2014-01-28 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               28 JANUARY 2014


Issues                                    Comments
Fails to respect the intent of the        The application acknowledges this and seeks to
existing zoning by providing purely       demonstrate sufficient grounds to overcome the
commercial facilities in an area          conflict with the zoning.
identified for community purposes.

Object to the loss of the bowls club.     It is agreed that the loss of the bowls club is
                                          unfortunate but all evidence suggests the club is
                                          financially unviable.

A smaller bowls club should be Such a requirement could not be mandated via
retained in the development, e.g. 2 conditions of approval and would need to be
greens.                             proposed. The applicant indicates that it explored
                                    this option but it was not found to be viable.

Object to the Sunshine Coast Council The application will be decided by Noosa Council.
making this decision and not the
Noosa Council.

No demand for further liquor stores.      It is agreed that there is not a strong demand for an
                                          additional liquor store. The provision of another large
                                          format store in the area will primarily serve to provide
                                          further competition, choice and convenience, with it
                                          chiefly competing against the existing Dan Murphy’s
                                          store.

Vacancy rates in Noosa Civic andThe Noosa Junction Traders Association listed the
Noosa Junction are 13% & 12%    vacancy rate at 9.2% in November 2013. Previously
respectively. The proposal is likely to
                                they listed the vacancy rate for January 2010 at
impact on the protected primary status
                                2.6%, 5.7% in June 2010, 8.4% in November 2012,
and function of Noosa Civic.    and 9.2% in November 2013. While this shows an
                                increasing vacancy rate over nearly four years the
No demand for further shops and figures have been collected, this period has coincided
commercial tenancies.           with the GFC and major changes in the retail
                                environment.

                                          Council’s economic consultant indicates that the level
                                          of commercial space proposed is modest and should
                                          not be considered to cause undue impacts that are
                                          not offset by the potential benefits to the area.

No analysis that the community and It is agreed that the application material has not
recreational uses are adequately addressed this issue. Council’s Strategic Planning
catered for elsewhere in the shire. unit has provided assessment that indicates no
                                    existing or future demand for public community
                                    facilities is identified for this site.

                                          The use of the site for aged care, retirement or
                                          special needs housing is a potential lost opportunity
                                          on the site.

The educational uses on the site are Agreed. This is a potential future use only and offices
unknown and unconfirmed.             are also proposed as an alternate use.




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