2014-01-28 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                            28 JANUARY 2014


Issues                           Comments
Impacts on vegetation in Pinaroo Impacts on vegetation should be limited to some tree
Park.                            removal to allow for the connection of Pinaroo Way to
                                 Noosa Drive. This needs to be minimised through
                                 careful design and might be offset by new plantings.

Impacts on flora and fauna in Pinaroo These have been considered by council’s ecologist
Park has not been assessed.            and are not considered significant, with the reserve
                                       function of the park unaffected. Conditions can be
Will impact on the remaining koalas in applied in relation to vegetation retention,
the park.                              replacement and rehabilitation.

Need to preserve Pinaroo Park for       It is agreed that the park’s primary function should
wildlife.                               remain as a reserve, however, an upgrade to the
                                        community facilities toward the Noosa Drive frontage
                                        should be able to be undertaken without impacting on
                                        reserve function of the balance of the park.

Loss of parkland for Pinaroo Way It is agreed that this connection has impacts on the
connection is unacceptable.      park but these should be able to be minimised via
                                 careful design of the connection and retention of
                                 trees where possible.

                                        The road’s role in the activation of Pinaroo Park is
                                        considered a positive outcome.

Loss of parking space will impact on It is agreed that some impacts on the availability of
the junction.                        public parking are posed by the development, though
                                     this assessment finds that there is capacity within
                                     Noosa Junction to accommodate the loss and other
                                     ways that it can be offset.

Proposal relocates the centre of        Disagree. Primarily Pinaroo Way would improve on
Noosa Junction to Coles’ front door.    the function of Lanyana Way and Noosa Junction’s
                                        street network generally. Lanyana Way currently has
                                        an awkward “back of house” end point at the rear of
                                        Noosa Junction Plaza and requires a circuitous route
                                        to arrive there.

Public   Notification   period    was The period complied with the requirements of the
inadequate.                           Sustainable Planning Act.

Pinaroo Road will direct all traffic Pinaroo Way will receive some traffic that currently
away from Sunshine Beach Road.          use Sunshine Beach, as the road will improve the
                                        permeability and legibility of Noosa Junction’s street
Concern with the amount of traffic that network and shorten many trip distances to Lanyana
will use the new road and increased Way (which is currently circuitous), which is
congestion in the junction.             desirable.

                                        The critical aspect of the road design is that it must
                                        not represent a “rat run” for traffic. This can be
                                        achieved through a low-speed design that focusses
                                        on the needs of pedestrians and cyclists.




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