RFI - Attachment 4 - Traffic Impact Statement · MCU22/0094

 Stockwell Development Group Pty Ltd                                    SLR Ref No: 620.30735-R01-v1.2 Traffic Impact Statement 2023 03 30-
 Traffic Impact Statement                                                                                                      update.docx
 Noosaville Childcare Centre                                                                                                    March 2023
 Lot 4, Noosa Business Centre




Table 6      Childcare Centre Parking Provision Comparison
            Site                           Yield          Max. Surveyed Parking Demand                    Max. Parking Demand
          Ashmore                      118 children                         25                           1 space per 4.7 children
          Buderim                      90 children                          20                           1 space per 4.5 children
        Maudsland                      112 children                         25                           1 space per 4.5 children
       Bentley Park                    140 children                         19                           1 space per 7.4 children



According to Table 6, the maximum visitor parking demand rate experienced occurred at the Buderim and
Maudsland Sanctuaries and resulted in a total parking demand rate (i.e. inclusive of staff & visitors) of 1 space
for every 4.5 children. Applying this rate to determine the number of visitor parking spaces for the proposed
Noosaville centre would equate to the following:

Table 7      Performance-based Parking Provision
 SEQ Council                       Yield              Parking Rate                                                         Provision
 Noosa Shire                    96 children                          1 space per 4.5 children                              22 spaces



To further ensure the parking spaces can be utilised efficiently and any negative impacts on parking demands
can be minimised, an indicative car parking schedule for staff parking spaces is provided at Appendix B. It is
recommended that a more detailed car park schedule be prepared and implemented by the site operator when
staff scheduling is available.

5.3        Noosa Plan 2020
The Noosa Plan 2020 (the Plan) sets out Council’s strategic intent, amongst other things, for shaping and growing
Noosa Shire in alignment with key values to preserve the Shire’s natural resources and landscapes. The strategic
intent for Transport within the Plan describes prioritising the movement of people and goods rather than cars,
with an immediate focus on delivering infrastructure to support the movement of pedestrians, cyclists, motor
scooters and public transport.

With the above in mind, by Council accepting a slight reduction in parking provision, this decision would be
considered to support the strategic intent for Transport, by further encouraging mode shift from single-
occupancy vehicle use to active and public transport use.

5.4        Located within Business Park Precinct
The proposed Childcare centre is located within a designated Business Park precinct as per the Plan. From SLR’s
practical experience it would be expected that a greater than typical proportion of parents would either work
within this precinct, or at the Noosa Civic shopping centre. In situations such as these, it is often the case that
parents will travel to the precinct on public transport or by foot, pram their children to the Childcare centre,
leave the pram within the designated pram room, then walk to their workplace to commence work. This, in turn
reduces parking demand and provides reasonable justification for a slight reduction in car parking supply. Note,
the proposed site plan provides for a designated pram room to facilitate parents leaving their prams at the
Childcare centre while they work.



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