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                                                                           Principal Submitters
                                                                                  Tracy Stevens
                                                                                        6 Val Cr
                                                                             NOOSAVILLE 4566
                                                                        [email protected]

                                                                                   Kelly Gerber
                                                                                  35 Hilton Esp
                                                                               TEWANTIN 4565
                                                                       [email protected]
18 December 2015

Noosa Council
Level 3, 9 Pelican Street
TEWANTIN QLD 4565

By email: [email protected]

cc: [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]

Submission: MCU 15/0095 - 115 Eumundi Noosa Rd Noosaville (Lot 30 on SP170751) (site)
Property Owner: Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District (ARBN 051 602 996)

Dear Assessment Manager


      A.    INTRODUCTION


1.    We, the submitters, oppose the above Application for Material Change of Use of
      Premises – Retail Business Type 2 - Shop & Salon (shop) and Type 5 -Vehicles Uses (the
      service station) and urge Noosa Council to reject the development application (DA) on
      the basis that it conflicts with the Noosa Plan on the following grounds:

               Inconsistent Use;

               Failure to achieve overall outcomes for the Noosaville Locality;

               Adverse health impact on the community;

               Adverse traffic impact on the community; and

               Non-compliance with other relevant Local Codes.



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2.       In the alternative, if Noosa Council determines that the DA does not conflict with the
         Noosa Plan, we urge Council, pursuant to s.326(1)(b) of the Sustainable Planning Act
         2009 (Qld) (SPA), to reject the DA on the basis that there are sufficient grounds to
         justify the decision, despite the DA not conflicting with the Noosa Plan 1. Such
         sufficient grounds are as follows:

                   Adverse health impact on the community;

                   Adverse traffic impact on the community;

                   Destruction of local amenity;

                   Incompatibly with surrounding land use; and

                   Other planning grounds.

         B.     CONFLICT WITH NOOSA PLAN


3.       The Noosa Plan specifies the development standards or criteria for assessing the
         suitability of a development proposal. The application is impact assessable and it is
         the applicant’s responsibility to establish that the DA does not conflict with the Noosa
         Plan. If the DA does not comply with a solution put forward in a relevant Code to
         achieve an outcome, it is the responsibility of the applicant to demonstrate how
         alternative solutions achieve that outcome. If the DA conflicts with the Noosa Plan,
         the Council must reject the application, unless the applicant has demonstrated that
         there are sufficient grounds to justify the decision despite the conflict2.


              i. INCONSISTENT USE

4.       The site is located within the Noosaville Locality and is zoned Industry. The proposed
         shop is identified as an inconsistent use within the Industry Zone and sufficient
         grounds do not exist to warrant Noosa Council approving the DA, despite this conflict
         with the Noosa Plan.

5.       In regard to this inconsistency, the only argument that the applicant has provided is
         the following:

                “A shop in this zone is an inconsistent use. However, the separate use of a ‘shop’
                is only applied for because the definition of a ‘service station’ under the planning

1
 “Statutory Guideline 05/09, Sufficient grounds for decisions that conflict with a relevant instrument”. See
http://www.dilgp.qld.gov.au/resources/planning/planning/statutory-guideline-05-09.pdf

2
    Woodman McDonald Hardware Pty Ltd v Mackay Regional Council [2013] QPEC 21 at [63 – 64].


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           scheme does not include a shop/retail area as an ancillary function of the use.
           We note that the extent of shop/retail proposed as part of the service station
           building is typical to that of modern day suburban service stations of this scale.
           Based on the above, it is therefore considered that the ‘inconsistent’ reference
           for a ‘shop’ (which in this case is ancillary to the service station) use is not a
           significant consideration for this particular application.

6.   A specific outcome for service stations under the Business Uses Code (Part 14, Table
     14-15, 083) is that the associated sale of goods, including foodstuffs, is ancillary to the
     service station use. The probable solution provided for this outcome is that the gross
     floor area used for the associated retail sale of goods is limited to 15% of the gross
     floor area. Pursuant to Part 2 of the Noosa Plan – Interpretation, ‘ancillary’ means
     associated with, but incidental and subordinate to.

7.   We contend that the shop does not fall into the category of a small retail shop
     ancillary to the service station, as it cannot be considered to be incidental and
     subordinate to the service station on the following grounds:

     (a)   the service station shop cannot be said to be a minor component of the DA, as it
           is 195m2, with the retail floor space comprising approximately 100m2. The shop
           is approximately 32% of total gross floor area (GFA), as defined in Part 2 of the
           Noosa Plan – Interpretation. This is more than double than the 15% provided in
           the probable solution to Specific Outcome 083 and the applicant has not
           demonstrated how alternative solutions can achieve the specific outcome
           required.

     (b)   the shop is an integral component of a modern day service station model and a
           major source of profits, as such, from a commercial basis, the shop cannot be
           considered ancillary.

8.   We note that the Noosa Council recently approved a Material Change of Use
     application over land at 139 Eumundi Noosa Road & 30 Lionel Donovan Drive,
     Noosaville (139 Eumundi Noosa Road DA), 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.

9.   Similar to the DA, the subject of this submission, the 139 Eumundi Noosa Road
     development also comprises a service station and retail shop, with the shop also being
     identified as an inconsistent use as it is to be located in an Industry Zone. In the 139
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      Eumundi Noosa Road DA, the applicant successfully argued that the proposed retail
      shop was a minor component of the development, as it was only approximately 4% of
      the total GFA proposed. This is in stark contrast to the proposed development at 115
      Eumundi Noosa Road, where the proposed retail shop is approximately 32% of the
      total GFA.

10.   It is also noted that given the proposed shop at 115 Eumundi Noosa Road will only be
      approximately 200 metres from the service station shop at 139 Eumundi Noosa Road
      and that they are both located on the same side of the road, the two service station
      shops will be in direct competition with each other. As such, the proposed shop will
      negatively impact on the service station shop at 139 Eumundi-Noosa Road which has
      already been approved in June this year.

11.   In light of the above, the applicant has not established that there are sufficient
      grounds for the Noosa Council to approve the DA, despite the inconsistent use.
      Further, we contend, that there are no grounds on which the Noosa Council is justified
      in approving the DA, notwithstanding the conflict.

12.   Further, it is not appropriate for Noosa Council to approve a proposal which is directly
      and significantly in conflict with a formally expressed planning strategy. This is
      supported by the following two planning grounds under the Noosa Plan which directly
      relate to retail uses and land zoned Industry:

               DESIRED ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES


13.   Part 3 of the Noosa Plan contains the Desired Environmental Outcomes (DEO).
      Relevant to this issue, the DEO for Commercial & Retail Uses states at section 3.1.3:

           b) Commercial & Retail Uses

               “A hierarchy of centres with a range of Commercial and Retail business uses provide
               suitable levels of amenity, service and access to the community, consistent with the
               community’s location and needs and is based on—

               viii. Uses that comprise a large component of Commercial and Retail business uses or
               other non-industrial uses are not located on land that is otherwise intended for
               Industrial business uses;…”


14.   Given that more than one third of the GFA of the proposed development is taken up
      by the proposed service station shop, it is considered that the DA comprises a large
      component of Commercial and Retail business uses and, as such, should not be
      located on Industry zoned land. Non-compliance with this DEO demonstrates that the
      DA does not meet one of the key aims of the Noosa Plan, which is consistent with
      community expectation regarding retail intrusion into the industry zone.

               NOOSAVILLE LOCALITY PLAN
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15.   The overall outcome sought for the Noosaville Locality, Part 3, Division 16, section
      11.8.2, provides, among other things:

            y) For the Industry Zone, land in this zone

               ii. is protected for industrial functions including Industrial business Type 2 to the
                    exclusion of incompatible uses including Residential Uses, Community Uses,
                    Commercial business and most sport and recreation uses and Retail business uses

16.   The proposal to build a service station shop on the site contravenes this overall
      outcome of the Code which seeks to exclude incompatible uses, such as retail business
      uses, from being located on Industrial zoned land.


         ii. FAILURE TO ACHIEVE OVERALL OUTCOMES FOR THE NOOSAVILLE LOCALITY

17.   The DA also fails to meet the following overall outcomes sought for the Noosaville
      Locality (Part 11, Division 16):


            a) New uses and works are located, designed and managed to:

               i. be compatible with other uses and works;
               ii. maintain the safety of people and works;
               iii. avoid significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by users of other
                    premises, including acoustic and visual qualities.

18.   The proposed service station’s location directly adjoins the Good Shepherd Lutheran
      College (GSLC), which is zoned Community Use. Specifically, the proposal is adjacent
      to the GSLC pool and Health & PE Centre (HPE Centre). The pool is used on a daily
      basis from 5.30 am to 7.30 pm for swimming lessons and training and the HPE Centre
      is used daily, among other things, for physical exercise and activity by students and
      the general public using the upstairs gymnasium. The DA is not compatible with these
      uses.

19.   The air pollutants which will be emitted from the proposed service station and the
      increased traffic utilising the service station, will impact, in particular, on the health of
      children and the public using the GSLC pool and HPE Centre. (Refer to Health Impact of
      Proposed Service Station at page 6 for further discussion on this issue).


20.   By locating the proposed development next to the GSLC, the amenity enjoyed by users
      of the school (predominantly, students, staff and families) will be negatively impacted.
      In terms of visual quality, a service station located directly adjacent to the GSLC will
      significantly reduce the aesthetical appeal of the school. In particular, the service
      station itself and its associated advertising signage will be unsightly and incompatible
      with the aesthetics of the image of the school. In addition, the proposed business is
      likely to attract antisocial behaviour which is incompatible with the social mores of the
      GSLC.
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               n) Gibson Road, part of Mary Street, Noosa Parade, Reef Street, Weyba Road, Walter
                  Hay Drive, Eenie Creek Road, Beckmans Road d and Eumundi Noosa Road are
                  protected as parts of the Noosa’s major road network

               o) The function, safety and visual amenity of the Noosa’s major road network are
                   protected.

21.   The increased traffic and congestion resulting from the proposal will significantly
      compromise the function and safety of Walter Hay Drive and Eumundi Noosa Road.
      (Refer to Traffic Impact of Proposed Service Station at page 15 for further details).


