses within the Industry Zone. The remaining GFA is allocated
to two complimentary uses which are listed as ‘inconsistent’ under the Noosa Plan and which
lift the level of assessment of the application to Impact Assessable.

In regard to the consistent uses, the proposed development has been found to be largely
compliant with the planning scheme and supportive of the site’s Industry zoning. A small
number of code non-compliances have been discussed with this report and determined to
be appropriate in the context of the site and the proposal.

In regard to the inconsistent uses, the proposed shop (which is a standard and
complimentary component of a modern service station), is of a minor scale at
approximately 4% of the total GFA proposed. This assessment finds that the shop
component is appropriate and compatible with the main components of the development.
Further, an economic study of the proposal has found that the proposed shop will not
impact on existing retailers and rather, it will benefit the community in terms of filling a local
convenience need.

In relation to the ‘tradie’s café’ component of the proposal, it is also a minor element of the
development at approximately 5% of the total GFA. It too is considered to be appropriate
and compatible with the main components of the development and complimentary to the
principal activities within the Noosaville Industrial Estate.        Amongst other things, the
economic report found that there is a clear lack of food options within the industrial estate
but particularly in the Lionel Donovan Drive precinct. At present, there are some 46 existing
businesses with an estimated 300+ employees which currently do not have a convenient
food option. It is also noted that this precinct is yet to be fully developed so the number of
workers in this precinct alone will continue to increase. The proposal will fulfil this demand.



December 2014         Industry, Hardware Store, Service Station, Shop & Cafe/Takeaway        Page 3
                        139 Eumundi Noosa Rd & 30 Lionel Donovan Dr, Noosaville
                                     Empirica Developments Pty Ltd