Cover letter_Information Response

3. P rovide an assessm ent of the planning need for and econom ic im pact of the proposed
   tavern.

Response:
The attached Retail Liquor & Hotel Assessment Report prepared by Macro Plan Dimasi provides an
assessment of need and economic impact of the proposed tavern.

4. P rovide an assessm ent of the planning need for and econom ic im pact of the proposed
   retail shops.

Response:
The attached Retail Liquor & Hotel Assessment Report prepared by Macro Plan Dimasi provides an
assessment of need and economic impact of the proposed retail shops.

5. P rovide an assessm ent of the planning need for and econom ic im pact of the proposed
   com m ercial offices.

Response:
The attached Retail Liquor & Hotel Assessment Report prepared by Macro Plan Dimasi provides an
assessment of need and economic impact of the proposed commercial offices.

6. Describe how the proposed non-residential com ponents of the proposed developm ent
   w ould integrate w ith and support the ex isting Noosa Junction business centre in a
   functional sense.

Response:
The attached Retail Liquor & Hotel Assessment Report prepared by Macro Plan Dimasi describes how
the non-residential components of the proposed development would integrate with and support the
existing Noosa Junction business centre in a functional sense.

7. Dem onstrate the proposed ex pansion of business land in N oosa Junction w ill not
   com prom ise the centre hierarchy for the Noosa Shire area and the role and function of
   the N oosa Shire Business Centre.

Response:
The attached Retail Liquor & Hotel Assessment Report prepared by Macro Plan Dimasi demonstrates
how the proposed expansion of business land in Noosa Junction will not compromise the centre
hierarchy for the Noosa Shire area and the role and function of the Noosa Shire Business Centre.

8. Dem onstrate how the com m unity w ould not be disadvantaged by the loss of
   Com m unity Services land.

Response:
The land has been used for a Bowls Club for the past 43 years. It is well documented that the
existing bowls club is no longer financially viable. It was purchased by Coles Property Developments
in November 2011 as a result of fast dwindling levels of membership and financial resources. In
2013, the club has a very poor membership base with some 125 financial members.

Coles Group Property Developments have investigated and exhausted any possibility of retaining a
bowling green or constructing a new synthetic green on the current bowls club site. It is not financially
viable for the Noosa Bowls Club to service a green on this site even in a downsized format.

The existing bowling greens cannot be considered ‘green or community space’ in that they are not
open to the broader (non Bowls Club member) community and do not meet the classification of a
‘local civic recreational park’ as outlined in Council’s Sunshine Coast Open Space Strategy.