22.   The visual amenity of Walter Hay Drive will be negatively impacted. The existing
      landscaping along Walter Hay Drive (which is the south western (front) view of the
      site) comprises substantial trees and foliage which will be substantially reduced as a
      result of the development. Presently, the site and the GSLC operate as a “green zone”
      and a clear and sensible demarcation of the end of the industrial area when
      approaching Noosa from Eumundi Road. The proposed development will result in a
      significant loss of this amenity.


               x) For the Community Services Zone land for Community Uses and Infrastructure Uses:

                  i. is protected and managed to enable the efficient and timely delivery of community
                      services including:

                     D) the Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Noosaville State Primary School and land
                        adjacent developed for secondary education; and

                  ii. is consistent with the infrastructure, indoor and outdoor recreation, education,
                      social and safety needs of the local community, including people with special
                      needs, such as the elderly, children, low income earners and disabled persons

23.   The proposed use will adversely impact on GSLC’s capacity to deliver its services in an
      efficient and timely manner. In particular, it will make it substantially more difficult
      for the school to safely operate its student drop off and pick up zone due to increased
      traffic and congestion on Walter Hay Drive and Eumundi Noosa Road.


24.   The increased traffic and congestion resulting from the proposed service station will
      increase the risk of children being involved in an accident when walking or riding their
      bikes to and from the school. (Refer to Traffic Impact of Proposed Service Station at
      page 15 for further discussion on this issue).


        iii.      HEALTH IMPACT OF PROPOSED SERVICE STATION

        The Noosa Plan – required health outcomes



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25.   The Noosaville Locality Plan at Division 16, section 11.8.2, states that one of the
      overall outcomes sought for the Noosaville Locality is that new uses and works are
      located, designated and managed to maintain the safety of people.


26.   It also requires that GSLC (as a community services zone) is protected and managed to
      enable the efficient and timely delivery of community services and is consistent with
      the infrastructure, indoor and outdoor recreation, education, social and safety needs
      of the local community, including people with special needs, such as the elderly,
      children, low income earners and disabled persons.


27.   A Specific Outcome for the Noosaville Locality Plan, Division 17 at section 11.9
      includes:

             01 Amenity – Uses are located, designed and operated to avoid significant adverse changes
             to the light, air quality, noise, accessibility or other conditions enjoyed by users of associated,
             adjoining or nearby uses.

28.   Furthermore, Part 14 of the Noosa Plan, states at Table 14-15 that the specific
      outcomes required for a service station development are as follows:


                 O80 - Buildings, structures, driveways, tanks and fuel bowsers are sited to—

                  a) ensure the safe and efficient use of the site;
                  b) maintain visual amenity and streetscape character;
                  c) provide adequate separation to adjoining land uses; and
                  d) not cause an environmental nuisance to neighbouring properties.

                 O82 - The layout and design of the service station ensures that on site operations
                  do not cause any environmental nuisance or harm or result in the release of
                  untreated pollutants.

          The development application

29.   The proposed DA at 115 Eumundi Road Noosaville comprises:

                 Service Station building/shop
                 10 car parking spaces and 2 motor cycles spaces
                 1 refuelling canopy over 3 fuel dispensers with 6 filling positions
                 3 x 60kL (or 180,000 litres3) underground fuel tanks. (Although it is noted on the
                  Proposed Site Layout Plan that “Total Fuel storage will not exceed 500,000L”)
                 1 loading service bay
                 Refuse point- the applicant has not advised what times collection will occur
                 Fuel delivery – the applicant has not advised what times this will occur



3
 Unleaded 91 - 60,000L; unleaded 95 – 30,000L; unleaded 98 - 60,000L and diesel – 60,000L. The site will be
provisioned with underground pipe VR2.
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                     a 2.5m high fence along part of the boundary between the site and the GSLC
                      open air pool..


30.      The proposed operation hours of the service station are stated as being 24 hours 7
         days a week.

31.      There will be an estimated trip generation of 129 trips (entry and exit) in the peak
         hour4.

             GSLC - adjoining land user

32.      The site is currently a vacant block and adjoins GSLC, an educational facility of
         approximately 900 students from prep to year 12.

33.      In particular, the site directly adjoins the GSLC 14 metre outdoor toddler pool. The
         GSLC 25 metre outdoor pool is next to the toddler pool. There is no fence or other
         solid structure between the boundary of the site and the toddler pool. The pool
         facility, apart from constant school use, is utilised all year round by Diamond Swim
         (GSLC’s Swim School). The pool facility is open for training and /or use from 5.30am to
         7.30pm and teaches babies from 8 weeks of age. The pool facility is also available for
         the public to hire.

34.      The site also adjoins the GSLC music rooms and HPE Centre, which is used
         continuously by the school. The HPE Centre is also available for external hire,
         including basketball, netball, indoor soccer, volleyball, badminton and major
         functions. In addition, the EFM Health Club, Noosaville operates out of the upper
         floor of the HPE Centre, which is open for use between the hours of 6am to 7.30pm.

35.      The HPE Centre has a series of high level air intake louvers facing the site. (See
         photograph below). If the service station proceeds and the “vapour wall” is
         constructed, there is nothing to prevent the emissions going over the barrier and
         through the HPE Centre louvers and into the HPE Centre. Even though the vapours
         are heavier than air, if the wind is from the west or south west, it will blow the
         emissions towards the pool and HPE Centre.




4
    Section 4 of the Q Traffic Report.
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36.    Of major concern is the close proximity between the proposed refuelling area on the
       site and the GSLC boundary. For example, it is less than:

                  30 meters (estimated) from the outdoor toddler pool to the proposed refuelling
                   area5; and

                  40 meters (estimated) from the HPE centre to the proposed refuelling area.

          Potential health impacts from the site

37.    The applicant has not provided any data with respect to proposed potential air toxins
       from the site.

38.    Air pollutants will arise from the site from multiple sources, including:

        (a)       emissions generated by increased fossil fuel combustion by motor vehicles
                  using the service station;
        (b)       vapour expelled from a vehicle’s petrol tank as the tank is filled;
        (c)       drips from the filling nozzle;
        (d)       leaks from hoses and gaskets;
        (e)       vapour expelled from underground storage tanks as they are refilled by road
                  tankers;
        (f)       vapour from the fuel vents; and
        (g)       potential liquid spillages.

39.    Further, potential dangers regarding the site include:




5
 The DA on page 28 states; “The service station refuelling area is sufficiently distanced from the school
boundary which is greater than 25m”.
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        (a)      petrol and diesel leakage from underground tanks and pipes, contaminating
                 soil and ground water, with a high risk that it will flow off-site;
        (b)      explosion/fire risk given that the site will have underground storage of
                 180,000L of dangerous flammable combustible liquids;
        (c)      increased noise emissions from engine braking and acceleration; and
        (d)      in the event of an emergency situation, the logistics of evacuating the
                 occupants of the GSLC, in particular a pool facility with babies and small
                 children would be a difficult exercise.

          Harmful effect of traffic emissions from increased motorists using the service station

40.   The World Health Organization6 has concluded, based on a review of toxicological
      evidence, that it is likely that ultrafine particles (UFP) from traffic emissions do have
      adverse effects on human health. There are currently no health-based guidelines
      recommending threshold concentrations of UFP that should not be exceeded.


41.   A study has been conducted in Brisbane regarding the effect of the exposure to
      airborne nano and UFP emitted from motor vehicles on the health of children in
      schools7. The study is the first Australian epidemiological study to assess the health
      effects of ultrafine particles on children’s health in general and peripheral airways in
      particular.


42.   It has been shown that children are generally more susceptible to air pollution and
      their attendance at school for six to seven hours a day during weekdays makes them
      even more vulnerable. Owing to their small size, UFPs are able to penetrate deep into
      the lungs, where they may cause adverse respiratory, pulmonary and cardiovascular
      health effects.


43.   A further 2014 Brisbane study8 (attached) has found that about 70% of outdoor
      Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) concentrations were attributed to traffic i.e. petrol
      vehicle exhaust and fuel evaporation. It concluded: "The outdoor traffic was found to
      have very negligible contribution (2%) in indoor VOCs concentrations but the
      contribution of 70% on outdoor was from traffic related sources, so providing drop
      off/pick up area as far as possible from buildings and stopping the engine of the
      vehicles while waiting can improve the situation outdoors. This is of importance,

6
 The World Health Organisation: IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans Volume
105 (2013). (See http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol105/mono105.pdf).
7
 “Ultrafine Particles from Traffic Emissions and Children’s Health (UPTECH) in Brisbane, Queensland
(Australia): Study design and implementation”, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public
Health (2105) Ezz, Wafaa Nabil, Mazaheri, Mandana, Robinson, Paul, Johnson, Graham R., Clifford, Samuel, He,
Congrong, Morawska, Lidia, & Marks, Guy B. (See http://eprints.qut.edu.au/82503/)
8
 "Volatile Organic Compounds: Characteristics, distribution and sources in urban schools" Nitika Mishra,
Jennifer Bartsch, Godwin A. Ayoko , Tunga Salthammer , Lidia Morawska (2014) Atmospheric Environment.
See also "Identification of the sources of primary organic aerosols at urban schools: A molecular marker
approach" (2014) - Leigh R. Crilley, Raeed M. Qadir Godwin A. Ayoko, Jürgen Schnelle-Kreis, Gülcin Abbaszade,
Jürgen Orasche, Ralf Zimmermann, Lidia Morawska (2014) Environmental Pollution (attached).
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       considering that children do spend a lot of time on outdoor school activities. When
       they are active, the inhalation rate increases and thus pollutant intakes”.


44.    Given that the proposed service station will generate substantially more traffic (in this
       case 129 cars per peak hour) within very close proximity (30 metres) to GSLC, it is
       reasonable to conclude that a much greater concentration of UFPs and VOC’s from
       traffic emissions will penetrate the GSLC open air pool facility and beyond. This is
       even more concerning given that the main group of people affected is children.

45.    The above study notes the increased exposure simply from drop-off and pick-up
       traffic. This only represents a few minutes of close exposure in a day, compared with
       the more extended exposure to children at swimming lessons (anywhere between 30-
       90 mins) during which time they are actively inhaling the surrounding air.


46.    It is to be stressed that the potential adverse health impacts will be evident regardless
       of what vapour recovery system the developer implements (i.e. VR1 and VR2) as the
       increased traffic will still be a constant factor.


47.    Consequently, at the very least, it should be incumbent on the developer to provide
       an independent assessment, modelling the impact of traffic emissions on the GSLC,
       prior to any development proceeding.

