2018-03-06 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 6 MARCH 2018


REPORT
1.    PROPOSAL
The proposed development seeks to convert a vacant tenancy within the Emporium Precinct to
an F45 Training gym tenancy with a total GFA of 369m2. The proposed development will not
alter the total GFA of the Emporium precinct or existing development. The changes to the
tenancy are internal to the building and will not alter the built form or physical scale of the
approved Emporium buildings.
The applicant advises:
      The F45 Training model differs from traditional gyms, whereby workouts are structured into
      45 minute group training sessions, rather than a traditional gym with equipment and
      individual workouts with varied lengths. The proposed F45 Training gym at Noosa Civic will
      operate 5-6 classes per day, with the first class commencing at 5am and the last class
      concluding at 6.30pm. Should the demand for the gym increase, more classes may be
      offered within these operating hours.
In response to an Information Request the applicant has advised:
    It is currently proposed to schedule classes for the following times:
      Morning: 5:15am, 6:15am, 7:15am, 8:30am and 9:25am; and
      Afternoon: 4:30pm and 5:30pm.
    It is confirmed that there will be a maximum of three (3) staff members on site at any one
      time.
    27 people are currently able to attend each class; the absolute maximum possible to be
      accommodated if required is 36 people.
    The F45 gym model only runs organised classes and is therefore not open to the public
      outside of class times.
    The number of classes to be provided when the gym is operating at full capacity is a
      maximum of 10 classes per day but there will remain a portion of the day where the gym is
      closed.


2.    SITE DETAILS
2.1. Background
The development approval for Noosa Civic Stage One was issued by Noosa Council via a
Negotiated Decision Notice dated 14 August 2003, and as amended on 17 March 2005 and 13
April 2006. The approval included 7,200m2 of showrooms constructed with the original shopping
centre development, with the showrooms known as the Emporium complex.
The following images detail the location of the subject site:




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