LATE RFI Response to Information Request

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on the eastern side of the District Centre, it should be located within Diamond Street, this
being the main street for the eastern centre area, having a highest level of activity, and being
more pedestrian orientated, with a consistent built form being established.

As stated by Mr Brown (and referred to in the town planning report for the application), the
subject site has a development approval for a number of shops (MCU18/0158), which was
granted on 9 August 2019, and remains current for 6 years. It is evident that, despite the
approval, there was little demand for additional shops in this location, with the site being sold
to the applicant due to a lack of interest in taking the development further.

Mr Brown has also addressed the available land within the District Centre Zone to the east,
that is potentially available for future development to meet the needs of the local community.
This includes at least six (6) properties that contain houses and ultimately will be developed
for commercial purposes in the long term, including two (2) sites that are about 1,000m², which
are grossly underutilised.

Another issue that has been raised under performance outcome PO9 above, is that the site is
not located with the traditional core main street, which is Diamond Street, and rather is on the
fringe of the District Centre, where lower intensity businesses are expected, to provide a
transition to the residential areas behind. In this case, the proposed carwash is located between
two service stations, with a service station also being an inconsistent use within the District
Centre Zone. A service station also performs a similar business-to-household function, which
is discussed below.

The site is also located adjacent to a non-residential use, which is now operated as a “Your
Mates BowlsPub”. The proposed commercial carwash in this location will complement the
existing service station uses and will not cause significant adverse impacts on nearby
residential properties. This is in terms of the noise generated and any traffic impacts, and as
explained by Mr Curtis below, will not be out of character.

The key issue associated with the proposal is that under the Noosa Plan 2020, a carwash is
technically defined as an industrial use making it an inconsistent use within the District Centre
Zone. Despite this, and as stated in the town planning report, there are a number of relevant
matters to be considered, which favour approval, given the proposed development will have
no town planning consequences.

As stated in the further advice provided by Mr Brown (Attachment 2), carwashes service a
local community, with modern carwashes providing a service to households. The primary use
of carwashes is for the washing of private vehicles, which represent the bulk of the demand,
as opposed to washing the family car at home, which is less sustainable.

As Mr Brown has explained, a carwash is a business-to-household transaction1, which is the
most common transaction found in centre locations, which generally have a high level of

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