MCU22/0131 - APPLICATION FOR A HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICE (DAY SURGERY AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES) AT 47 GOODCHAP STREET, TEWANTIN · Report

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                     12 SEPTEMBER 2023


          b. The proposal is located on land zoned for housing, removes a lot that is well suited
          for residential development and is needed to cater for future housing.


    2. The proposal is contrary to overall outcomes (o), (p) & (q) of the Tewantin Local Plan Area
    Code and overall outcomes (h), (n) and acceptable outcome AO16.3 of the Noosaville Local
    Plan Code as:
          a. The proposal expands health services into an area zoned for low density housing
          and on a large, well located site with significant opportunities to create further housing.
          b.   The land is not committed or planned for community purposes.
          c. The proposal does not maximise or make more efficient use of the Noosa Hospital
          site and is not located on land identified for the growth of health and medical services.


    3. The proposal is contrary to overall outcomes (a), (c), (g), (j) and performance outcomes
    PO1, PO2 of the Low Density Residential Zone Code as:
          a. The proposal is not residential being identified as a community activity under the
          Noosa Plan and is of a scale and design that is incompatible with and will impact
          adversely on nearby residents’ amenity.
          b.   The proposal offers no integration or internal connection with the Noosa hospital.
          c. The proposal is not small scale and will service the wider community and not just
          local residents.


    4. The proposal is contrary to overall outcomes (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and performance and
    acceptable outcomes PO1, PO3, AO3, PO5, A)5, PO8 of the Community Activities Code as:
          a. The proposal is not integrated with the hospital or co-located on the Noosa Hospital
          site.
          b. The proposal is of a type, scale and intensity that is not consistent with surrounding
          development and character of the area and zone, includes substantial infrastructure to
          the site’s frontage and will remove mature native trees that significantly contribute to the
          streetscape.
          c. The proposal is likely to have significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed
          by adjoining and nearby residents with insufficient buffering proposed for residents.


    5. The proposal is contrary to overall outcomes (a), (b) and PO6 of the Driveways and
    Parking Code as insufficient car parking has been provided to accommodate the number and
    type of vehicles likely to be generated by the development.


    6. The proposal does not comply with performance and acceptable outcome PO6, AO6.1 of
    the Water Quality and Drainage Code as the site discharges into Lake Doonella which is of
    high ecological value and it has not been demonstrated the development will not cause an
    increase in gross pollutants, total suspended solids, total phosphorous or total nitrogen
    compared to a pre-development scenario as required.


    7. There is no need for the site to be developed for the proposed community activity given
    there are other approved medical and health centres that are yet to establish and other areas
    where the use could locate consistent with the scheme’s zoning pattern.