Development Application part 3 of 10 Planning Report - MCU13/0092

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5.0    PEREGIAN BEACH’S NEIGHBOURHOOD VILLAGE CENTRE
       (SQUARE) ROLE AND FUNCTION
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The   existing Peregian       Neighbourhood Centre is focussed on an
                          Beach
attractive  informal  Central   Village Square with          retail  tenancies
(predominantly dining and fashion) fronting its internal and external southern,
eastern and western facades. The northern side which is partly open fronts
Heron Street which has been developed with a contemporary mixed use

integrated development including ground level retail uses between the
David Low Way and Kingfisher Drive.


A series of narrow open walkways forming small open type arcades link the
inside of the square to the outside of the square                       through the southern
fa ade of the square;


Retail/commercial tenancies exist               on          the outside eastern, western   and
southern facade of the square, and the western sector of the northern
facade.


Office uses and some accommodation occupy the upper floor (First Floor) of
the Central Village Square development


The Square is informal in its layout with a generally grassed and treed central
area with a small purpose  designed raised timber platform (the "Postcard"),
and a small art element, which depicts the Village Square’s previous use as a
community swimming complex.

Whilst the Noosa    plan describes Peregian Beach and its neighbourhood
centre as providing a "wide range of local retail, commercial and
entertainment and dining uses to support the day to day needs of residents
and visitors" close examination of the patronage of the centre over the past
10-15 years suggest that a more accurate description of the role of the
centre is that of a "social/entertainment and meeting place" where a large
part of the activity is focussed on dining/entertainment and boutique
shopping. This assessment has been confirmed by a considerable majority
(72%) of surveyed locals via the Community Survey undertaken by Annie
Barkl of Smartlives, Social and Management Consultancy in March 2013.
There are limited convenience shopping facilities as demonstrated by the list
of Central Village Square retailers below.


The role of the centre is, to a large extent, reflected by the nature of uses
within the centre, which are in the order of 100 in total, namely:


   .   12 fashion tenancies;
   .   12 dining/food tenancies;


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