Council Report MCU22 0094 · MCU22/0094

               role and function of these major centres are such that they are complementary and
               do not compromise the viability of each centre.
            B. Noosa Business Centre – is a key higher order centre in the Noosa Shire as it is
               designated as a major centre in the South East Queensland Regional Plan. It caters
               for the broader Noosaville, Tewantin and hinterland areas of the shire. Its role and
               function are to provide for a mixed-use Shire-wide Business Centre, with a focus
               on employment growth and economic diversification being a key employment hub
               for Noosa now and into the future. Innovation and knowledge-based industries,
               health, research and education are present as well as higher order sub-regional
               retail including a discount department store and full line supermarket. There is a
               very limited increase in retail floor space, recognising the role of the regional activity
               centre at Maroochydore in providing high order retail needs.
            C. The Noosa Business Centre also includes a transit hub and offers a broad range
               of commercial, community, cultural and entertainment services in addition to high
               density housing, which is encouraged as an integrated component of development
               within and near to the centre.
            D. Development of the Noosa Business Centre is to be consistent with the Noosa-
               style village character incorporating subtropical design with low-scale pavilion-style
               buildings at human scale with high amenity landscaping breaking up built form and
               linking to a village green and an open space corridor. Large box-like buildings are
               avoided.
The proposed childcare centre is not consistent with the strategic intent and outcomes for the
Business Park Precinct as it will not deliver the commercial and employment uses intended for the
precinct which include:
   • Food and Drink outlets
   • Office
   • Community care centre
   • Educational establishment
   • Emergency services
   • Health care services
   • Research and technology industry
The Plan notably details that childcare centres are consistent uses in the Village Mixed Use
Precinct which is located to the north of the subject site (Refer figure 8 above). It is also relevant
to note that Council is currently assessing a substantial application for the adjoining Village Mixed
Use Precinct to the north under MCU23/0078, which is proposed to cater for a range of uses
including shops, food and drink outlets, recreation, offices, health care centres research and
technology and residential units. Due to the scale of this development application, it is anticipated
that the proposed childcare centre could reasonably be located within the Village Mixed Use
Precinct.