Town Planning Report - Noosa Professional and Medical Centre

A total of 355 car parking spaces will be available on site once the existing gravel
parking area to the north is formalised. It is important to note that while the parking on
this part of the site is not yet formalised, all cars on site at the time the surveys were
undertaken were counted. These figures were then rationalized to accord with the total
number of spaces to be provided on the site, consistent with the proposal plans
(Attachment 2).

The above table (Table 5) demonstrates with the surveys on 13 August 2013 and 26
March 2014 have occupancy rates of 83% and 74% respectively. The most recent
survey was undertaken on 21 August 2014. It was found that 280 spaces were
occupied at any time, which equates to about 79% of the total number of spaces.

It is noted that the development as of July 2014, was mostly fully leased with only
75m² of floor space be available for lease (refer Attachment 4).

It is also important that the peak parking demand for the Child Care Centre is in early
morning and later in the afternoon. Consequently, these spaces are available for use
during peak periods, which is reflected in the car parking survey (Zone 9 - Figure 1).
Reciprocal access easements are to be provided over this car parking area (Zone 9) in
accordance with the current approval for Reconfiguring a Lot (refer approved plan
Attachment 2).

4.7.3 Central Queensland University (CQU)

It is acknowledged that the largest tenant in the complex is the CQU, which potentially
generates the greatest demand for parking. It is important that while the UCQ takes up
a significant portion of the use area of the complex being about 2,723m², a large
portion of this use area is for resources (527m² - library canteen etc.) offices (814m²)
and foyer areas (30m²). This means that about 1,352m² of the Education use is for
student contact. Consequently, this use area is considered to be the highest car
generating component of the Education use.

A survey of staff and student travel behaviour was also conducted and is included as
part of Attachment 3. The distribution in the survey was 83% being students and
15% being staff. The survey revealed that of the 49 responses received, 48 indicated
that they travelled to the site by car and about 92% advised that they almost never or
only occasionally had difficulty finding a parking space on site.

The peak days for students attending the CQU are Wednesdays and Thursdays with
71% and 88% of respondents indicating that they attend the CQU on these days.
Approximately 69% indicated that on average, students were on site for less than six
(6) hours. Of the 31% on site for more than six hours, the distribution was 33% staff
and 66% students. The results of the questionnaire also indicate that the majority of
students travel by car to the CQU and generally do not have any difficulty finding a car
parking space, which is important.




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“Noosa Professional and Medical Centre” – November 2014