2019-06-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              11 JUNE 2019


Any design advice should include the provision of good pedestrian connectivity between the site
and the train station and bus stops.
Proposed orientation appears to be quite internally focussed. The elevations provided seem
slightly at odds with the site plan and there is concern about the level of pedestrian engagement
offered on the western and southern elevations particularly. Pedestrian connectivity to/from and
within the development could be improved as the internalised design caters to car access and
parking rather than pedestrian connections and overall walkability. The boundary adjoining the
bowls club should allow for a mid-block pedestrian walkway to connect through to both Diamond
street and Opal street to enhance connectivity and pedestrian movement within the eastern side
of the business centre.
The existing streetscape is characterised by trees situated within the road reserve on the
northern side of Opal Street. It is recognised that the streetscape of Opal Street opposite the
subject site is not reflective of the outcomes sought by the current Noosa Plan.
The application in its original form included two crossovers and additional hard surfacing
proposed for the new car parking spaces within the Opal Street road reserve. Concerns were
raised with the applicant regarding the impact of the original proposal on the streetscape as the
crossover closest to Elm Street required the removal of two street trees and extending the hard
surface for approximately 80% of the frontage. The two trees proposed for removal contribute
positively to the country town character of the streetscape. The following images detail the
existing streetscape:




                       Figure 5 - Opal Street streetscape viewed from Opal Street




               Figure 6 - Opposite side of Opal Street streetscape viewed from Opal Street




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