Town Planning Report · MCU23/0078

    2,800m2 of commercial space at Level 2 which will offer a range of flexible       Commercial
     and co-working including conferencing spaces to business; and
                                                                                       The commercial element is located on the second level along the Civic Spine and
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    96 residential small dwelling (less than 100m in GFA) apartments
                                                                                       The proposed development incorporates 2,800m² of commercial office space on
     comprising predominantly 1 and 2 bedrooms with some 3 bedrooms.
                                                                                       the first level of the Civic Spine in the centre of the Village Mixed Use precinct to

The development is oriented around a village style main street, with a green           create a supportive environment for smaller business owners. It has been

pedestrian spine linking to the civic open space and across to the existing Noosa      designed to designed to provide a range of workspaces for businesses including

Civic Shopping Centre. The internal laneway allows for pedestrian permeability         flexible and co-working spaces.

and landscaping between buildings to create smaller buildings in the ‘Noosa            The commercial verandah extends over the Civic Plaza at the western end, to
Style’.                                                                                promote its engagement with this space and the green corridor beyond,
The design allows for a continuous active street frontage, with landscaping to         providing activation and introducing variations in built form.
provide vibrancy, high levels of amenity and on-street parking. Car parking will
                                                                                       Cinema and Entertainment
also be located at grade on Lots 3 and 7 and within a basement level located on
                                                                                       The cinema and entertainment complex is visually and physically centred to the
Lot 3.
                                                                                       Civic Space. Entry is located at ground, with the land uses contained at level 2.
It is integral that the development provides for ultimate flexibility in relation to
                                                                                       Residential
tenancy sizes, GFA split and uses across the centre to ensure that the tenancies
                                                                                       The proposed development includes 96 small apartments including one, two and
respond to market and provide vibrancy and responsiveness as the economic
                                                                                       three bedroom product, all of which are considered ‘small dwellings’ with less
climate demands.
                                                                                       than 100m² of gross floor area. The apartments are predominantly located at
Retail
                                                                                       levels 2 & 3 with private open space oriented to the Main Street and in the High
Retail is located predominantly at ground to create an activated and vibrant
                                                                                       Density Residential Precinct. There are also a small number of dwellings at
Village atmosphere that is designed to cater for convenience retail in the internal
                                                                                       ground level at the southern end of Main Street.
mall which runs adjacent to a vibrant open air Civic Spine that will feature dining,
entertainment and lifestyle shopping with smaller boutique retailers lining Main
Street.
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