MultiSpanSubmission · MCU13/0092

3. Contribution to ad hoc, commercial sprawl. The Noosa Plan seeks to limit
   commercial development to clearly defined areas. In Peregian, this is the area in
   and immediately adjacent to the Village Square. A supermarket on the proposed
   site would create and encourage commercial sprawl.

4. Harmful to existing economic activity. By creating another commercial
   precinct 400 metres north of the Peregian Village square, customer visitation to
   the intended, designated area of economic activity could potentially be halved.

5.    Lack of pedestrian connection to the village square. The lack of ready
     pedestrian linkages between the proposed site and the area of intended
     economic activity, the Village Square, does not encourage custom to be shared
     with the existing area of economic activity and will contribute to an increase in
     traffic.


6. Council carpark used as default supermarket parking. The council carpark
   next to the Peregian Beach Community House, according to the applicant’s
   plans, remains the most direct route from the David Low Way to the
   development. This means the carpark, intended for use by Community House
   users and Village Square staff and customers will likely be full with potential
   visitors to this site unless pedestrian access to the proposed development is
   completely denied from the East.


7. Degradation of residents’ amenity. The land adjacent to the site’s north-east
   consists of residences. Amenity of occupants will be severely diminished during
   and after construction, if permitted, due to the sound of refrigeration and air-
   conditioning units, waste removal and goods delivery trucks etc.


     The enormous increase in traffic down Woodland Drive and Rufous Street would
     also severely degrade the residents’ amenity and safety.


8. Damage to the economic viability of the council-owned, community-run,
   Peregian Beach Community House.


     The Peregian Beach Community House is a council-owned facility run by a not-
     for-profit association. It depends on room hire, principally for health-giving
     activities such as yoga, meditation, Pilates, art classes to cover its running,
     maintenance and staff costs.


     The noise generated during and after construction of the proposed commercial
     development, the increase in traffic and being denied parking in the council
     carpark could potentially force House users to seek quieter, more sound-proof
     premises to run their classes, thus threatening the financial viability of the House.



9. Lack of economic need. Peregian does not need a new supermarket so much
   that scarce recreation land be sacrificed, especially as appropriately zoned land
   for such a development is available in the Village square.



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