MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Compiled Information Request Response

                                                                                  MCU14/0106



excluding excise and GST). Austroads offers a range of vehicle operating cost parameter
values for use in transport economic assessment that can be adjusted for inflation.

Information Required
32     Amended assessment of consumer related travel time and travel cost benefits
       utilising standard parameters for the value of travel time and vehicle operating costs
       set by Austroads.

Issue – Office Accommodation
The Commercial Needs Assessment estimates of floor space generally accord with a
variety of data sources relating to the provision of ‘traditional’ commercial office space
within the region. However, commercial office activities frequently occur outside of
traditional commercial office environments and can influence on commercial office
outcomes within a given region.

Information Required
33     Provide an indication of the extent of white collar employment likely to be
       accommodated in alternative or non-traditional arrangements, such as home office
       type arrangements, or co-located with other operations and the potential presence
       of office uses within the Noosaville industrial area.

Issue – Office Demand
The Commercial Needs Assessment estimates ‘White Collar’ employment represents
approximately 17% of total employment within the Sunshine Coast and Noosa region, while
‘White Collar-Core’ employment is estimated at 13.7% of total employment within the
region. Peer review calculations suggest a higher incidence of white collar employment
(~20%).

Information Required
34     Provide a detailed analysis, including source data, of the calculation of the incidence
       of ‘White Collar’ and ‘White Collar-Core’ employment within the Sunshine Coast and
       Noosa region.

Issue – Future Development of NBC
The application suggests the Noosa Civic expansion would act as a catalyst for future
diversified development of the NBC but does not elaborate on how the proposal provides
real drivers for such development. Provision of further supermarkets and DDSs in particular
are considered unlikely to attract future diversified development.

Further consideration could be given to other infrastructure that may provide attract
knowledge-based commercial development, such as fibre optic cabling and a
telecommunication exchange to provide high speed internet and a locational advantage for
businesses.

Information Required
35     Demonstrate how the expanded retail centre would “serve as a catalyst for future
       development of the SBC” as stated in the submitted Town Planning Report.
36     Provide comment on potential infrastructure or other development drivers that could
       be incorporated within the Business Centre to attract future diversified development.




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