          Harmful effect of petrol emissions from the service station

48.    Emissions from service stations are widely acknowledged to contain compounds
       harmful to health, including:

                  benzene9
                  toluene
                  xylenes; and
                  ethylbenzene

49.    Air toxins emitted from service stations include significant quantities of benzene which
       is a known health risk and carcinogen10.

50.    Exposure to emissions from service stations has been shown to be associated with
       increased risks of childhood leukaemia, independent of other risk factors (C Steffen et
       al 2004 – “Acute childhood leukaemia and environmental exposure to potential
       sources of benzene and other hydrocarbons; a case-control study”)11.




9
  The Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 2008 Qld (EPP) sets exposure an objective for of 3 ppb (parts per
billion) over a 1-year period.
10
   (Morales Terrés et al, 2010). See file:///C:/Users/Kelly/Downloads/1-s2.0-S0301479710002574-
main%20(2).pdf
11
   See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1763669/pdf/v061p00773.pdf
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51.   A Spanish study published in the US Journal of Environmental Management in
      December 2010 (Terrés et al12) suggested that emissions from evaporated petrol or
      fuel, generally when petrol is being transferred or has been spilt, contaminates the
      surrounding area with volatile materials, including the carcinogen benzene. This
      means that the atmosphere in the immediate vicinity of service stations can be
      contaminated up to 50 metres away. The research study shows that a minimum
      distance of 50 metres should be maintained between petrol stations and housing, and
      100 metres for "especially vulnerable" facilities such as hospitals, health centres,
      schools and old people's homes.

52.   The service station reviewed in the study had 4 petrol bowsers with a vapour recovery
      device which was stage 1 implemented. Accordingly, it was a very similar facility to
      the proposed service station, which has 3 bowsers, a VR1 recovery system and a
      similar climate.

53.   In 2014, Dr Ian Francis Musgrave13, Lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide,
      referred to the Spanish Study as follows:


             ... the radius of significant levels of hydrocarbons of concern was of the order of
             approximately 75m from the station. For example the levels of benzene at 75 meters were 4
             µg/m3 , which is 25% of the EPA yearly exposure limit of 16 µg/m3.
             …
             It must be emphasized the air temperature and wind will alter these contours. Warmer
             conditions increase the amount of vapor release from the stations (Morales Terrés et al.,
             2010) During summer with north-easterly winds the likelihood of much higher vapor levels
             being present in the residential zone is increased (Karakitsios et al., 2007, Correa et al., 2012,
             Kountouriotis et al., 2014). These are overseas studies; however an Environment Australia
             report (2003) suggests summer vapor exposure in Adelaide will be higher than in winter.

          Required separation distance from refuelling area to GSLC

54.   The developer in a letter, to “Whom it may concern” dated 2 December 2015 (letter)
      received from GSLC, asserts that the service station refuelling area is located more
      than 25m from the school boundary which is considered to be a significant setback.
      The Noosa Plan or applicable Queensland legislation does not stipulate a required
      separation distance/setback from the refuelling area to the GSLC boundary.


55.   The developer, in its letter states, “To ensure best practice compliance a comparison
      was undertaken with Planning Scheme Requirements of Brisbane City Council...
      Reviewing the proposed Development against Brisbane City Council PSP which would
      be considered in Qld the most stringent of requirements for Petrol Stations (modelled



12
   Morales Terrés, Isabel M. (2010) "Assessing the impact of petrol stations on their immediate surroundings".
Journal of Environmental Management (0301-4797), 91 (12), p. 2754. See file:///C:/Users/Kelly/Downloads/1-
s2.0-S0301479710002574-main%20(2).pdf
13
   In an expert statement for the South Australian Environment, Resources & Development Court Proceeding
No 308 of 2013. See http://www.parepg.org.au/sites/default/files/OTR/Expert_Emissions_IFM.pdf
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          from the NSW DECC Code Air Quality and Vapour Recovery Requirements) would
          comply as is and not need further modification to be compliant”.


56.       The relevant section of the Brisbane City Council (BCC) service station code (9.3.21) is
          set out below. It concerns the required separation distance between fuel dispensing
          areas and a sensitive use zone (which includes a school14):


                 Performance Outcome 7
                 Development:
                 (a) is located a sufficient distance from dwellings to maintain residential amenity in
                 adjoining, adjacent or surrounding areas;
                 (b) avoids or minimises air emissions, including the installation of vapour recovery
                 systems;
                 (c) complies with the following criteria at a sensitive zone or a sensitive use:
                 (i) air quality planning criteria in Table 9.3.21.3.D15;
                 (ii) odour criteria in Table 9.3.21.3.E.
                 Note—An air quality impact report prepared in accordance with the Air quality planning
                 scheme policy can assist in demonstrating achievement of this performance outcome.
                 Acceptable Outcome 7.2
                 Development:
                 (a) if the annual throughput does not exceed 1.2ML of fuel ensures fuel-dispensing areas and
                 vents are not located within 10m of a sensitive use or a sensitive zone;
                 (b) if the annual throughput is between 1.2ML and 9ML of fuel, ensures fuel dispensing areas
                 and vents are not located within 50m of a sensitive use;
                 (c) if the annual throughput does not exceed 12ML of fuel:
                 (i) is fitted with Stage 1 and Stage 2 vapour recovery equipment in compliance with the air
                 quality section of the Storage and dispensing of petroleum products planning scheme policy;
                 (ii) ensures fuel-dispensing areas and vents are not located within 20m of a sensitive use or a
                 sensitive zone;
                 (d) if the annual throughput exceeds 12ML, no acceptable outcome is prescribed.

                 Editor’s note—“Fuel” means motor spirit, including petrol, premium unleaded petrol and
                 ethanol blend but excluding diesel.

57.       The developers have conveniently not informed us as to what the estimated annual
          throughput of motor spirit will be with respect to the proposed service station.
          However, based on the information provided it is reasonable to expect the annual
          throughput of motor spirit could exceed 12ML.

58.       Accordingly, based on the BCC Service Station code Acceptable Outcome 7.2(d), if the
          annual throughput of motor spirit for the proposed service station does exceed 12ML,
          there is no acceptable outcome that is prescribed. Further, no air quality impact
          report has been prepared in accordance with the Air Quality Planning Scheme policy
          substantiating the developers claim that the 25m setback is sufficient.



14
     Table SC1.2.3.A—Index of Brisbane City Council administrative definitions.
15
     This requires benzene levels to be limited at 3 ppb (parts per billion) over a 1-year period.

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59.    Despite the developer’s claim that it is following “best practice”, other jurisdictions in
       Australia have more stringent requirements. The Western Australian Environmental
       Protection Authority (EPA) in its policy document, Guideline for the Assessment of
       Environmental Factors - Recommended Separation Distances for Industrial Residual
       Air Emissions 2005, at Appendix 116, recommends a separation distance of 200 meters
       between a service station operating 24 hours a day and a sensitive land use, which
       includes a school. “Separation distance” is defined to be the shortest distance
       between the boundary of the area that may potentially be used by an industrial land
       use, and the boundary of the area that may be used by a sensitive land use.

60.    Accordingly, given that the site boundary directly adjoins GSLC, for the purposes of the
       WA EPA policy, there would be NO separation distance, and accordingly, the present
       DA would not meet the recommended criteria and would not be approved in Western
       Australia.


61.    The World Health Organisation in 2010 in its policy document, “Exposure to benzene:
       a major public health concern”17, recommended that benzene exposure be reduced
       by:

       (a)     petrol filling stations, as far as possible, following best practices in location,
               design and extraction; and
       (b)     Separate dwelling spaces from areas where vehicles and benzene-containing
               products are kept. In particular, isolating children from indoor exposure to
               vehicle emissions.

             Precautionary principle

62.    Section 4 of SPA imposes a duty on assessment managers and decision makers
       generally, to advance the purposes of the SPA. Section 5 of the SPA states that
       advancing the "precautionary principle"18 is one of the ways of advancing the SPA's
       statutory purpose.


63.    The precautionary principle is the need to take precautionary measures and is
       triggered by the satisfaction of two conditions precedent:

       (a)     a threat (which must be sustained by scientific evidence)19 of serious or
               irreversible environmental damage (including on human systems); and
       (b)     scientific uncertainty as to the nature and scope of the threat of environmental
               damage.


16
   See http://www.epa.wa.gov.au/EPADocLib/1840_GS3.pdf
17
   See http://www.who.int/ipcs/features/benzene.pdf
18
   Defined in s 5(2) of the SPA.
19
   The level of public concern, and the rationality of and scientific or other evidentiary basis for the public
concern is taken into account.
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64.   When both of these conditions have been satisfied, a precautionary measure should
      be taken.

65.   The scientific studies show that petrol and/or traffic emissions associated with the
      proposed service station will present a serious threat of harm to GSLC students,
      families and staff along with the public users of the GSLC facilities and irrespective of
      the proposed service station’s alleged compliance with any applicable industry or
      Australian standard regarding these emissions, Noosa Council should apply the
      precautionary principle to abate that threat and reject the DA.

            Health conclusions

66.   Despite the applicant’s assertions that it has incorporated best practice into its service
      station design by implementing a VR1 and Vr2 recovery system to eliminate benzene
      and other harmful emissions from adversely affecting the health of GSLC students and
      other users of GSLC, this assertion FAILS to take into account:


      (a)     Adverse health impacts that will occur from traffic emissions as a result of the
              increased traffic using the service station in close proximity to GSLC, 24 hours a
              day, 7 days a week.
      (b)     The fact that a 2010 Spanish study in a reputable peer review journal showed
              that benzene levels are harmful up to a radius of 50m. Here the distance
              between the fuel dispensers and the GSLC toddler pool and the HPE Centre are
              30 metres and 40 metres respectively.
      (c)     The fact that the GSLC pool is an OPEN AIR facility. There is no sufficient buffer
              to absorb the harmful air emissions, particularly when the wind is coming from
              the west or south west.
      (d)     That the WA EPA recommends a separation distance of 200 meters between a
              service station operating 24 hours a day and a sensitive land use, which includes
              a school.
      (e)     Noosa temperatures are usually high and therefore the warmer conditions will
              increase the amount of vapour release from the service station and emissions
              from traffic.

