PM Submission Object - Bruce & Annabel Knowles MCU16/0153 & REC16/0041

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                                                            Mr. Bruce and Mrs. Annabel Knowles
                                                                              37 Tristania Drive,
                                                                        Marcus Beach, Old 4573

    Mr. Patrick Murphy,
    Planning Officer,
    Noosa Shire Council,
    PO Box 141
    Tewantin, Old 4565

    20 April 2017


    Dear Sir,

    Re: MCU 16/0153 and REC 16/0041

    We wish to record our strong objection to the DA for the MCU above.

    Examination of the architects plan for the proposed development adjacent to the new IGA
    at Peregian Beach village reveals a dense mixture of town houses and apartments, most
    with three car parking spaces and the remainder with two, and a motel/conference venue
    with car parking on the roof. In total, allowance for some 47 cars. This aspect of the
    development is particularly concerning, given that the new IGA is already causing traffic
    congestion on the David Low Way, particularly at peak times of the day and recently over
    the Easter break when traffic was banked up for at least half a kilometer back from IGA in
    both directions. The design of the proposed 26 dwellings is likely to attract permanent
    residents who will add to the increasing traffic congestion with car trips to local schools
    and workplaces, etc. The proposed conference centre may have parking on the roof but
    would still certainly increase the flow of traffic entering and exiting the site from David Low
    Way.

    When considering MCU applications such as this it is important to consider their likely
    impact in the context of existing and future developments nearby. We are a small village
    on the border of a rapidly expanding population. Peregian Springs is a vast complex with
    a population estimated by the ABS in 2016 as 5023, and with potential for huge growth.
    Add in the Emu Park and the new Ridges Peregian Springs developments. Residents of
    these developments surf at Peregian Beach and many shop and dine in Peregian Village.
    So Peregian Beach is already a popular, busy destination with increasing traffic circulation
    since your approval of the (thankfully) modified IGA shopping centre. The proposed
    development next door to IGA would be situated at the worst possible position to
    aggravate further traffic congestion and danger. Surely when you wisely scaled back the
    size of the IGA supermarket you would have considered the pressure that would be
    created by extra traffic into an already inaccessible site. This proposal, in its present form,
    must result increasing traffic from permanent residents.

    The other aspect of the proposal we object to is its design and scope. The Sunshine
    Coast Council may have got away with shoddy, crowded future slum dwellings such as in
    parts of Peregian Springs, but is this really what voters in the Noosa Council want you, our
    representatives to approve? Too many dwellings crammed into a relatively small space,
    replacing tea tree bush and vistas on the approach to Peregian Village.