Peregian objection · MCU13/0092

It's time to fight for our village.

The appeal of Peregian Beach is the perfect sandwich;  our bustling village square in the centre with a glorious beach on one side and public recreation land on the other.
That land - zoned for public recreation use -  the old bowls club site, is now under threat by developers who want to change the zoning, make a windfall profit and destroy our village balance forever.
It would remove scarce and much-needed public recreation land at a time when our community, young and old, are crying out for more of this space.  A strong community demand for this public land usage has been expressed by local sporting groups, and this future demand is supported by Peregian's growing younger demographic.  The zoning for community recreation space MUST be retained.

This commercial sprawl would drain dollars away from the businesses in the square and away from the village itself.  Spurious claims have been made about the economic benefits of the application.  In fact local businesses hold strong concerns that a fragmented retail and commercial strip will have a severely negative impact on local companies.

It would create a busy, dangerous traffic choke point into Rufous street, next to our kindergarten, veggie village, tennis courts, oval and community house.  That's why our community groups don't want it.

It would destroy the carefully planned, approachable, human scale of our village in a long-term erosion of what makes Peregian Beach attractive, popular and prosperous.  That's why the town does not want it.

IT IS VITAL THAT WE WRITE INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS
TO HELP PROTECT OUR VILLAGE, OUR LIFESTYLE AND OUR TOWN PLAN.

Use the basic points above, or your own reasons, to write a short submission
A copy of the standard submission registration form and additional information worth considering
Is available on the PEREGIAN BEACH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION website

http://www.peregianbeachcommunityassociation.org/community/rufous-st-development/

Stories about the Bowls Club history & the community driven actions to support sports & recreation on this site can be sourced at http://www.inperegianbeach.com/talk-of-the-town-blog/
To stay in touch with local knowledge in Peregian Beach you can also connect on the Peregian Beach Village facebook page, which is hosted by Peregian Beach Sports & Recreation Secretary Sharyn Kerrigan.
This can provide a social transparent way to connect to the larger community, ask questions, address requests, volunteer & make comments about the local issues in real time.

Please feel free to distribute this to neighbours, friends, family, school children, interstate grand parents, holiday makers, seasonal nomads, house guests, and tourist who enjoy the unique character of Peregian Beach ... and want to help save it.

The attached white sheet is an Objection Submission template you can use / add additional points / address & sign if you support retaining open space recreation on this site and agree with the planning references made.

a message from the combined community business and sporting groups of Peregian Beach
PLANNING ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHEN WRITING YOUR SUBMISSION
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: MCU13/0092

This Application does not meet the Noosa Plan 2006 requirements for Open Space Recreation.
The Noosa Plan followed community consultation.

Peregian Beach now
 Peregian Beach is a village and deliberately does not have a large-scale supermarket, schools, churches or highrise or hotel accommodation.
 Describe what it is about the Peregian Beach Village that appeals to you – and makes it unique.
Peregian Beach’s ‘alleged’ need for a limited service supermarket
 Do we need another supermarket? Peregian Beach residents have sufficient access with Coles at Peregian Springs, Coles and Woolworths at Coolum Beach and Coles and IGA at Noosa Junction and another supermarket approved for the Essence development on the former caravan park? The smaller local stores meet day-to-day needs.
 As most people will drive to a supermarket, what extra convenience does a supermarket on the Bowls Club site offer?
PLANNING ISSUES - The Noosa Planning Scheme 2006
Open space network
 If the Bowls Club site is lost to a supermarket, there is no alternative public or private land available to replace it for recreation.
Second neighbourhood centre
 Peregian Beach has a compact village centre. This Application, if approved, would create two centres with the second economically and socially detrimental to the existing village.
Pedestrian connection to the Peregian Village Square
 Pedestrian connection is neither short nor readily accessible – over 350 m via the pathway next to the Peregian Beach Hotel and 550 m via Woodland Drive and David Low Way.
Pedestrian access through the Council-owned PB Community House car park
 The Peregian Beach Community House car park will be appropriated by the Developer for a private commercial use and the community will be deprived of access. The plans submitted suggest this is the longer-term intention.
ECONOMIC ISSUES
 This Application simply proposes to transfer retail spending from the PB Village and other supermarkets in the area to the proposed new supermarket. This will be to the detriment of existing Peregian Beach Village businesses.
 There is no suggestion of creating additional retail spending in Peregian Beach.
 There is no economic benefit in simply moving retail spending from one part of the area to another.

ENVIRONMENT ISSUES
Amenity
 There will be a significant impact on residents of Cormorant, Tern, Gannet Streets and Woodland Drive and the users of Rufous Street and Veggie Village, the tennis courts, Di Hurst Oval, the Kindergarten, the Co-op and the PB Community House if this application is approved. General noise, increased traffic movements and resident access difficulties, deliveries out of hours, increased lighting (and security lighting) and potential nuisance impact will all negatively affect the amenity of local residents and users of these facilities.
 The development is adjacent to the Peregian Beach Community House where mindful activities such as meditation, yoga, Pilates, first aid classes, etc. take place.

ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC ISSUES
Access and parking
 Traffic conflict at the Rufous Street entrance to the site will be inevitable between service and delivery vehicles, private customer vehicles and pedestrians.
Safety concerns
 The increased volumes of traffic on Rufous Street, Woodland Drive, David Low Way and other surrounding streets will increaserisk to pedestrians and children including at the kindergarten and students accessing school buses at David Low Way bus stops.
External Road Improvements
 The Woodland Drive and David Low Way intersection will suffer greatly increased traffic congestion and safety issues will be a major problem.
Drainage
 There is a real risk of run-off from the site and Rufous Street containing chemical spills, industrial strength chemical cleaning products, petrol and oils from the car park, creating health and safety issues for the gardeners using the natural fresh water spring for their garden plots in the Veggie Village Community Gardens.

A Submission in Objection to the Proposed Commercial Development in the Open Space Recreation zoned area of Peregian Beach

To 	The Chief Executive Officer
Sunshine Coast Council
Locked Bag 72
Sunshine Coast Mail Centre, QLD 4560

File No:  MCU13/0092
Name of Applicant: Multispan Australia
Postal Address of Land:  5-7 Rufous street, Peregian Beach.
Proposal:  Integrated shopping complex development

I wish to make a submission on the referenced development application, as follows:

I object to the commercial use of the Peregian Bowls Club area zoned Open Space/ Recreation as determined in both The Noosa Plan 2006 and the draft Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme (2012).

This development will adversely affect the consistent land and community use of the current Tennis Courts, Community House, Kindergarten, Veggie Village and Di Hurst Oval and surrounding residents.

The Sunshine Coast Council Open Space Strategy 2011 identifies that “Peregian Beach locality area is generally under provided for with recreational parks”(2011:35) and we object to loss of this recreational land for the current and future residents of Peregian Beach and wider catchment to commercial development.

I object further

My grandchildren, aged eight, seven and four, live in Perigian Beach within walking distance to the village. They all enjoy outdoor activities which is very important to their development. Especially as they get older and their physical activity development changes. I see this as very important in keeping children occupied through these formative years.

We enjoy these activities with them on our frequent visits from interstate.

More recreational space is needed to meet these needs.

Regards, David Williams.

Name David Williams
Address	  1/81-85 Orrong Crs.
Caulfield Nth. VIC. 3161.

28 August 28, 2013