67.   Furthermore, the proposed development does not comply with the Noosa Plan as it
      fails to:

      (a)     maintain the safety of people, in particular children;
      (b)     protect the GSLC;
      (c)     avoid significant adverse changes to the air quality and noise enjoyed by users of
              associated, adjoining or nearby uses;
      (d)     prevent an environmental nuisance to neighbouring properties; and/or
      (e)     locate a service station on a site that does not cause an environmental nuisance
              to neighbouring properties.


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68.   In the circumstances, the DA should be rejected outright given that on present
      scientific evidence and having regard to the precautionary principle, the DA cannot be
      acceptably conditioned to mitigate the adverse health impacts outlined above.

            iv.      TRAFFIC IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY


69.   An assessment of the DA against the Noosa Plan, demonstrates that it conflicts with
      the following planning requirements which relate to traffic:

      (a)         Overall outcomes for the Business Uses Code
      (b)         Specific outcomes relating to service stations for the Business Uses Code
      (c)         Overall outcomes for the Driveways and Carparking Code
      (d)         Specific outcomes relating to driveways for the Driveways and Carparking Code
      (e)         Specific outcomes relating to carparking and manoeuvring for the Driveways and
                  Carparking Code

70.   A detailed analysis of the DA’s non-compliance in relation to these planning
      requirements is set out below.

            Failure to take into account relevant information

71.   Having reviewed the DA (including the QTraffic Report prepared on behalf of the
      applicant, dated 1 October 2015) and the applicant’s response to Noosa Council’s
      Information Request dated 9 November 2015, it is evident that the applicant has failed
      to take into account two fundamental and highly relevant issues when preparing these
      documents, namely:

      (a)         the increased volume of GSLC traffic, particularly between 8.15am and 8.45am
                  and 2.45pm and 3.15pm, being the GSLC pick up and drop off times, which will
                  result from the withdrawal of parking space on the site, which is currently used
                  by in excess of 40-50 vehicles at these peak times. Congestion, already evident
                  as a problem at these times, will be increased at Goodchap Street roundabout as
                  more vehicles queue to access the GSLC entrance; and

      (b)         the increased volume of local traffic at the Walter Hay Drive roundabout, next to
                  the site, which will result from the compounding effect of the recently approved
                  service station development at 139 Eumundi Noosa Road.

72.   The failure of QTraffic to take these two important factors into account significantly
      compromises the recommendations contained in its report and also the applicant’s
      responses to Noosa Council’s Information Request. Accordingly, these significant
      omissions need to be taken into account by Noosa Council when assessing these
      documents.

            Business Uses Code


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          Overall outcomes

73.   An overall outcome sought for the Business Code (Part 14, Noosa Plan, section 14.11.2
      b)viii) is that:


             Business Uses meet the needs and expectations of the Noosa community in terms of
             providing logical traffic arrangements without congestion or lengthy delays.

74.   The DA will significantly increase the traffic on the Eumundi Noosa Road, the
      roundabout outside GSLC and pedestrians (predominantly children) on the footpath
      entrance, in the event of queuing to access the proposed site, causing traffic
      congestion. Additionally, the stationary traffic backing up along Goodchap Street will
      also have a potentially harmful effect on the flow of vehicles accessing the Noosa
      Hospital, including emergency vehicles.

75.   The applicant has provided no objective analysis of the likely queuing frequency or the
      extent of this.

          Specific outcomes

76.   The DA does not achieve the specific outcomes relating to Service Stations for the
      Business Uses Code (Part 14 of the Noosa Plan, section 14.12) as set out in the Table
      below.


          Table 14-15 Service Station

 Specific Outcomes           Applicant’s Response        Submitter’s Response

 Siting 076                  Complies                    Non-compliant
 Service stations are        It is considered that the   Likely future traffic movements will be
 located only where          proposed development is     progressively greater with time as the
 they are compatible         suitably located, given     population density increases and on
 with the existing and       that the immediate          completion of neighbouring developments,
 proposed amenity and        locality comprises          such as another, much larger service station
 development of a            predominantly industry      at 139 Eumundi Noosa Road.
 neighbourhood and           zoned land with a variety
 where they are              of uses including retail
 appropriate given the       and commercial.
 existing or likely future
 traffic movements in
 the area.

 Traffic and Access 085      S84.1- S85.1 Not            Non-compliant
 The use of land for a       Applicable                  Whilst the QTraffic Report indicates that
 service station –                                       there will be no noticeable disruption to
 a)does not impair                                       traffic flow, we strongly disagree. Having a
 traffic flow or road                                    double driveway onto a main road (that is,
 safety                                                  the Eumundi Noosa Road) just before the
                                                         Walter Hay Drive/Eumundi Noosa Road
                                                         roundabout, coupled with approximately
                                                         200 hundred planned entries per hour into
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                                               the proposed service station/shop, will
                                               undoubtedly disrupt the traffic flow and
                                               cause a road safety issue. In this regard, it is
                                               noted that the QTraffic Report acknowledges
                                               that 75% of trade is expected to be existing
                                               users of the road, but agrees that 25% of
                                               traffic will be new traffic which is generated
                                               by the shop and service station being there.

                                               Cars travelling from Goodchap St regularly
                                               cut across the two lanes of the round about
                                               to make the left hand turn into Walter Hay
                                               Drive.

                                               Presently , a large number of cars travelling
                                               from Goodchap Road and turning right at
                                               the roundabout at the GSLC entrance, veer
                                               across at speed into the left hand lane in
                                               order for them be able to turn left into
                                               Walter Hay Drive. Adding a busy access
                                               egress point there will require left turning
                                               traffic to swing out and around to turn left,
                                               thus causing a road safety problem.

                                               Although the width of the vehicular crossing
                                               (not less than 8m) complies, it is the
                                               projected increase in volume of traffic
                                               passing down this stretch of road and
                                               entering/exiting the service station and/or
                                               the roundabout, which precludes a solution
                                               to 085.

                                               In addition, the safety of cyclists (including
                                               GSLC students) using the cycle lane or the
                                               adjacent pathway will be compromised, with
                                               an increased number of encounters between
                                               bicycles and vehicles.

                                               Finally, the increased volume of traffic
                                               heading west along the Eumundi Noosa
                                               Road will make it difficult for vehicles exiting
                                               the service station and wishing to cross into
                                               the far lane in order to be in the correct lane
                                               to completely circle the Walter Hay Drive
                                               roundabout so that they can travel in an
                                               easterly direction towards the Noosa river.
                                               This currently is already very difficult to do
                                               at pick up and drop off times, let alone with
                                               increased traffic.

        Driveways and Carparking Code

77.   The overall outcomes sought for the Driveways and Carparking Code (Part 14, Noosa
      Plan, section 14.111.2) relevantly include the following:


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              b) The safety of pedestrians and cyclists is protected
              c) Development reduces the reliance on private vehicles and promotes public and non-
              motorised transport options;
              f) Development does not adversely impact on existing public parking

78.   The DA does not achieve the above overall outcomes based on the following:

      (a)     A significant proportion of pedestrians and cyclists will be GSLC students and
              young families. A driveway being utilised by cars and heavy vehicles, particularly
              at peak hours when students are entering or exiting the school, poses an
              increased risk to their safety.

      (b)     More private vehicles are likely to enter the site for commercial purposes (re-
              fuelling and retail reasons). Also, the DA is more likely to dissuade pedestrians
              and cyclists from commuting to school due to the increased local vehicular
              traffic and associated safety risks.

      (c)     Currently the site is utilised by scores of vehicles to park, particularly at school
              drop-off and pick-up times. These excess vehicles will be highly likely to
              contribute to further local congestion at the Goodchap Street roundabout as
              outlined above, whilst some vehicles may use the service station grounds as an
              ad-hoc drop-off or pick-up point for students, which is also an undesirable
              outcome.


            Specific outcomes - Driveways and Carparking Code

79.   The DA does not achieve the specific outcomes relating to Driveways and Carparking
      & Manoeuvring for the Driveways and Carparking Code (section 14.112), as set out in
      the Tables below.


            Table 14-49 – Driveways

Specific Outcomes       Applicant’s           Submitter’s Response
                        Response
01                      S1.1- S1.3 Complies   Non-compliant
Vehicular access        Vehicle access is     Instances of vehicle versus pedestrian and vehicle
does not adversely      considered to be      versus cyclist collisions will be increased, particularly at
impact on safety,       compliant with the    peak drop-off and pick-up times.
capacity and            relevant
operations of the       requirements. The     The proposed pedestrian pathway diversion directly
existing or planned     development will      from Walter Hay Drive to the site and shop will also
road network, the       comply where          encourage children, particularly GSLC students, on to
proposed driveway,      applicable.           the site, increasing their exposure to a more
cycleways or                                  concentrated area of moving standard and heavy
pedestrian pathway                            vehicles
systems

            Table 14-50- Car parking and manoeuvring

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Specific Outcomes                    Applicant’s Response            Submitter’s Response

09 Parking areas are located         O9 Complies                     Non-compliant
where they will not unduly           Car parking is located at the   The carparking proposed on site
conflict with pedestrians and will   front of the building, the      will expose more pedestrians
not dominate the streetscape                                         (particularly GSLC students) in
                                     most suitable location for a
                                                                     the area to moving vehicles.
                                     service station use.
011 Access and egress points do      S11.1 Complies                  Non-compliant
not impact on the safety and                                         There is an increased risk of
operations of the road system                                        queuing back from the access
                                                                     point as population density
                                                                     increases. With the secondary
                                                                     development and proposed
                                                                     carparking in the second Lot (as
                                                                     per the developer’s “concept
                                                                     plan”), the shared easement will
                                                                     be further congested and cause
                                                                     interruptions to traffic flow out
                                                                     on the main road.
014 Provision is made for            O14 Complies                    Non-compliant
pedestrian and vehicular queues      Can comply via condition        No provision is made for
at conflict points                   where applicable.               vehicular queues.

                                                                     The DA will significantly affect
                                                                     traffic on the Eumundi Noosa
                                                                     Road, the roundabout outside
                                                                     the GSLC entrance and
                                                                     pedestrians (predominantly
                                                                     children) on the footpath
                                                                     entrance, in the event of queuing
                                                                     to access the proposed
                                                                     Development. The Applicant has
                                                                     provided no objective analysis of
                                                                     the likely queuing frequency or
                                                                     extent of same.
018 Development with the             It is not considered that the   Non-compliant
potential to generate significant    development has the             In view of the compounding
traffic and parking impacts gives    potential to generate           effects of constructing two
appropriate consideration to         significant traffic and         additional service stations (ie. at
transport and land use issues        parking impacts.                both 115 and 139 Eumundi Road)
                                                                     in the immediate vicinity, this
                                                                     outcome is not met.



