Planning Statement

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THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION

This application seeks approval to utilise shop 2 and 3 and the adjoining outdoor paved area on site
for café/ restaurant purposes. The proposal includes:

         24m2 is proposed to be used for kitchen and storage areas;
         64m2 is proposed to be used for indoor seating and dining
         24m2 external area to be used for outdoor dining.

Proposal plans prepared by Clo Studios are included in Attachment A.


NOOSA PLAN 2020

The site is included in the Major Centre zone and the Noosa Junction Hospitality precinct with the
assessment table for the zone detailing that Food and Drink Outlet uses are consistent uses and
acceptable development in the zone and do not require approval where located in a building that has
been approved for shop or office uses. The assessment table however details that any expansion or
new outdoor use area is code assessable development. This application involves a new outdoor dining
area on the site and therefore an application to Council is triggered.




Figure 3 Extract of Zoning Map

The Noosa Plan 2020 indicates that Food and Drink Outlets are to comply with the following codes:

               Noosa Heads Local Plan Code;
               Major Centre Zone Code;
               Business Activities Code; and
               Works Codes.

The proposal has been reviewed against the relevant Codes and is generally considered to comply
with the specific outcomes. The proposed outdoor dining area is consistent with the character that the
Council and the community is seeking for the area. The Noosa Plan details that the zone is to provide
areas of outdoor dining at the ground level to activate street frontages and the proposed outdoor
dining achieves this activation.

The outdoor dining complies with the Business Activities Code which provides specific reference to
Outdoor dining areas. The Code includes: