2021-09-13 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              13 SEPTEMBER 2021


The SPS and the Noosa Plan 2020 also differ with regards to some other uses insofar as some uses
which are consistent under the SPS are not consistent uses under the Noosa Plan 2020. These uses
are showroom, veterinary service, service station, hardware supplies and a garden centre.
Furthermore, the Noosa Plan 2020 also introduces some consistent uses which were not consistent
uses under the SPS. The new consistent uses are food and drink outlet, community care centre,
community use, educational establishment, emergency services and research and technology
industry.
With respect to the current application, the primary difference between the superseded planning
scheme and the Noosa Plan 2020 is that the proposed Showroom use is a consistent use under the
Noosa Plan 2006 and an inconsistent use under the Noosa Plan 2020. Notwithstanding, Specific
Outcome of the Noosaville Locality Code within the Noosa Plan 2006 prescribes a limit of 7,000m 2
of gross floor area for showroom within Precinct B3 of the Shire Business Centre Zone. The existing
approval for the Noosa Civic development has already permitted the development of 7,000m2 of
showroom gross floor area. As such, the proposed addition of additional showroom gross floor area
would be inconsistent with the Noosa Plan 2006.
It is the applicant’s position that Precinct B3 currently delivers 5,682m2 of Showroom floor space on
the basis that recent approvals for F45, FS8, Complete Frames and a vet within Precinct B3 have
reduced the extent of current showroom floor space. However, this does not acknowledge the
existing approval and that these non-showroom uses could be replaced with Showrooms without a
further development application to Council. The applicant has not sought to reduce the extent of
showroom floor space permitted under the original approval.
The applicant also seeks to rely on a 2018 Location IQ Noosa Shire Retail Plan as justification for
the proposed additional Showroom floor space. The report identifies an existing large format
retail/showroom deficiency of 18,800m2. The Location IQ report was not adopted or endorsed by
Council. Council also specifically sought in developing the Noosa Plan 2020 to allow for an additional
4,200m² of Showroom floor space within the Showroom Precinct of the Shire Business Centre,
7,500m2 of retail in the Village Mixed Use Precinct in order to maintain the centre as a mixed use
business centre with a range of employment options, introduce some high density housing and
continue to support other centres. The subject site is not located within the Showroom precinct as
identified by the Noosa Plan 2020.
This is detailed in the following table which details the assessment benchmarks which determine the
site’s potential yield under both the Noosa Plan 2006 and the Noosa Plan 2020.
                         Noosa Plan 2006                       Noosa Plan 2020
 Zoning                  Shire Business Centre                 Major Centre
                         Precinct B3                           Business Park Precinct
 Applicable Overlays     Biodiversity Overlay                  Acid Sulfate Soils Overlay
                         - Enhance or Protect                  - Above 5 metres to 20 metres AHD
                         Natural Hazard Overlay                Bushfire Hazard Overlay
                         - Acid Sulfate Soils: 5 -20m AHD      - Potential Impact Buffer
                         - Bushfire: Potential Impact Buffer
 Consistent Uses for     Commercial business Type 1 Office     Food & Drink Outlet
 zone                    Commercial business Type 2 Medical    Office
                         Commercial business Type 3            Community Care Centre
                         Veterinary                            Community Use
                         Retail business Type 4 Showroom       Educational Establishment
                         Retail business Type 5 Vehicle        Emergency Services
                         Retail business Type 6 Hardware       Health Care Service
                         Retail business Type 7 Garden and     Research and Technology Industry
                         Lifestyle Centre




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