         Applicant’s Response to Noosa Council’s Information Request

80.   The applicant has failed to provide adequate responses to the Noosa Council’s
      Request for Information relating to traffic issues, as set out in the Table below.


Information Required               Applicant’s Response               Submitter’s Response
Issue - Traffic
There are concerns with the potential for queuing in the road and traffic conflict in the shared access
area (easement area), particularly in association with the future industry/retail development on the

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balance lot
b) A traffic management          It is considered that a traffic    The applicant has not provided
procedure to demonstrate         management procedure is not        the information required.
refuelling will not impact on    necessary. As per the Traffic
traffic movements in Eumundi-    Report prepared by QTraffic        The applicant states that the
Noosa Road or the internal       originally submitted, the site     existing arrangements will still
traffic within the site. Also,   access arrangements are            apply, but they do not take into
advise if time restrictions will consistent with the existing       consideration the low threshold
be implemented on refuelling     arrangements, and are              for queuing which exists once
operation schedules to address   considered to be appropriate       refuelling commences and
this issue.                      given the nature of the use and    vehicles are dually utilising the
                                 the existing road environment.     easement for both
                                 Section 4 of the report states     development sites during the
                                 that the level of traffic          refuelling process, that is,
                                 generation for the proposed        existing arrangements are
                                 development is low, and once       insufficient.
                                 distributed onto the
                                 surrounding road network,
                                 would be within the range of
                                 typical fluctuations in traffic
                                 volumes.
c) Assessment of the need for a It is considered that queuing in    The applicant has not provided
no-queuing area to avoid         the easement area will be          the information required.
obstructions to traffic flows    unlikely as a result of the
within the access easement       proposed service station           Any future development of the
area and to allow for the future development given the ample        second lot will require to either
development of the balance lot. queuing space on site, as per       co-utilise the easement
                                 Drawing No 15193- D13.             resulting in back-up or apply to
                                 However, as mentioned in 7.a       install a neighbouring
                                 above, any future development      easement. A second easement
                                 application over the balance lot   will present visibility difficulties
                                 will also presumably be            and associated risks to exiting
                                 required to demonstrate no         vehicles. It will also pose an
                                 queuing into the easement          unacceptable risk of further
                                 area.                              compounding traffic congestion
                                                                    on the Eumundi Noosa Road

81.   Significantly, the applicant has not provided any solution to the Noosa Council’s
      concerns with the potential for queuing in the road and traffic conflict in the shared
      access area (easement area), as in its opinion, queuing in the easement area will be
      unlikely as a result of the proposed service station development given the ample
      queuing space on site. As the applicant has not allayed the Council’s concerns, this
      clearly supports our position that the DA is inconsistent with the following objectives
      of the Noosa Plan:

                Use of land for a service station does not impair traffic flow or road safety
                The safety of pedestrians and cyclists is protected
                Vehicular access does not adversely impact on safety, capacity and
                 operations of the existing or planned road network, the proposed driveway,
                 cycleways or pedestrian pathway system
                Access and egress points do not impact on the safety and operations of the
                 road system

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                     Provision is made for pedestrian and vehicular queues at conflict points
                     Development with the potential to generate significant traffic and parking
                      impacts gives appropriate consideration to transport and land use issues

82.   The above justifies the Noosa Council rejecting the DA on the grounds that it is not
      compatible with traffic objectives contained in the Noosa Plan. Sufficient grounds do
      not exist for the Noosa Council to approve the DA, notwithstanding the fact that it fails
      to meet these outcomes. In addition, the adverse traffic impacts generated by the DA
      cannot be acceptably mitigated by the use of conditions.


           v.       NON-COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER RELEVANT LOCAL CODES


83.   In relation to a range of other, applicable codes in the Noosa Plan, it is evident that the
      applicant has failed to address the numerous and significant potential impacts of the
      DA on the adjoining GSLC. The specific areas of non-compliance are set out in the
      table provided at Annexure A.

      C.        SUFFICENT GROUNDS FOR COUNCIL TO JUSTIFY REFUSAL OF THE APPLCIATION

           Section 326 of the SPA

84.   Section 326(1)(b) of the SPA stipulates that a decision to approve a DA must not
      conflict with a relevant instrument, including a planning scheme, unless ‘there are
      sufficient grounds to justify the decision’. Accordingly, if the Noosa Council concludes
      that the DA compiles with the Noosa Plan, it will nonetheless be incumbent on the
      Noosa Council to refuse the DA if there are sufficient grounds to justify the refusal of
      the DA, despite its compliance with the Noosa Plan.

85.   Section 326(1)(b) of the SPA states:

                326 Other decision rules

                (1) The assessment manager's decision must not conflict with a relevant instrument
                    unless—
                     …
                     (b) there are sufficient grounds to justify the decision, despite the conflict;
                     or
                     …

86.   The term “grounds” is defined in Schedule 3 of the SPA to mean matters of public
      interest. It does not include the personal circumstances of the applicant, the owner of
      the land or another interested party.

87.   “Statutory Guideline 05/09 - Sufficient grounds for decisions that conflict with a
      relevant instrument”, made under section 759(1)(a) of the SPA, states that an
      assessment manager may refuse an application, even though the proposed
      development complies with the relevant instruments, if there are sufficient grounds
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         for refusing the development despite the fact that the decision would conflict with the
         relevant instruments.

88.      The guideline has been prepared under section 759(1)(a) of the SPA which says that
         the Minister may make guidelines about matters to be considered by an assessment
         manager (namely, the Council in this instance) in deciding whether there are sufficient
         grounds to justify a decision that may conflict with a relevant instrument under
         section 326 or 329.


                Matters of public interest

89.      “Matters of public interest” is not defined in the SPA, but case law20 states that it
         should be considered to be a “broad concept”, the meaning of which needs to be
         determined in the context of the SPA.

90.      The purpose of the SPA is expressed in s 3:

                ...to achieve ecological sustainability by –

                (a) managing the process by which development takes place, including ensuring the
                process is accountable, effective and efficient and delivers sustainable outcomes; and

                (b) managing the effects of development on the environment, including managing the
                use of premises; and

                (c) continuing the coordination and integration of planning at the local, regional and
                State levels.


91.      Pursuant to section 8(c) of the SPA, “Ecological sustainability” includes the
         maintenance of the cultural, economic, physical and social wellbeing of people and
         communities. Section 11(c) of the SPA further provides that the cultural, economic,
         physical and social wellbeing of people and communities is maintained if well-serviced
         and healthy communities with affordable, efficient, safe and sustainable development
         are created and maintained.


92.      Clearly, matters of public interest will therefore include matters such as health and
         safety of the community, traffic impact issues and protecting the destruction of local
         amenity.

93.      Below are a number of the major matters of public interest that need to be taken into
         consideration in this matter by the Noosa Council:

                a) Adverse health impact on the community



20
     Wood v Redland City Council [2011] QCA 242 at [21 – 22] and Hogan v Hinch [2011] HCA 4, per French CJ.
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Despite the applicant’s assertions that it has incorporated best practice into its
service station design by implementing a VR1 and VR2 recovery system to eliminate
benzene and other harmful emissions from adversely affecting the health of GSLC
students, their families and staff along with other users of the GSLC, this assertion
FAILS to take into account:

(i)     Adverse health impacts that will occur from traffic emissions as a result of the
        increased traffic using the service station in close proximity to GSLC, 24 hours
        a day, 7 days a week;
(ii)    A 2010 Spanish study in a reputable peer review journal showing that benzene
        levels are harmful up to a radius of 50m. Here the distance between the fuel
        dispensers and the GSLC toddler pool and the HPE Centre are 30 metres and
        40 metres respectively;
(iii)   The GSLC pool is an OPEN AIR facility. There is no sufficient buffer to absorb
        the harmful air emissions, particularly when the wind is coming from the west
        or south west;
(iv)    That the WA EPA recommends a separation distance of 200 meters between a
        service station operating 24 hours a day and a sensitive land use, which
        includes a school; and
(v)     Noosa temperatures are usually high and therefore the warmer conditions will
        increase the amount of vapour release from the service station and emissions
        from traffic.

Accordingly, the Noosa Council should refuse the DA outright given that, on present
scientific evidence and the precautionary principle, the DA cannot be acceptably
conditioned to mitigate the adverse health impacts outlined above.

b) Adverse traffic impact on the community

The DA will significantly increase the traffic on the Eumundi-Noosa Road and the
roundabout outside the GSLC in the event of queuing to access the proposed
site, adding to traffic congestion. Additionally, the stationary traffic backing up
along Goodchap Street will also have a potentially deleterious effect on the flow
of vehicles accessing the Noosa Hospital, including emergency vehicles.

The safety of cyclists (including GSLC students) using the cycle lane or the
adjacent pathway will be compromised, with an increased number of
encounters between bicycles and vehicles.

The volume of traffic along the Eumundi Noosa Road will make it difficult for
vehicles exiting the service station and wishing to cross into the far lane in order
to be in the correct lane to completely circle the Walter Hay Drive roundabout
so that they can travel in an easterly direction towards the Noosa river. This
currently is already very difficult to do at pick up and drop off times, let alone
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Whilst the QTraffic Report indicates that there will be no noticeable disruption
to traffic flow, we strongly disagree. Having a double driveway onto a main road
(that is, the Eumundi Noosa Road) just before the Walter Hay Drive/Eumundi
Noosa Road roundabout, coupled with approximately 200 hundred planned
entries per hour into the proposed service station/shop, will undisputedly
disrupt the traffic flow. In this regard, it is noted that the QTraffic Report
acknowledges that 75% of trade is expected to be existing users of the road, but
agrees that 25% of traffic will be new traffic, generated by the proposed shop
and service station.

Presently , a large number of cars travelling from Goodchap Road and turning
right at the roundabout at the GSLC entrance, veer across at speed into the left
hand lane in order for them be able to turn left into Walter Hay Drive. Adding a
busy access egress point there will require left turning traffic to swing out and
around to turn left, thus causing a road safety problem.

c)   Destruction of local amenity

The proposed location of the service station directly adjoining an educational
facility, combined with the fact it will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, will
destroy the local amenity enjoyed by the GSLC students and families.
The proposed development is in a neighbourhood largely surrounded by
community service and residential infrastructure. There is no industrial
infrastructure in the immediate vicinity and the proposed service station
building is completely out of character and does not integrate with the
surrounding natural and built environment, demonstrating that it is highly
incompatible with its adjoining land use.

