Noosa VMU RFI Response Lodged 23.11.23 · MCU23/0078

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 Specialist Reports

 Issue – Economic Impact Assessment

 A review of the Economic Impact Assessment prepared by Deep End Services has identified several areas where
 additional information is required to assess the application.

 Information Required:

 42.     The following further information is required with respect to the EIA:
         a) A needs assessment for the proposed cinema and indoor recreation components of the
              development;
         b) Update the demographic analysis such that the trade areas are benchmarked to the Sunshine
              Coast SA4 (as opposed to Sunshine Coast LGA) and Queensland (and also possibly SEQ);
         c) Update the centres network assessment to reflect approved centre expansions and note where
              there might be applications for centre developments or expansion within the trade areas;
         d) Further justification in terms of specific citations and data to support the proportion of visitor
              expenditure directed to retail noting that a review of National Visitor Survey data indicates lower
              rates than those adopted by Deep End Services;
         e) Provision of a more detailed assessment of appropriate retail floorspace and supermarket
              floorspace provision benchmarks for the proposed development noting the trade area is likely to
              have more in common with the Sunshine Coast rather than Queensland as a whole;
         f) Review development approval and application information for centres identified within Deep End
              Services Table 7, noting that it appears to have omitted the approved expansion of the full line
              Coles at Peregian Springs Shopping Centre;
         g) Extend the assessment of traditional retail floorspace and supermarket floorspace need beyond a
              catchment or trade area wide assessment to consider the appropriate quantum of any notional
              floorspace supply shortfalls at a catchment or trade area wide level that should be accommodated
              within the Noosa Business Centre (in other words demonstrate a site specific need to
              accommodate future floorspace);
         h) Consider the prospect that retail expenditure leakage in secondary catchments to the south and
              west might be higher than in the other trade areas because of their proximity to other centres and
              their respective roles in the catchment of tother centre;
         i) Report the sales performance of Noosa Civic in particular the sales performance of the
              Woolworths full line supermarket and Big W discount department store and consider this
              performance against appropriate trading benchmarks;
         j) Provide a more detailed market share analysis for the proposed development including separate
              market share analysis for the proposed supermarket (that forms the basis for Table 10 in the Deep
              End Services report) to facilitate validation of the impact assessment contained at Table 12 of the
              Deep End Services report;
         k) Address the potential ‘alternative sites’ issue associated with the 6,500 sqm of remaining capacity
              within the Retail precinct of Noosa Business Centre noting that approval of the proposed
              development does not necessarily extinguish the ability for a further 6,500 sqm to be delivered
              within the Retail precinct of Noosa Business Centre; and
         l) Amend the assessment of ongoing employment impacts of the proposed development to
              consider the potential loss of employment at other centres (or redistribution of employment
              retail demand) as a result of the proposed development.


Response:
42.     The requested information is provided below:
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