Martoo Planning Report

                                                                                            proposal report




3.0 Background
The site was originally gifted from Noosa Shire Council to Noosa Care Incorporated in 1975 for the
purposes of providing aged care and has been operating from the site since 1984. A number of
applications have been lodged over the site since commencement of the use including a
Preliminary Approval in 2007 (Council Ref 2004/5763) which made the use of the site for an Aged
Persons home as code assessable. The Preliminary Approval also included a Master Plan that
illustrated areas of potential future development on the eastern portion of the site as detailed in
figure 3 below. As detailed by this approval, the eastern area of the site was always intended to be
developed and Council had previously agreed the use of the portion of the site. The Preliminary
Approval lapsed in April 2013.




Figure             3:             Noosa                  Council   Preliminary   Approval       2004/5763
Source: Noosa Council

The most recent permit issued over the site was approved in 2011 by the Sunshine Coast Council
MCU11/0082 for a new dementia building in the eastern portion of the site. This building has since
been constructed and is known as the Cartwright Wing.

The current dementia wing is currently full with a waiting list of over 50 to 70 people and as a result
of this demand Noosa Care are looking to provide a further 48 beds on the site.

The dementia model proposed for the site is modelled around the design and operation philosophy
of overseas centres such as Hogeweyk & Whare Aroha Care. These centres base the care of
residents with dementia around maximising independence and reinforce personal identity and
confidence.



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