130830 - Notice of Submission · MCU13/0092

Traffic and Accessibility
From my reading of the plans, it appears that there is neither pedestrian nor vehicular access to David Low Way directly
from the site. This means that access must be provided via Woodland Drive and Rufous Street.
This is not acceptable in terms of safety and amenity. Rufous Street is the sole access to the Peregian Beach
Community Kindergarten, as well as the Di Hurst Oval, both of which are accessed by young children walking with their
parents (in the case of the kindergarten), and often on their own in relation to Di Hurst Oval. It appears to me to be a
conflict to have high volumes of commercial vehicular traffic (both customers and service vehicles) competing with
pedestrian traffic.
In addition, service vehicles taking away rubbish, removing grease trap waste, and bringing in stock usually occur outside
busy trading hours, often in the early morning. This is not consistent with the surrounding residential area and has the
capacity to adversely affect the amenity of those living close by.


Inconsistency with the Plan
The land is not zoned for a commercial use. The surrounding uses include a major active recreation space (Di Hurst
Oval), a Community Hall, Telstra Sub-Station, Community Kindergarten and Tennis Club – that is, institutional and public
uses.
While I understand that there is discretion to consider any use in any zone, the fact of the existing zoning, and the uses to
which the surrounding land is put suggests that this use in this location is not consistent.


Design - Security and Passive Surveillance
In terms of the design of the proposed Shopping Centre, I note that the service areas are located adjacent to Rufous
Street and backing on to Di Hurst Oval.
Di Hurst Oval already suffers from a lack of passive surveillance and this proposal serves to entrench this position by the
construction of blank walls along this facade. This is unacceptable from an urban design perspective and will impact on
the perceived safety of ad hoc use of this recreation space.


Conclusion
For the foregoing reasons, I respectfully request that the Council consider refusing the application.


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