Noosa VMU RFI Response Lodged 23.11.23 · MCU23/0078

•   limits the scale and intensity of the retail development to 7,500m2 in the VMU Precinct (5D)
    inclusive of a 3,500m2 supermarket. Although it is acknowledged that the Noosa Plan seeks to
    place a 2,500m2 cap on the supermarket in the VMU, it is our position that the inclusion of a full
    line supermarket anchor is essential to deliver not only a successful Village Mixed Use
    development but to ensure the long term success of the individual businesses that establish both
    along the Village Green and even more so along Main Street. Further, the attached EIA provides
    overwhelming support for the economic need for the inclusion of a full line supermarket in the
    VMU;

•   relocates the Cinema to the southern side of the Village Green to respond to Council’s
    expectations for the development of the northern Business Park (5A) Precinct as a Key Gateway
    Site. To this end, a stand alone commercial building is proposed on this Key Gateway Site which
    orients towards the street and provides an entry statement that is “Noosa Style” consistent with
    the Noosa Design Principles through appropriate architecture and landscaping;

•   proposes office and health care services only within the northern Business Park Precinct (5A), and
    provides for the development of a minimum 3,000m2 of business uses across the VMU Precinct
    (5D) and the Business Park Precinct (5A);

•   clearly identifies the location of short term accommodation within the VMU Precinct (5D), and
    multiple dwellings (build to rent) within the High density Residential Precinct (5E);

•   provides for the landscaping and servicing of Lot 3 and Lot 7 as stand alone development sites;

•   provides for a walkable village that is truly connected:

                ▪   to the existing Noosa Civic centre via a pedestrian bridge over the retained open
                    space (OS7);

                ▪   to Lot 24 the future transit hub, the existing and future expansion of the Noosa
                    Civic centre and the surrounding business, innovation and residential precincts by
                    establishing the 4 metre wide key pedestrian and cycle path that adjoins
                    Covenant J and runs from north to south through the heart of the NBC and along
                    the western boundary of the site;

                ▪   a proposed connection through the southern portion of the Transit Hub site to
                    improve connectivity between the existing and expanded Noosa Civic centre, the
                    VMU development and ultimately in to Main Street;


The amended proposal is consistent with the planning outcomes identified in the Noosa Plan for the
VMU Precinct (5D), the Business Park Precinct (5D), the High Density Residential Precinct (5E) and the
over arching strategic outcomes for the NBC identified in the Noosa Plan.

When overlaying the proposed development on the Precinct and Zoning Plans, it should be
acknowledged that the recent subdivision of the NBC site pursuant to the Reconfiguration of Lot

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