2019-10-28 Special Meeting Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 3 - RAL18-0023 - Master Plan Stage 1

CHOOSING FUTURES: Shire Business Centre Master Plan - Stage 1                                                                   4

                                                                         27.2.1.4 The proximity of other centres to Noosa
2.      BACKGROUND
                                                                         Shire ensures ready access to higher order goods
The Master Plan draws from a number of sources                           and services and comparative shopping, enabling
including:                                                               the scale and atmosphere of local developments to
                                                                         be retained.
•     The 1997 Strategic Plan;
                                                                         27.2.2 Economic Role
•     Consultation with the Noosa Shire community,
                                                                         27.2.2.1 The business, retail and administrative
      State agencies and representatives of a
                                                                         sectors are important contributors to the Shire
      proponent conducted as part of the initial phase
                                                                         economy. Nevertheless, their significance is not so
      of developing a master plan (Council decision
                                                                         great as to warrant the setting aside of the Shire’s
      15/04/1999) refers);
                                                                         core values and the character, lifestyle and
•     Documents submitted as part of a development                       environment enjoyed by its residents, in order to
      application dated 30/09/2000 by Montbar Pty                        achieve short term economic and employment goals.
      Ltd (referred to as the Montbar application);
                                                                         27.2.2.2 Business, retail and administrative
•     Documents submitted in response to an                              developments which recognise and reflect the
      information request regarding the Montbar                          natural character and environment values of the
      application; and                                                   Shire will assist in achieving sustainable economic
•     Consultant advice received in relation to the                      and employment growth across a range of industry
      Montbar application.                                               sectors.
                                                                         27.2.3 Aims
2.1     STRATEGIC PLAN
                                                                         27.2.3.1 Recognise that a significant proportion of
The 1997 Strategic Plan provides the foundation                          the higher order needs of the Shire’s population is
from which the Master Plan should be developed. It                       fulfilled by business, retail and administrative
has an important influence on decision-making                            developments located in other regions, particularly
associated with any development application and                          the key regional centre of Maroochydore.
also provides a significant indication of the way in
which the site should be developed. For these                            27.2.3.2 Encourage the development of the principal
reasons, a number of extracts from the Strategic                         business, retail and administrative centre on Eenie
Plan are included in this section.                                       Creek Road at Noosaville, in stages consistent with
                                                                         the needs of the population of the Shire.
Extracts are indicated in italic typeface and the
numbering system from the compiled document has                          27.2.3.3 Protect the long term viability of the principal
been retained.                                                           business, retail and administrative centre to the
                                                                         extent that:-
2.1.1 Strategic Aims
                                                                         •     Short term needs may be set aside to ensure
….                                                                             the medium-long term implementation of the
27.2 Business,          Retail   &    Administrative                           centre.
        Development
                                                                         ….
27.2.1 Character, Lifestyle & Environment Role
                                                                         27.2.3.5 Ensure that business, retail and
27.2.1.1 Business, retail and administrative                             administrative development has high levels of
developments are used on a day to day basis by                           accessibility.
residents of and visitors to the Shire. The character
                                                                         27.2.3.6 Ensure that business, retail and
and feel of the establishments in which business,
                                                                         administrative development adheres to the Strategic
retail and administrative functions are conducted is
                                                                         Principles and Development Principles.
therefore a significant influence on resident and
visitor perception of the Shire.                                         ….
27.2.1.2 Features such as human scale,                                   The Strategic Plan also includes a range of
development integrated with surrounding built form                       Transport Strategic Aims that are of relevance to the
and landscape fabric, visual relationships between                       development of the road network to service the Shire
indoor spaces and outdoor spaces, low key informal                       and therefore of influence on:
atmospheres, low stress traffic environments play a                       •     The characteristics sought in the roads leading
key role in characterising business, retail and                                 to the site; and
administrative developments in Noosa Shire. These
                                                                          •  The manner and mode by which access is
features are recognised and sought by the Noosa
                                                                             taken to and from the site.
Shire community.
                                                                         These aims are not reproduced in this document.
27.2.1.3 The features described in 27.2.1.2
distinguish business, retail and administrative
developments in Noosa Shire from other such
developments in Sunshine Coast and south-east
Queensland areas.




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