In terms of visual quality, a service station located directly adjacent to the GSLC
will significantly reduce the aesthetical appeal of the school. In particular, the
service station itself and its associated advertising signage will be unsightly and
incompatible with the aesthetics of the image of the school.

d) Incompatible with surrounding land use

The subject site is currently located in an Industry zone. It is bound on two sides
by Eumundi-Noosa Road and Walter Hay Drive. The land which immediately
adjoins the proposed site is Community Uses zoned land, which is occupied by
the GSLC to the east and an electrical substation to the north. It is not
immediately adjoined by any land which has an Industry zoning.

Immediately adjoining the school as you progress along Walter Hay Drive is an
oval used for sporting and recreational purposes (zoned Open Space
Recreational) and a retirement village (zoned Residential Use).


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           Given that the immediate land uses adjoining the site are for Community Use the
           proposed service station development is not compatible with the surrounding
           land use. For example, the proposed service station will provide constant
           temptation for children to purchase fast foods and drinks (and other
           inappropriate items) from the nearby shop.

           The proposed development would only be considered compatible if it was
           located across either the Eumundi Noosa Road or Walter Hay drive, from the
           subject site, where the development is of a predominately industrial nature.

           Noosa Plan- Zone Map 8 (Figure 1) clearly illustrates that the current zoning of
           the site as Industry (purple) is mismatched with the zoning of the land which
           immediately surrounds it, being community land uses (yellow). Accordingly, the
           proposed service station does not represent a logical or sensible form of
           development over the subject premises.




           Figure1: Noosa Plan – Zone Map 8 (Source: Noosa Council)


       e) Other planning grounds

94.   Further guidance as to what the SPA envisages by way of “grounds” is contained in
      “Statutory Guideline 05/09” referred to above. It provides non-exhaustive guidance
      as to what may be considered in determining whether there are sufficient grounds to
      justify a decision that conflicts with a relevant planning instrument. The following
      grounds are set out in the guideline:

               Relevant instrument is out of date
           …
                Example 2— The planning scheme is due for review and does not reflect current
                planning trends and principles, such as design principles, methods for addressing
                climate change or demographic shifts.

               The relevant instrument is incorrect in terms of its substance or underlying
                assumptions for the circumstances of the particular proposal.

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                   Relevant instrument inadequately addresses development

                   Relevant instrument does not anticipate specific or particular development

95.      GSLC is situated on land which was once the site of the Noosa Drive-In and zoned
         “rural”. The GSLC Primary School was opened on 28 January 1986. The zoning at this
         point was changed to “special facilities” to encompass the school and church usage.
         Throughout this time the site (Lot 30 SP170751) was a Noosa Council service depot
         and was continuously zoned industrial.


96.      An agreement was reached between GSLC and the Noosa Council in 2002 which
         provided for the acquisition of 1.1ha of additional land, on which the HPE centre, extra
         classrooms and a swimming pool are now located. At this time the entire GSLC site
         (Lot 30 SP228052) was rezoned “community services”, however the proposed service
         station site (L30 SP170751), now decreased in size, continued to be zoned industrial.

97.      The Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District purchased the site from the
         Noosa Shire Council on 20 December 2007. The site shares a common boundary with
         the HPE centre and GSLC open air toddler pool.

98.      Accordingly, it was a matter of legacy rather than intent that the remainder of the
         former Noosa Council depot, (the site), continued to be zoned “industry”. It is
         submitted that at the time GSLC (Lot 30 SP228052) was rezoned “community
         services”, the site (Lot 30 on SP 170751) should have also been rezoned “community
         services” to ensure that ‘it would not be made available to other commercial
         enterprises’21 which would be incompatible with the school and that the site would
         continue to provide a buffer zone between the GSLC community services zone and the
         nearby industry zone.


99.      The Noosa Plan commenced in February 2006. The “life” of a local planning scheme is
         limited to approximately 5 years and requires constant revision. It is submitted that,
         in the circumstances, the Noosa Plan is out of date or incorrect to the extent that the
         site remains zoned as industrial use and therefore incompatible with the GSLC
         adjoining land use. Furthermore, with the site remaining an “industrial” land zone,
         the Noosa Plan fails to adequately protect the health of GSLC students, families, staff
         and public users of the school.

100. It cannot be argued by the applicant that there is community need given that there is
     approval for a DA to construct a service station approximately 200m away at 139
     Eumundi Noosa Road, Noosaville. Further, if a need did actually exist for an additional
     service station in the Noosaville Locality, that need is not so great so as to allow it to
     be located next to the GSLC and its open air swimming pool frequented by school
     children and babies.


21
     Counsellor Frank Pardon quoted in Gardner P, Noosa News, 9 December 2015.
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101. For the reasons set out above, the application should be rejected as there are
     sufficient grounds of public interest to justify why it should not be approved, even if
     the Noosa Council is of the view (which we do not accept) that the application
     technically complies with the Noosa Plan.




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        Annexure A


Specific Outcome of Code                 Applicant’s Assessment         Submitter’s Assessment

RECONFIGURING A LOT CODE

O9 The subdivision layout is designed    O9 Complies:                   Does not Comply
to facilitate linkages with adjoining    The proposal will comply       It is the applicant’s responsibility to establish
sites in the immediate area.             where reasonably applicable.   how the DA complies with the Code. The
                                                                        applicant has not satisfied this criterion as no
                                                                        details have been provided as to how the DA
                                                                        achieves this specific outcome. The phrase
                                                                        “reasonably applicable” is unclear and the
                                                                        specific linkages with adjoining sites in the
                                                                        immediate area have not been considered or
                                                                        adequately addressed.

O10 Where the lots are to be used        O10 Complies :                 Does not Comply
for Industrial business or Commercial    Landscaped buffering has       The layout does not provide for appropriate
business uses, the layout provides for   been provided along all        buffer areas, to mitigate possible impacts on
appropriate buffer areas, to mitigate    boundaries adjoining the       the adjacent GSLC. Landscape buffering is
possible impacts on nearby               school to the east.            insufficient and ineffective to mitigate the
residences or other noise sensitive                                     negative impacts, including those of fugitive
uses                                                                    emissions of the Development.

O12 An adequate and accessible           S12.1- 12.2 Complies           Does not Comply
water supply is provided for fire        Will comply as applicable.     It is the applicant’s responsibility to establish
fighting purposes.                                                      how the DA complies with the Code. The
                                                                        applicant has not satisfied this criterion as no
                                                                        details have been provided as to how the DA
                                                                        achieves this specific outcome. The Applicant
                                                                        has not adequately addressed the issue of
                                                                        fire safety and its potential impacts,
                                                                        particularly given the proximity of the
                                                                        Development to the adjacent GSLC.

O32 Access easements are in              S32.1 Complies                 Does not Comply
appropriate locations for safe access    It is considered that the      It is the applicant’s responsibility to establish
and egress, and supply appropriate       proposed access easement       how the DA complies with the Code. The
widths and levels of service for the     has been designed in           applicant has not satisfied this criteria as
number of vehicles that will utilise     accordance with Sections 2     sufficient details have not been provided as
them                                     and 3 of PSP5 Engineering      to how the DA achieves this specific
                                         Design Standards – Roads,      outcome. The proposed access is not
                                         Drainage and Earthworks.       appropriate for the DA and does not provide
                                                                        safe access and egress, nor does it provide
                                                                        for the appropriate level of safety of school
                                                                        children given its proximity to the GSLC


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O33 Traffic generated by the           S33.1 Complies                    Does not Comply
development is within the acceptable   The development will comply       It is the applicant’s responsibility to establish
capacity of external roads and does    where reasonably applicable.      how the DA complies with the Code. The
not have an adverse impact upon the                                      applicant has not satisfied this criterion as no
functioning of the road network                                          details have been provided as to how the DA
                                                                         achieves this specific outcome. “Reasonably
                                                                         applicable” is indeterminate. The DA has an
                                                                         adverse impact upon the functioning of the
                                                                         road network. The Applicant has failed to
                                                                         provide objective evidence or argument to
                                                                         show otherwise.

BUSINESS USES CODE

O20 Development is designed and        O20 Complies                      Does not Comply
sited to avoid noise emissions that    The proposed development          It is the applicant’s responsibility to establish
unreasonably diminish the amenity of   is suitably distance and          how the DA complies with the Code. The
the area or surrounding uses.          buffered through landscaping      applicant has not satisfied this criteria as
                                       from sensitive land uses.         sufficient details have not been provided as
                                       Further, as the site is located   to how the DA achieves this specific
                                       on a busy road and                outcome. It is considered that the DA is not
                                       roundabout, it is considered      suitably distanced or buffered from the
                                       that there will be no             adjacent GSLC which is a sensitive land use.
                                       worsening effects in terms of
                                       noise.                            The applicant’s statement that “it is
                                                                         considered that there will be no worsening
                                                                         effects in terms of noise” is not supported
                                                                         with objective evidence, such as detailed
                                                                         studies showing existing background noise
                                                                         levels and projected additional noise
                                                                         generation, particularly given the DA’s
                                                                         proximity to the noise sensitive study
                                                                         environment of the GSLC.

