Town Planning Report · MCU23/0078

   The supermarket in the Village Mixed Use precinct should not exceed              decision of QIC Noosa Civic Pty Ltd v Noosa Council in 2016, that a development
    2,500m2 (PO6 and AO72)                                                           at around 15,000 – 16,000m2 was the appropriate level of expansion.

Under the Major Centre Zone code of Noosa Plan 2020, this provides for a total       As detailed in Section 6.1.2 above, the Economic Impact Assessment at Appendix

32,000m2 of retail GFA in the Retail and Village Mixed Use Precincts.                F further demonstrates that this level of retail GFA is acceptable and required in

With respect to the proposed development, the retail component proposes a            the Noosa Shire, at this location. The key findings of the assessment found:

total of 13,700m2 for retail uses within the Village Mixed Use Precinct together        The provision of additional retail floorspace to serve the shopping needs of
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with the existing 18,000m for retail uses within the Retail Precinct. This results       people living in the region and visiting;
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in a total of 31,700m of retail GFA in the Retail and Village Mixed Use Precincts.      Will result in significant economic activity through construction (400 direct

The proposal is consistent with the expected scale of retail development across          jobs over life of construction) with additional 525 estimated new

the precincts forming NBC and is well within the additional supportable retail           employment positions;

development identified in the Noosa Shire Retail Plan (2018).                           Consumer benefits including additional choice and convenience, greater
                                                                                         price competition, wider retail offer;
It is acknowledged that this extent of new retail development exceeds the
                                                                                        Improved amenity for residents, workers and visitors;
prescribed Performance Outcome of 7,500m² within the Village Mixed use
                                                                                        New and diverse housing opportunities addressing Noosa’s housing crisis;
precinct (PO72 of Major Centre Zone code); however, the proposed allocation of
                                                                                        Community benefits through reduced travel requirements to access these
retail space in the proposed development is considered to be suitable in the
                                                                                         needs; and
context of the Major Centre Zone intent and the economic need for such
                                                                                        Tourism benefits through new entertainment and dining options.
development in the Noosa Shire area.

The economic advice provided in the Noosa Shire Retail Plan (2018), prepared
by Location, supports increasing the retail GFA of the NBC by 15,000-17,500m²
between 2021 and 2026. The Noosa Shire Retail Plan provides that a further
5,000m² increase could be supported at the NBC by 2031-2036, which is
consistent with the evidence of Council’s expert witness as reported in the



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