Properly made submission (object) Adam Thomas MCU13/0092

PLANNING ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHEN WRITING YOUR SUBMISSION
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: MCU13/0092


This Application does not meet the Noosa Plan 2006 requirements for Open Space Recreation.
The Noosa Plan followed community consultation.


Peregian Beach now
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    Peregian Beach is a village and deliberately does not have a large-scale supermarket, schools, churches or high rise or
hotel accommodation.
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    Describe what it is about the Peregian Beach Village that appeals to you    -
                                                                                    and makes it unique.
Peregian Beach’s ’alleged’ need for a limited service supermarket
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    Do we need another supermarket? Peregian Beach residents have sufficient access with Coles at Peregian Springs,
Coles and Woolworths at Coolum Beach and Coles and IGA at Noosa Junction and another supermarket approved for
the Essence development on the former caravan park? The smaller local stores meet day-to-day needs.
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    As most people will drive to a supermarket, what extra convenience does a supermarket on the Bowls Club site
offer?
PLANNING ISSUES       -
                          The Noosa Planning Scheme 2006

Open space network
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    If the Bowls Club site is lost to a supermarket, there is no alternative public or private land available to replace it for
recreation.
Second neighbourhood centre
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 Peregian Beach has a compact village centre. This Application, if approved, would create two centres with the second
economically and socially detrimental to the existing village.
Pedestrian connection to the Peregian Village Square
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    Pedestrian connection is neither short nor readily accessible   -
                                                                      over 350 m via the   pathway next to the Peregian
Beach Hotel and 550 m via Woodland Drive and David Low Way.
Pedestrian access through the Council-owned PB Community House car park
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    The Peregian Beach Community House car park will be appropriated by the Developer for a private commercial use
and the community will be deprived of access. The plans submitted suggest this is the longer-term intention.
ECONOMIC ISSUES
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    This Application simply proposes to transfer retaii spending from the PB Village and other supermarkets in the area
to the proposed new supermarket. This will be to the detriment of existing Peregian Beach Village businesses.

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    There is no suggestion of creating additional retail spending in Peregian Beach.
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    There is no economic benefit in simply moving retail spending from one part of the area to another.


ENVIRONMENT ISSUES

Amenity
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    There will be a significant impact on residents of Cormorant, Tern, Gannet Streets and Woodland Drive and the users
of Rufous Street and Veggie Village, the tennis courts, Di Hurst Oval, the Kindergarten, the Co-op and the PB

Community House if this application is approved. General noise, increased traffic movements and resident access
difficulties, deliveries out of hours, increased lighting (and security lighting) and potential nuisance impact will all
negatively affect the amenity of local residents and users of these facilities.
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    The development is adjacent to the Peregian Beach Community House where mindful activities such as meditation,

yoga, Pilates, first aid classes, etc. take place.


ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC ISSUES
Access and parking
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    Traffic conflict at the Rufous Street entrance to the site will be inevitable between service and delivery vehicles,
private customer vehicles and pedestrians.
Safety concerns
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    The increased volumes of traffic on Rufous Street, Woodland Drive, David Low Way and other surrounding streets
will increaserisk to pedestrians and children including at the kindergarten and students accessing school buses at
David Low Way bus stops.
External Road Improvements
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    The Woodland Drive and David Low Way intersection will suffer greatly increased traffic congestion and safety issues
will be a major problem.

Drainage
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 There is a real risk of run-off from the site and Rufous Street containing chemical spills, industrial strength chemical

cleaning products, petrol and oils from the car park, creating health and safety issues for the gardeners using the
natural fresh water spring for their garden plots in the Veggie Village Community Gardens.