MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Town Planning Report & Appendix A Code Compliance

                                                                                                          Town Planning Report
                           28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville and parts of the road reserves of Hofmann Drive and Walter Hay Drive



         trips to other centres as a consequence of the proposed development will be reduced by between
          83,000 and 333,000 trips annually. The economic, social and environmental benefits to the community
          as a direct result of reduced distances travelled by car and time spent on the road has been calculated
          to be $5.46 million (low range) and $21.84 million (high range). The benefits include fuel savings,
          vehicle maintenance savings, health and environmental benefits from reduced vehicle emissions,
          improved road safety and reduced wear and tear on roads;
         the proposed development supports Council’s hierarchy of centres by providing an appropriate level
          of additional retail and commercial services within the SBC, in an effort to promote its standing as the
          highest-order centre within the Noosa Shire and as a Major Regional Activity Centre (MRAC) under
          South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009 – 2031 (SEQRP 2009);
         the proposed development serves as a catalyst for future development of the SBC creating the critical
          mass necessary for the centre to become a true multi-functional employment node, whilst protecting
          the medium- and long-term needs of the SBC by concentrating employment and support business
          services in the centre;
         the proposed development improves connections within and external to the site, including completing
          the internal loop road, introducing a new entrance to the site off the southern roundabout on Walter
          Hay Drive and providing a clear and legible pedestrian connection between the existing centre and
          the expansion and through to SBC Precinct E6. Wildlife movement through Covenant J to Eenie Creek
          is also improved by replacing a low lying flooded culvert;
         the proposed development improves public amenity on site though a landscaped arbour along the
          northern façade of the existing Noosa Civic, a landscaped Civic Plaza for a wide range of community
          activities, vegetated and compartmentalised at-grade car parking nodes and relocated loading and
          servicing areas.
Accordingly, we recommend that this development application be considered favourably by Council and the
relevant concurrence agencies, and be approved, subject to lawful conditions.

1.2             Site Details
 Site Details
 Address                       28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville and parts of the road reserves of Hofmann Drive and
                               Walter Hay Drive
 RPD                           Lot 3 on SP246584
 Owner                         QIC Noosa Civic Pty Ltd ACN 153 081 406
 The Noosa Plan
 Strategy Map                  Shire Business Centre
 Designation                   Areas of Ecological Significance
                               (refer to Figure 4 – Planning Scheme Strategy Map)
 Zoning                        Shire Business Centre
                               Open Space Conservation
                               (refer to Figure 5 – Zoning Map)
 Other Designations                   SBC Precinct B1 - Business (Retail Centre & Business)
                                      SBC Precinct B2 - Business (Car Parking & Offices)
                                      SBC Precinct B3 - Business (Showroom, Office, Business)
                                      SBC Precinct E1 – Employment (Technology based R&D Business Offices &
                                       Civic)
                                      SBC Precinct E2 – Employment (Educative & Environmental R&D Business &
                                       Offices)
                                      SBC Precinct E4 – Employment (Industry & Business)
                                      SBC Precinct E6 – Employment (Business Offices & Transit)
                                      SBC Precinct E7 – Employment (Business & Offices)




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