Delegate Report - 3 Gibson Road, Noosaville - Minor Change (As Published)

               •         District Centre Zone Code;
               •         Noosaville Local Plan Code;
               •         Driveways and Works Codes;
               Based on the scope of the changes
               Existing Condition 1
               Submission to and approval by Council of building plans in accordance with the Building Act,
               Council’s By-Laws and Policies, the conditions of this approval and substantially in accordance
               with plans including the site plan and elevations drawn by Cameron, Chisholm and Nicol dated
               March 1996 and the Shire of Noosa Planning Scheme apart from where amendments are required
               or dispensations have been granted in conjunction with this approval.


               Applicant’s Request
               The applicant has identified concerns with the operation of the existing car parking and traffic
               movement within the site. Working through potential improvements to the internal layout and traffic
               arrangement, based on the proximity of the existing crossover to the Gibson Road/Gibson Road
               service lane intersection and presence of Unity Water infrastructure south of the existing crossover
               it’s been considered inappropriate to widen the existing crossover.
               The issues the applicant has identified with the existing car parking arrangement include:
                   •     The entry/exit point to the carpark requires a very tight turning circle to get to the shared
                         driveway and Gibson Road.

                   •     Due to the blind aisle nature of the carpark, vehicle movements are limited when there is a
                         need to turn around (eg in the event of no carparks being available and having to turn
                         around to exit the carpark).

                   •     Vehicles exiting the carpark to the Gibson Road crossover must take a wide turning circle
                         to negotiate the tight, short distance between driveway and crossover, and to avoid
                         bollards protecting existing aboveground Unitywater infrastructure located immediately to
                         the left. This results in vehicles pushing towards the centre of the aisle, which blocks entry
                         to the carpark.

                   •     This often also results in the same vehicle requiring additional width at the access
                         crossover, blocking entry to the driveway from Gibson Road.

                   •     Vehicles trying to exit individual parking spaces in the meantime are often forced to wait
                         until the aisle is cleared.

                   •     Vehicles waiting to utilise parking spaces that are about to be vacated are also forced to
                         queue, for the same reason.
               The submitted plans, specifically plan 8548-003 - Existing Carpark Operation Issues prepared by
               Black & More dated 7 February 2026 articulates the issues with the existing layout.
               This minor change approval regards the works internal to the site and their relationship to the
               original approval for the use/development of the land for showrooms. The out of site works are
               captured in OPW26/0049, lodged concurrent to this approval.


               With regard to the original approval it is noted that the proposal:
                       - Does not result in the net loss of any car parking spaces;
                       - Does not result in the removal of substantial vegetation, as shown in Figure 4.



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Document Set ID: 24819048
Version: 2, Version Date: 26/05/2026