Town Planning Report · MCU23/0078

The transfer of the retail GFA from the Retail Precinct to the Village Mixed Use         Critically, the economic assessment concluded that the modelling demonstrated
Precinct does not come at the expense of achieving other key components,                 that the competitive trading effect on other centres would not adversely affect
including a truly mixed-use outcome that provides commercial, residential and            the role and performance of other centres in Noosa.
community/civic spaces, but is conducive, and indeed essential, to achieving
                                                                                         Accordingly, the extent of proposed retail and commercial floor space is
these outcomes.
                                                                                         considered to be suitable and required given the strategic intent of the centre
The current retail floorspace restrictions ignore the economic advice and seeks          and economic needs assessments that support the increase.
to restrict development in a way that undermines the role and function needed
for a Regional Activity Centre.
                                                                                         6.1.4. LINKAGES
                                                                                         The proposal involves new key internal linkages in the form of the Civic Spine
All retail uses are contained within the Major Centre Zone, with impacts on              which connects to the existing east-west Noosa Civic mall and retail level area
traffic, infrastructure and built form consistent if it was provided in either the       via an at-grade connection bridge through the environmental reserve area, as
Retail precinct only or the Village Mixed Use Precinct. Critically, the purpose,         well as the activation of the already constructed main street that runs from north
overall outcomes and performance outcomes are achieved through this                      to south through the mixed-use development area through Easement AK on
development proposal.                                                                    SP322201.

This scale of retail activity is reflected in the Noosa Centres Hierarchy in Strategic   These key linkages provide connections to Future Transit Hub to the north along
Outcome 3.3.5 (Economy and Employment) of the Noosa Plan 2020, which                     with the laneways at the rear of tenancies to the northern carpark as well as the
further identifies the Noosa Business Centre as a Major Centre which has a role          upgrades to the landscaping and entry treatments on the existing Noosa Civic
and function that provides for:                                                          area provide for a more walkable and permeable centre environment for future
 “a mixed-use Shire-wide Business Centre, with a focus on employment                     patrons and occupants.
 growth and economic diversification being a key employment hub for Noosa
 now and into the future”.




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