O27 Buildings and structures are       S27.1 Complies                    Does not Comply
designed to minimise opportunities     The proposed development          All such facilities are conducive to loitering
for vandalism.                         will incorporates a building      and provide opportunities for concealment
                                       design and layout which will      which poses an unacceptable danger to the
                                       provide for non-graffiti          students going to and from the GSLC
                                       friendly development,             particularly in early mornings or evenings
                                       structures and layout             before or after extracurricular school
                                       through design within an          activities. Furthermore, the close proximity
                                       absence of natural ladders,       of such a facility poses and unacceptable risk
                                       minimal unbroken vertical         to the security of the GSLC premises and its
                                       surface areas, CCTV               students.
                                       surveillance, a small retail

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Specific Outcome of Code                Applicant’s Assessment            Submitter’s Assessment

                                        and fast food component
                                        (not conducive to loitering), a
                                        layout which will promote
                                        passive surveillance over the
                                        site, be well illuminated and
                                        comprise minimal
                                        opportunities for
                                        concealment.
TABLE 14-15 SERVICE STATION

O76 Service stations are located only   O76 Complies                      Does not Comply
where they are compatible with the      It is considered that the         The Development is completely incompatible
existing and proposed amenity and       proposed development is           with the existing and proposed amenity and
development of a neighbourhood          suitably located, given that      development of a neighbourhood.
and where they are appropriate given    the immediate locality
the existing or likely future traffic   comprises predominantly           The contention by the Applicant that the
movements in the area.                  industry zoned land with a        immediate locality comprises predominantly
                                        variety of uses including         industry zoned land with a variety of uses
                                        retail and commercial.            including retail and commercial is inaccurate.
                                                                          The Property is not adjoined by other
                                                                          Industry Zoned property. It is bounded on
                                                                          two sides by Eumundi-Noosa Road and
                                                                          Walter Hay Drive. The land which
                                                                          immediately adjoins the Property is zoned
                                                                          Community Uses, occupied by the GSLC to
                                                                          the east and an electrical substation to the
                                                                          north. Immediately adjoining the GSLC along
                                                                          Walter Hay Drive is an oval used for sporting
                                                                          and recreational purposes (zoned Open
                                                                          Space Recreational) and a retirement village
                                                                          (zoned Residential Use).

O79 Service stations ensure the         S79.1-S79.2 Not Applicable        Does not Comply
amenity of neighbouring residential     The site does not adjoin a        It is noted that the area immediately
areas is protected.                     residential use or zone.          adjacent to the GSLC includes a retirement
                                                                          village (zoned Residential Use) and significant
                                                                          residential development, all of which are
                                                                          impacted by the proposed Development.

O84 The layout of the site facilities   S84.1- S85.1 Not Applicable       Does not Comply
and vehicular accesses result in                                          This outcome is directly applicable to the
unrestricted vehicle access to and                                        application. It is the applicant’s responsibility
egress from the site.                                                     to establish how the DA complies with the
                                                                          Code. The applicant has not satisfied this
                                                                          criterion as no details have been provided as
                                                                          to how the DA achieves this specific

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                                                                          outcome.

                                                                          The Applicant fails to address this Objective
                                                                          of the code. Vehicle access to and egress
                                                                          from the site will be severely restricted by
                                                                          existing vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the
                                                                          area, who will typically be students from the
                                                                          GSLC.

O85 The use of land for a service          S84.1- S85.1 Not Applicable    Does not Comply
station— a) does not impair traffic                                       This outcome is directly applicable to the
flow or road safety; b) facilitates safe                                  application. It is the applicant’s responsibility
and convenient movement to and                                            to establish how the DA complies with the
from the site through the design and                                      Code. The applicant has not satisfied this
arrangement of vehicular crossovers;                                      criterion as no details have been provided as
and c) provides adequate, safe and                                        to how the DA achieves this specific
functional on-site parking and                                            outcome.
manoeuvring areas

NOOSAVILLE LOCALITY CODE

O1 Uses are located, designed and          O1 Complies                    Does not Comply
operated to avoid significant adverse      The proposed development       The Applicant does not provide objective
changes to the light, air quality,         includes all believed          evidence or analysis to demonstrate
noise, accessibility or other              necessary mitigation           compliance and relies on ‘belief’.
conditions enjoyed by users of             measures to ensure that the
associated, adjoining or nearby uses.      amenity of adjoining uses is   The Development is not located, designed or
                                           maintained.                    can be operated to avoid significant adverse
                                                                          changes to the light, air quality, noise,
                                                                          accessibility and other conditions enjoyed by
                                                                          users (particularly GSLC students and staff)

O4 The separate identities of the          O4 Not Applicable              Does not Comply
various residential neighbourhoods                                        The area immediately adjacent to the School
remain important and distinct              The subject site is not        includes a retirement village (zoned
elements of the residential character      residential neighbourhood.     Residential Use) and significant residential
of Noosaville                                                             development all of which are impacted by
                                                                          the proposed Development.

O7 The density of development              O7 Complies                    Does not Comply
within the site area—                      The proposed development       The proposed Development is not
                                           is considered to be            appropriately located on the subject site with
                                           compatible with the            suitable setbacks from the adjoining,
                                           surrounding development.       Community Use School
                                           The proposed development
                                           is appropriately located on

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Specific Outcome of Code                 Applicant’s Assessment           Submitter’s Assessment

                                         the subject site with suitable
                                         setbacks from the adjoining
                                         community use (school).
O9 Buildings and other structures are    S9.1 Complies                    Does not Comply
appropriately designed and sited to—     The proposed buildings and       The proposed buildings and structures will
a) provide amenity for users of the      structures are setback more      detract from the amenity of users of the
premises as well as preserve the         than 7m from the road            adjoining GSLC; does not preserve the visual
visual and acoustic amenity of           frontages in accordance with     and acoustic amenity of the School and does
adjoining and nearby properties; b)      Schedule 1- Minimum              not provide adequate distance from the
provide adequate distance from           Boundary Setbacks.               adjoining School.
adjoining land uses;



O21 Buildings and other structures       S21.1 Complies                   Does not Comply
use materials and finishes that          The proposed materials are       The proposed Development is in a
complement the Noosaville character      acceptable as the site is in     neighbourhood completely surrounded by
and integrate with the surrounding       the Industry Zone, however       Community Service.
natural and built environment            the petrol station buildings     There is no Industrial infrastructure in the
                                         comprises a variety of           immediate vicinity and the service station
                                         materials and features such      building is completely out of character and
                                         as glazing and recessions to     does not integrate with the surrounding
                                         create visual appeal.            natural and built environment.

O188 Uses are predominantly of an        O188 Complies                    Does not Comply
industrial nature ordinarily expected    It is considered that the        The proposed Development is not in any way
in an industrial estate with ancillary   proposed use is                  of an industrial nature nor is it an ancillary
uses compatible with industrial          predominantly of an              use, compatible with industrial businesses.
businesses.                              industrial nature.               Service stations are ordinarily located in
                                                                          areas of high commercial activity.

O196 Industrial development is           O196 Complies                    Does not Comply
conducted in an environmentally          All measures to ensure that      The Application fails to address in any
responsible manner, operating            environmental values are not     objective detail how the DA can operate
without deleterious impacts on           compromised have been            without deleterious impacts on the
immediate, surrounding or                incorporated                     immediate, surrounding or downstream
downstream communities,                                                   community, being the School. (Refer to the
environments and environmental                                            Health Impact of the proposed Service
processes.                                                                Station at page 6 for further details).

LANDSCAPING CODE

O28 Landscaping of carparking areas      O28 Complies                     Does not Comply
are designed to—                         It is considered that one        The DA does not comply with the probable
a) reduced the visual impact of the      advanced tree for every 6        solution. It is the responsibility of the
    development;                         parking spaces is not            applicant to demonstrate how alternative
b) provide for advanced canopy trees     appropriate given that the       solutions achieve the outcomes and purpose

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Specific Outcome of Code                 Applicant’s Assessment          Submitter’s Assessment

    to shade vehicles and to reduce      car parking area is located     of the codes. The applicant has not satisfied
    reflected radiation;                 between the petrol building     this criteria as sufficient details have not
c) ensure canopy trees are protected     and the fuel court. It is       been provided as to how the DA achieves this
    from vehicle damage by providing     considered that trees will      specific outcome.
    adequate sized garden beds;          limit casual surveillance of
d) maximise opportunities for            this area.
    infiltration of rainwater on-site;
    and e) minimise contaminated         The site comprises 30%
    runoff entering the stormwater       landscaping. This is
    system and watercourse.              considered more than
                                         suitable.
BUIDLING WORKS CODE

O18 Lighting associated with the use     S18.1- S18.3 Not Applicable     Does not Comply
or works does not have an adverse                                        It is the applicant’s responsibility to establish
impact upon the amenity enjoyed by       S18.4 Complies                  how the DA complies with the Code. The
users of adjoining or nearby premises    All lighting will comply with   applicant has not satisfied this criterion as no
nor do it cause unreasonable             the relevant requirements       details have been provided as to how the DA
disturbance to local fauna.              where possible.                 achieves this specific outcome that lighting
                                                                         associated with the use or works does not
                                                                         have an adverse impact upon the amenity
                                                                         enjoyed by users of adjoining or nearby
                                                                         premises.

DRIVEWAYS & CAR PARKING CODE

O1 Vehicular access does not             S1.1- S1.3 Complies             Does not Comply
adversely impact on safety, capacity     Vehicle access is considered    It is the applicant’s responsibility to establish
and operations of the existing or        to be compliant with the        how the DA complies with the Code. The
planned road network, the proposed       relevant requirements. The      applicant has not satisfied this criterion as no
driveway, cycleways or pedestrian        development will comply         details have been provided as to how the DA
pathway systems.                         where applicable.               achieves this specific outcome. The DA’s
                                                                         vehicular access adversely impact on safety
                                                                         of children using the pedestrian pathway to
                                                                         and from the School. The proposed
                                                                         Development will significantly increase the
                                                                         amount of traffic using the access easement
                                                                         and the Applicant fails to consider or address
                                                                         how children will be able to safely cross the
                                                                         access way to the service station in a safe
                                                                         manner.

O4 Vehicular access does not             S4.1 Complies                   Does not Comply
adversely impact on the capacity,        The development will comply     The current proposal will have a significant
operations and maintenance of the        as required.                    adverse impact on the operation of the
                                                                         existing road network in and around the

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Specific Outcome of Code                Applicant’s Assessment             Submitter’s Assessment

existing infrastructure;                                                   GSLC.

O7 Sufficient carparking is provided    O7 Complies                        Does not Comply
to accommodate the number and           The proposed development           The DA does not comply with the probable
type of vehicles likely to be           will provide 10 car parking        solution. It is the responsibility of the
generated by the development            spaces. Technically this is        applicant to demonstrate how alternative
having regard to the specifics of the   below the minimum                  solutions achieve the outcomes and purpose
use…                                    according to Table 14-51           of the codes. The applicant has not satisfied
                                        Vehicle Parking                    this criteria as sufficient details have not
                                        Requirements. However, it is       been provided as to how the DA achieves this
                                        considered that 10 spaces          specific outcome.
                                        are suitable given the
                                        ancillary nature of the
                                        proposed petrol building. The
                                        likely number of users of the
                                        service will be there to refuel
                                        their vehicles, which
                                        comprises leaving the vehicle
                                        at the fuel dispenser. The
                                        amount of users specifically
                                        using the site for the ancillary
                                        shop component is
                                        considered to be low. It is
                                        there considered that 10
                                        spaces is appropriate.
O9 Parking areas are located where      O9 Complies                        Does not Comply
they will not unduly conflict with      Car parking is located at the      It is the applicant’s responsibility to establish
pedestrians and will not dominate       front of the building, the         how the DA complies with the Code. The
the streetscape.                        most suitable location for a       applicant has not satisfied this criteria as no
                                        service station use.               details have been provided as to how the DA
                                                                           achieves this specific outcome of parking
                                                                           location not conflicting with pedestrians and
                                                                           not dominating streetscape.

