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employment node’, nor ‘a substantive amount of non-retailing development for
employment opportunities beyond Retail business’, as the proposed
development is for a shopping centre expansion for 32,525m2 of additional
retail space. The Noosa Civic expansion also does not ‘retain development capacity’,
as the proposed expansion is considerable in floor area and will take up a
substantial area of the SBC, precluding its use for other purposes intended by the
Noosa Plan.

Council’s Information Request (Items 27-29), highlights that the proposed Noosa
Civic expansion proposes a 5,400m2 GLA Target Discount Department Store.
This will likely cause the closure of Target Country (1,360m2) at Noosa Junction.
This undermines the vitality of the Noosa Junction centre as a Type 2 Business
Centre under the Noosa Plan and the SEQRP, reducing the ability of Noosa
Junction to function as intended by the Noosa Plan. The proposed Noosa Civic
expansion will likely undermine the Noosa Plan’s intent for the Noosa
Junction centre.

Council’s Information Request (Item 18) also highlighted that the proposed
Noosa Civic expansion may also impact on the retail trade areas for Sunshine
Plaza, Noosa Fair and Masters Home Improvement at Noosaville, as these
developments were not factored in the original Retail Needs Assessment
submitted to Council in the application stage.

The development is considered ‘high order’ retailing, due to the high order retail
uses proposed and the scale of the additional retail space proposed. The
development of an additional 32,525m2 retail space would likely also detract
the ‘successful operation and development of the Shire Business Centre’ as ‘a
principal business, retail and administrative centre’ as there is a very strong
retail focus at the expense of other uses supported for the centre (The Noosa
Plan, part 3, p.2).

The development application proposes additional retail than envisaged under
the Noosa Plan for the SBC. The proposed expansion alters the planning intent
for the SBC being a location for retail, employment and business uses, as a
substantial amount of non-retailing uses are lacking in the proposal. The focus
on ‘high order’ and considerable retail uses at Noosa Civic will likely disrupt
centre hierarchy designated for the SBC under the Noosa Plan.




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