Submission MCU13/0251 Object Neil Gilchrist

Subject: 'peregian market'planning app. mcu/13/0251.
From: Neil Gilchrist
Date: 2014-04-24T05:41:22+00:00
To: Mailbox Council Mail

Dear Sirs
I object to the proposed development of the former Peregian beach
caravan park, briefly for the following reasons. While of'human scale'
it s extroadanarily ugly-certainly compared to what's there at the
moment.. Flat, ui;lilitarian, British brutal. 
 
There are few open spaces The billboard shows trees. The plans don't
show these. The supermarket., If IGA is involved in this, what we are
seeing is the'cukoo development model. ( my term)They get a foothold,
then expand the store, and gobble up land for parking, Squawk- there
goes the tennis club; sqwak;there goes the kindergarten or hardware
store. Gro grow.. Supermarkets usually need 2 to three ratio of parking
space to floor space to  get the churn, to get the turnover, to compete
with Coles and Woolworths. Existing users near the 'market' will be
cajoled into giving up. In The last proposal(bowls club) were already
approaching the Community House for use of their parking0. They will
expand  INTO  the planned adjacent restaurant/office/ area.
Are they the same ownership.?
 
I have inspected the plans briefly at Tewantin council office. They are
inadequate. A revised plan was submitted on the 4th of April, reducing(
temporarily I believe) the s/market size from 1200 sq m. to 900 sq m.
The information on the board is therefore wrong. I believe the comment
period should be extended because of this.
 
This has been going on for years What someone really wants is a fat ugly
supermarket and nothing else. What youcouncil  people should do is show
some leadership and direction
Present ownership is a confusing mixture of leasehold and free hold-
(arethe present owners actually in legal possession of these sites?
caravan park, lbowls club)A compulsory acquisition order is a  pruning
tool used by most councils to weed out noxious developments, and  give
local  peoplewhat they  really want with this land
Thgis I believe is what you should do.
 
Yours faithfully
Neil Gilchrist B. Econ.
23 Plover Street Peregian Beach 4573. Tel 5448 1260( and answerphone)