MCU23/0096 Application For Material Change Of Use For Educational Establishment (Extension To Existing - Performing Arts Building) And Preliminary Approval For A Master Plan At 115 Eumundi Noosa Rd, Noosaville · Attachment 2 – MCU23-0096 – Coordinator Planning Report

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                         8TH OCTOBER 2024


      a) do not visually dominate the street and surrounding spaces;
      b) preserve the amenity of surrounding development including privacy, views and access to
         sunlight to residential dwellings;
      c) respect the scale of the surrounding vegetation, maintaining a vegetated skyline; and
      d) have a maximum building height of two storeys.
AO17.1 Within urban boundaries buildings and other structures are no more than 8 metres in
building height.
AO17.3 Where excavation is required, the maximum portion of the exposed external façade of the
building cannot exceed 8 metres in building height.
The proposed building is 2 storeys, 10.64m in height above natural ground level and 11m from the
finished ground level. As indicated by the sections below, the front façade of the building complies
with height requirements with the western section of the building stepping back up into the site and
exceeding height over the area where the drama and dance studios are located. These areas
require greater height due to the lighting and seating requirements.




                       Figure 7 – Sections illustrating areas of building over height

In support of the proposed building height the applicant submits the following:
•   It is not possible to provide a properly constructed Performing Arts Centre (PAC) within the site
    to meet the needs of the GSLC in an alternative location or having a reduced building height.