MCU14/0102 PM Submission Support Kari Martin

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    Assessment Manager                                                                       Kari Martin
    Noosa Council                                                                   1/10 Ferguson Street
    PO Box 141                                                                           Sunshine Beach
    Tewantin QLD 4565                                                                          QLD 4567




    Tuesday, 28 April 2015




    To the Assessment Manager

    Re: Submission in support of proposed Service Station and Tradies Cafe (MCU 14/0102) located at
    139 Eumundi Noosa Road, Noosaville.

    I am writing to express my support for the development application and all uses proposed at 139
    Eumundi Noosa Rd, Noosaville.

    The application and supporting information including the response to information request, provides
    reasonable grounds and sound justification for all uses in the proposed development to be approved.

    I'd like to comment in particular with regards to the proposed retail convenience shop and tradies
    cafe within the Service Station. These two uses, although deemed inconsistent, are complimentary to
    the other retail and industry business uses proposed, and will be a convenient and much needed
    service for the surrounding businesses.

    Currently, there are limited options for easily accessible convenient stores and food and drink outlets
    within walking distance in this section of the industrial estate. The provision of a convenience shop
    and tradies cafe will not only benefit the primary uses proposed in this development application, it
    will also provide a much needed service for existing surrounding businesses and their staff and
    customers. For example, there are several car servicing businesses within close proximity to the
    proposed development that require customers to wait for a short period of time for the job to be
    completed. A cafe and convenience store within a few minutes walk would be a great option for
    customers to get a coffee/snack and read the paper while they wait. Additionally the tradles cafe
    would provide a convenient alternative lunch location within short walking distance for workers in the
    area, and would reduce the number of car trips they would otherwise take to go for lunch.

    My partner works in Rene Street and as a tradesman is always looking for a quick and convenient place
    to stop for lunch or morning coffee between jobs. He often complains about the iack of options
    providing this service within the Noosaville industrial estate. He spends at least $50 p/week on lunches
    and his co-workers the same. (This is significantly more than the very conservative figures suggested
    in the Economic Matters Report). He rarely goes to Noosa Civic for lunch due to the inconvenience of
    the time it takes to find a park and then walk some distance to the actual centre to access the food
    outlets. This supports the study undertaken in the Economic Matters Report in response to the
    Information Request where it was found that the overwhelming majority of customers in the Noosa
    Civic centre food court area were women and elderly people, not tradesmen. This suggests that the
    proposed development will not have a negative impact on the Noosa Civic Centre due to the difference
    in customer market which will be more focused on meeting the needs of the industrial estate workers
    and tradesmen of the north-east industrial estate segment.




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        These days the majority of service stations in the Noosa area and elsewhere have some form of
        convenience store and are selling food and drinks. These ancillary services are now what you would
        expect to be available and seem to be an essential component of the economic viability of a Service
        Station. Considering the sma Ii percentage of GFA (9% of total GFA) proposed for the convenience shop
        and cafe uses, it is reasonable to expect that these complimentary ancillary uses are permitted as part
        of the overall mix of uses that will provide a much needed and easily accessible service.

        To conclude, the above statements support the application to develop all proposed uses on the subject
        site at 139 Eumundi Noosa Road, and in particular the retail convenience shop and tradies cafe. I
        believe the proposed two minor inconsistent ancillary uses as part of a larger mix of consistent uses,
        will not have any negative impacts on surrounding businesses and centres and will only add value and
        provide much needed options to the range of services that currently exist in this proximity.




        Sincerely




        Kari Martin




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