2015-09-15 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 15 SEPTEMBER 2015


The proposed reconfigured portion of the existing shopping centre occurs within Precinct B1 –
Retail Centre and Business of the NBC. No inconsistent uses are involved in this aspect of the
development. It is important to note however, the Code sets a retail limit of 18,300m 2 for precinct
B1, which is already exceeded by the existing shopping centre. As such the shopping centre floor
space provisions for the NBC are already exhausted.
Overall Outcomes
The Overall Outcomes of the Noosaville Locality Code state:
 11.8.2 The overall outcomes sought for the Noosaville Locality are the following—
a)       New uses and works are located, designed and managed to—
         i     be compatible with other uses and works;
         ii    maintain the safety of people and works;
         iii   avoid significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by users of other premises,
               including acoustic and visual qualities; and
         iv    avoid significant adverse effects on the natural environment, including native habitat
               removal, fragmentation and attrition;
b)       Development is consistent with the Priority Infrastructure Plan in Part 15.
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i)       Significant retail and commercial uses provide residents and visitors with a range of low to
         high order goods and services;
j)       Business centres are significant employment nodes and are serviced by public transport;
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l)       Areas of native remnant or regrowth vegetation, including their biodiversity and habitat values
         are protected and retained in their natural state;
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w) For the Shire Business Centre Zone—the Shire Business Centre—
     i         is a Major Activity Centre for the purposes of the SEQ Regional Plan, and the principle
               business centre for Noosa, servicing Noosa-wide business and employment needs by
               providing for a range of Business Uses as well as administrative, community, and open
               space functions;
     ii        is a multi-function employment node forming the major focus of employment growth in the
               coastal area of Noosa;
     iii       follows a logical sequencing of development consistent with the needs of the community
               that is dependent on the—
               A) timing and construction of the external and internal road systems, including Walter
                  Hay Drive;
               B) dedication of a substantial area of open space; and
               C) development of a substantive amount of non-retailing development for employment
                  opportunities beyond Retail business;
     iv        is developed at a low scale and density with distinctive and unique design elements,
               determined by the setting and recognisable as a Noosa development;
     v         comprises buildings of low rise form separated by attractive and low key informal spaces
               that are integrated with landscaping and open space areas;
     vi        has an outdoor focus, particularly for Retail business uses, office uses and Community
               Uses;

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