O11 Access and egress points do not     S11.1 Complies                     Does not Comply
impact on the safety and operations                                        Given the nature of the development and
of the road system                                                         proximity to the GSLC the proposed access
                                                                           and egress point impact adversely on the
                                                                           safety and operation of the Eumundi-Noosa
                                                                           Road.

O14 Provision is made for pedestrian    O14 Complies                       Does not Comply
and vehicular queues at conflict        Can comply via condition           It is the applicant’s responsibility to establish
points;                                 where applicable.                  how the DA complies with the Code. The
                                                                           applicant has not satisfied this criterion as no
                                                                           details have been provided as to how the DA

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                                                                 achieves this specific outcome.
                                                                 The Development will significantly affect
                                                                 traffic on the Eumundi-Noosa Road, the
                                                                 roundabout outside the School and
                                                                 pedestrian children on the footpath entrance
                                                                 in the event of queuing to access the
                                                                 proposed Development.
                                                                 The Applicant has provided no objective
                                                                 analysis of the likely queuing frequency or
                                                                 extent.
                                                                 The adverse traffic impacts generated by the
                                                                 DA cannot be acceptably mitigated by the
                                                                 use of conditions.

O17 Car parking areas are         O17 Complies                   Does not Comply
landscaped…                       Car parking areas have been    Cannot be compliant as they do not meet the
                                  suitably landscaped.           requirements of the Landscaping Code
                                                                 Objective O28.




Name of Submitter           Address of Submitter                             Signature (if hard copy is
                                                                             being submitted)

Simon Gerber                35 Hilton Esp, Tewantin 4565

Helen Gerber                6 Devaney Lane, Corinda 4075

Daniela Gerber              6 Devaney Lane, Corinda 4075

Rob Plant                   9 Foambark Place, Black Mountain 4563

Kay Plant                   9 Foambark Place, Black Mountain 4563

Carolyn Scott               15 Mountain Rise Ct, Mount Coolum 4573

Michael Johnston            15 Mountain Rise Ct, Mount Coolum 4573

Mataji Kennedy              8 June Cres, Noosaville 4566

Dave Grant                  8 June Cres, Noosaville 4566

Dianne Anderson             113 Head Street, Brighton Vic 3186

Peter Batchelor             113 Head Street, Brighton Vic 3186

Elizabeth Beal              43 Darling Street, South Yarra Vic 3141



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Name of Submitter    Address of Submitter                      Signature (if hard copy is
                                                               being submitted)

Karl Berge-Venter    32 Trafalgar Court, Doonan 4562

Jenny Barwick        17 Netherby Rise, Sunrise Beach

Justin Smith         1 Habitat Pl Noosa Heads

Anna Smith           1 Habitat Pl Noosa Heads

Lynne Jensen         2/7 Lisson Grove, Hawthorn 3122

Rob Boyd             PO Box 629 Tewantin

Andy Slavin          362 Duke Rd, Doonan 4562

Laila Jones          362 Duke Rd Doonan 4562

Kathy Slavin         17 School Road, Pomona

Gwennyth Batchelor   10/695 Hawthorn Rd Brighton East 3187

Brian Batchelor      10/695 Hawthorn Rd Brighton East 3187

Andrew Cooksley      5 Silver Gull Court Sunshine Beach

Patrick Oberem       32 Honey Myrtle Road, Noosa Heads, 4567

Erin Oberem          32 Honey Myrtle Road, Noosa Heads, 4567

Duncan Geldenhuys    32 Honey Myrtle Road, Noosa Heads, 4567

Fiona Burton         5 Dilgar Pl Tewantin 4565

Barbara East         10A Morrison Rd Clayfield 4011

Wendy O’Connor       376 Lake Cooroibah Rd Cooroibah 4565

Andrew O’Connor      376 Lake Cooroibah Rd Cooroibah 4565

Evelyn Tompkins      12 Cullinane St Tewantin 4565

Howard Tompkins      12 Cullinane St Tewantin 4565

Peter O’Connor       1147 Great Alpine Rd Tarrawingee 3678

Berice O’Connor      1147 Great Alpine Rd Tarrawingee 3678

Anne Dunstan         1147 Great Alpine Rd Tarrawingee 3678

Karen Hindmarsh      26 Butler St Tewantin 4565



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Name of Submitter          Address of Submitter                     Signature (if hard copy is
                                                                    being submitted)

David Hindmarsh            26 Butler St Tewantin 4565

Libby Taubenschlag         27 Mossman Ct Noosa Heads 4567

Joel Taylor                13 Zorina St Browns Plains 4118

Carolann Taylor            34 Crescent Rd Gympie

Valerie Jeanette Langley   41 Licuala Dr Tambourine Mountain

Malcolm Langley            41 Licuala Dr Tambourine Mountain

Vanessa Perreira           45 Cartagena Lane Coombabah Gold Coast
                           4216
Jose Perreira              45 Cartagena Ln Coombabah Gold Coast
                           4216
Elizabeth Sheratt          7 Drysdale Cres Brookfield 4069

Quentin Sheratt            7 Drysdale Cres Brookfield 4069

Sharon Cassidy             90 Persimmon Dr Peregain Beach 4573

Donna Davies               6 Mainsails Sq Noosa Heads 4567

James Orr                  37 St Andrews Dr Tewantin 4565

Daniel Ward                PO Box 2118 Noosaville BC 4566

Janice Ward                Po Box 2118 Noosaville BC 4566

Julie Neoh                 15 Smoke Bush Dr Noosa Heads

Alayna Niap                15 Smoke Bush Dr Noosa Heads

Andrew Longginou           43a Angliss St Wilston 4051

Debbie Longginou           43a Angliss St Wilston 4051

Kelly Kristy Kani          6 Morning Glory Dr Cooroibah 4565

Frank Cindric              19 Albert St Sunshine 3020

Tonina Fantella            1/49 Hotham Rd Niddrie 3042

Kathy Grech                45 Sugargum Dr Hillside 3037

Michelle Juric             39 Arrunga Close Diamond Creek 3089

Ivan Rupcic                15 Micheline St Tullamarine 3043



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Name of Submitter   Address of Submitter                      Signature (if hard copy is
                                                              being submitted)

Marijsna Stipic     3 Dunraven Crt Sydenham 3037

Jathy Stipic        16 Maple St St Albans 3021

Kathy Toplak        22 Ralph Ave St Albans 3021

Kristina Crnac      33 Willoughby St Reservoir 3073

Michelle Newall     20 Palmer Cres Tewantin 4565

Bronwyn Smith       13 Seacove Crt Noosaville 4566

Chris Smith         13 Seacove Crt Noosaville 4565

David Humphreys     10 Lamette St Holland Park

Melinda Humphreys   10 Lamette St Holland Park

Craig Ryman         5 Begonia Way Marcoola 4564

Jo Ryman            5 Begonia Way Marcoola 4564

Lucas Longginou     55 Riverview Tce Hamilton 4007

Shirley Longginou   55 Riverview Tce Hamilton 4007

John Perak          3 Stirling Close Greenvale 3059

V Perak             3 Stirling Close Greenvale 3059

Calum Crozier       209 Canterbury road, St kilda west 3182

Amy Larking         209 Canterbury road, St kilda west 3182

Charmaine Swart,    4 Neptune Circuit Noosaville 4566

Michelle Lamarca    41 Sunrise Rd Eumundi 4562

Tony Lamarca        41 Sunrise Rd Eumundi 4562

Lucy Lamarca        8 Stuart Place Tewantin

Aniela Podolski     8 Stuart Place Tewantin

Cheryl Humphreys    78 Jasmin Drive Bribie Island

Vince Humphreys     78 Jasmin Drive Bribie Island

Jenny Smolic        64 Royal Cres Hillside 3038


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Mile Smolic              64 Royal Cres Hillside 3038

Claire Hardy             20 Sallows Street Alexandra hills 4161

Andrew Hardy             20 Sallows Street Alexandra hills 4161


Mark Perquin             1474 Louis Bazzo Drive Cootharaba 4565

Angela Perquin           1474 Louis Bazzo Drive Cootharaba 4565

Dianne Jones             22 Crocodile St Brackendowns 1448
                         South Africa
Valiant Jones            22 Crocodile Street Brackendowns 1448
                         South Africa
Jennifer Theresa Jones   22 Crocodile Street Brackendowns 1448
                         South Africa

Jarl Berge               Huitfeldts Gt.4 0253 Oslo Norway

Marie-Jose Berge         Huitfeldts Gt.4 0253 Oslo Norway

& Ann-Marie Berge        Huitfeldts Gt.4 0253 Oslo Norway

Hroar Berge              Stativ 17 5306 Erdal Norway

Anne Gro Berge           Stativ 17 5306 Erdal Norway

Carey Ann Badenhorst     8 Kokerboom Street Brackendowns 1448
                         South Africa
Shaun Badenhorst         8 Kokerboom Street Brackendowns 1448
                         South Africa
Christine Graham         32 Mary St Berridale Nsw 2628

John Graham              32 Mary St Berridale Nsw 2628

Gavin Shawn Swart        4 Neptune Circuit Noosaville 4566.

Peta Marshall            34 Avalon St Coolum Beach 4573

Steve Marshall           34 Avalon St Coolum Beach 4573

Anne Chandler            10 Margary St Mt Gravatt Qld 4122

Jeff Chandler            10 Margary St Mt Gravatt Qld 4122

Anne Graham              "Sheep Station Creek" Rhine Falls Rd, Rhine
                         Falls NSW 2630
John Graham              "Sheep Station Creek" Rhine Falls Rd, Rhine
                         Falls NSW 2630
Amy McManus              46 Brindabella Avenue Peregian Springs 4573


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