Town Planning Reporrt

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An assessment of the proposal against the most relevant provisions is provided below.

Noosaville Locality Code

Under the Noosaville Locality Code, the overall outcomes are the purpose of the code. The most
relevant overall outcome is

    a. For the Community Services Zone land for Community Uses and Infrastructure Uses –
         i.    is protected and managed to enable the efficient and timely delivery of community
               services including:

                      A) …;

                      B) the Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Noosaville State Primary School and land
                         adjacent developed for secondary education; and
                      C) … .

          ii.   is consistent with the infrastructure, indoor and outdoor recreation, education, social and
                safety needs of the local community, including people with special needs, such as the
                elderly, children, low income earners and disabled persons;

The subject land forms part of the Good Shepherd Lutheran College and the proposed alterations and
additions to the Church, essentially form part of the College development. This is because the Church
operates in unison with the College with the meeting rooms being shared with the College and by
other not for profit community groups. Further, the proposed development is consistent with the
social needs of the local community and provides for growth within the existing school community.

Under Table 11.13, a number of specific outcomes are relevant to the assessment, which are discussed
below.

Amenity
O1 Uses are located, designed and operated to avoid significant adverse changes to the light, air quality,
noise, accessibility or other conditions enjoyed by users of associated, adjoining or nearby uses.

The proposed development is for alterations and additions to the existing Church on the land. While
the proposed development increases the size of the congregation area, this does not mean that the
noise generated by the proposed development will be any greater. In fact, a noise expert has been
engaged to assist with the internal acoustic design of the facility. This should also ensure that the
proposed development will not cause adverse noise impacts off site, in particular to the adjoining
residential properties to the north. The degree of noise impact is not expected to be any greater than
that currently existing, given the substantial building setback of 15.9m and the nature of the building
design. Further, the existing parking located beside the church to the north will remain unchanged.

Visual amenity
O3 The visual amenity and character surrounding the major road network is protected and enhances
the recognisable entrance to Noosaville through:




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