2019-12-11 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 DRAFT 20191202-Noosa Plan Consultation Report

 Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                               Planners’ Response   Recommendation
             development.
             Submitter has proposed specific amendments to the maps and text of the scheme to facilitate residential care
             and retirement facilities, while keeping the entire site within the Tourist Accommodation Zone.
 20858623    Access to a major resort in this area becomes of major concern. Serenity Close is accessed via Grant Street
             and Katrina Street, both of which are already dangerous in terms of interaction between cars and
 20862008    pedestrians. This will only compound as the balance of the residential apartments are completed over the
 20858821    coming years.

 20858822    Chronic congestion occurs at the Noosa Junction roundabout leading to potential safety issues with exit to
             Sunshine Beach Road or Noosa Drive. Any Noosa “event” produces grid lock at the junction with extended
 20858824    queuing west along Noosa Drive
 20858904    Grant Street is already a narrow and dangerous street of two one-way roads with too many vehicles choosing
 20858626    to park on the street. It is already struggling to accommodate the amount of trucks and tradesmen using this
             street as access to the Settlers Cove site, this is extremely dangerous for the residents whom reverse out of
 20858973    their driveways.
 20859752    As a Coach transport provider, we service most of Noosa’s resorts and have first hand knowledge of access
             to some of the major resorts in Noosa, Grant St and Katharina St are not suitable for most of our coaches
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             currently used for airport and corporate transfers.
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             Grant Street and Katharina Street already struggle to accommodate large coaches /delivery trucks/Garbage
 20858917    trucks. On Garbage collection day Grant Street traffic backs up as there is no passing point, this will only
             increase from the added visitor traffic to and from a proposed resort
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             Katharina Street is relatively narrow and restricted to one-way traffic at any time due cars parked either side.
 20854837    Similar pedestrian isolation and safety risks apply
 20864507    Even if Coral Tree Avenue were re-opened, the street is narrow and also has a bend in it which would not be
 20864554    a safer alternative. I ask you to reconsider this planning permission and to consider the impact on existing
             residents.
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             With the completion of all the residential units in Serenity Close the amount of traffic will increase
 20862011    substantially, without a possible 400 extra resort customers plus staff vying for road space.
 20863636    Residents prefer to walk into the Junction along Grant street because of the isolation, darkness, and biting
 20863637    insects along the lower walkway, let alone the stench that is often present. The walkways on both sides of
             Grant Street are inadequate and especially dangerous for the elderly who are often seen having to resort to
 20863718    walking on the road.
 20862226    There is no continuous pedestrian pavement adjacent to either road.
 20863655    Original proposal included a boardwalk plan for resort visitors and residents, which has since been
             withdrawn.
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             The reason a tragedy has not already occurred, is that the residents of Serenity Close, being aware of this
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             problem, have driven very slowly and cautiously along Grant street.
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             Tourists DO NOT walk from Settlers Cove to Hastings Street and Main Beach. There are no footpaths in
 20868429    Katerina Street and cars parked on both sides of the street reduce it to one-way traffic.
 20867326    Free buses at peak holiday periods are further from Settlers Cove than the distance to Hastings Street and
             would result in tourists driving to the Free Bus pick-up point in the unlikely event that they chose to use it.
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             It is quite apparent that Noosa cannot deal with any more visitors, and, indeed cannot cope with the numbers
 20863719    now at peak times.
 20873095    None of Noosa Drive, Banksia Ave, Grant Street, Katharina Street or Natasha Street have capacity for
 20867292    existing demand let alone further pressure from the subject development of 199 rooms (Provision for one
             vehicle per room plus visitor and service vehicles implies the frequent requirement for parking 300 to 400
 20868350    vehicles).
 20868971    The stormwater drain at the lower end of Banksia Street frequently has a stench. Leads to concerns
             regarding the significant waste that a large development would have and its impact on the local ecology.
             A resort development would be uneconomical and will not happen. There is no road advertising
             exposure/poor access/no site attractions i.e. golf course/beach/marina etc.
             There are no attractions for Short-term visitors to compel them to stay in a residential area where there are no
             amenities for visitors to easily access the beach or river without getting in their car.
             All other Tourist Accommodation zones are already developed and contain the established, “cafes,
             restaurants, entertainment, function facilities and complementary shopping” listed as desired Outcomes for



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