Council Report MCU22 0094 · MCU22/0094

         ATTACHMENT 1 – (MCU22/0094) – PLANNING OFFICER’S REPORT


REPORT
1.   PROPOSAL
This application seeks approval to develop a childcare centre for up to 96 children from birth up to
5 years at 28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville. The proposal includes 5 activity rooms for various
age groups, a kitchen and staff rooms with an outdoor play area located towards the site’s frontage
and to the site’s south-eastern boundary. A minimum of 17 staff are proposed on site to meet the
minimum educator to child ratio with the applicant indicating additional staff are likely to be
employed by a future operator including a cook and director. Access is proposed from Hofmann
Drive with parking on site for 31 cars including 14 in tandem arrangement.
A separate development application (RAL23/0007) has also been approved to realign the
boundaries between Lots 4 and 5 to increase the size of Lot 4 by 119m2, with the intent to proceed
with the boundary realignment prior to commencing construction of the proposed childcare centre.
The eastern common boundary is proposed to be moved approximately 2 metres to the east.




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