Not Properly made submission (duplicate) Geoffrey & Karen Rigby MCU13/0092

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           the village square and all surrounding open space areas so that existing
           businesses in the area are benefitting from the unique village character
           of  Peregian Beach. It is part of the intent, character and ethos of
           Peregian Beach that it does not have a large scale supermarket,
           schools, churches, high rise accommodation or hotel accommodation.
           Economically, the future prosperity of Peregian Beach depends on
           maintaining its existing character so as to ensure that it does not become
           just another "strip development". In that sense it will be almost unique on
           the Sunshine Coast.


     B.    Need


     B.1   There is absolutely no need for another supermarket. Peregian Beach
           residents have sufficient supermarkets with nearby Coles at Peregian
           Springs, nearby Coles and Woolworths at Coolum Beach and Coles and
           IGA at Noosa Junction.


     B.2   Because of its village character the commercial activities in      Peregian
           Beach have diversified with a number of smaller local stores selling the
           same  produce that would be sold in a supermarket in the proposed
           development although of better quality and with far better service. These
           businesses meet all the day to day needs of the local community and will
           do so into the future.


     C.    Town Planning


     C.1   Council has already seen the devastating  impact that the Noosa Civic
           Development has had on Noosa Junction and Noosaville from which
           those areas have never recovered. Surely Council would not wish to
           repeat that experience in Peregian Beach.

     C.2 This tendency to oversupply supermarkets has had a devastating effect
           on   towns such as Rockhampton in Queensland where the town centre
           has been deserted by the duplication of the services otherwise provided
           in the town centre to supermarkets in the outer regions conducted in "box
           like" structures in air conditioning.


     C.3 Most people drive to a supermarket when there are many choices in
           close proximity to Peregian Beach. What extra convenience does a
           supermarket on the Bowls Club site offer?

     C.4 There can be no doubt that if this application is approved it will create
           two   centres   with   this   centre   duplicating the existing centre, with
           devastating economic and social effects to the existing village.

     C.5 Pedestrian connection from this proposed site to the present Peregian
           Village square is neither short nor regularly accessible over 350 metres
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           via the pathway next to the Peregian Beach Hotel and 550 metres via
           Woodland Drive and David Low Way, thus there is no easy connectivity
           between this proposed site and the village.




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       C.6 The Peregian Beach Community House carpark will be appropriated by
             the developer for private commercial        use   and the   community will be
             deprived of access. The plans submitted in support of the development
             suggest this is the longer term intention.

       D.    Economic Issues


       D.1   This applicationsimply proposes to transfer retail spending from the
             Peregian Beach village and other supermarkets in the area to the
             proposed new supermarket to the complete detriment of the existing
             Peregian Beach village businesses.

       D.2 There is no suggestion of creating additional retail spending in Peregian
             Beach. There is no economic benefit in simply moving retail spending
             from one part of Peregian Beach to another.


       E.    Environment Issues


       E.1   There will be 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 Peregian Beach Community House if this application is approved.
             There will be greatly increased noise, increased traffic movements and
             access difficulties.   Deliveries out of hours will be effected. There will be
             a need for increased lighting (including security lighting) and the potential
             nuisance impact of this will adversely affect he amenity of local residents
             and users of these facilities.


       E.2 The development is adjacent to the Peregian Beach Community House
             where activities such as mediation, yoga, pilates, first aid classes and
             other gentle pursuits take place which are incompatible with this type of
             development.

       F.    Engineering and Traffic Issues

       F.1   Traffic conflict at the Rufous Street entrance to the site will be inevitable
             between service and       delivery vehicles, private customer vehicles and
             pedestrians.

       F.2   The increased volumes of traffic on Rufous Street, Woodland Drive,
             David Low Way and other surrounding streets will increase the risk to
             pedestrians and children including at the kindergarten           and children
             accessing school buses at David Low Way bus stops.

       F.3 The Woodland Drive and David Low Way intersection will suffer greatly
             increased traffic congestion and safety issues will be a major problem


       F.4 There is a real risk of runoff from the site and Rufous Street can contain
             chemical spills, industrial strength chemical and cleaning products, petrol




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          and oils from the    carpark, creating health and safety issues for the
          gardeners using the natural fresh water spring for their garden plots in
          the Veggie Village community gardens.




      Dated this               l5        day of August 2013.




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      Address of Submitters:    57 Tristania Drive, Marcus Beach, Qld, 4573
      Email:                    [email protected]




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