MCU10/2083 Notice of Submission Sheila Mason

                    Sheila & Peter Mason                                          SCRC CORRESPONDENCE


                               34 Saltwater Ave
                               Noosaville 4566
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Assessment Manager
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Sunshine Coast Regional Council
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Sunshine Coast Mail Centre
QLD 5460

                                                                      7 February 2011
Dear Sirs

Reference: Development application Number: MCU10/2083.

I, Sheila Mason, of the above address, would like to object strongly to the
proposed development of the site at 37 Gibson Road, Noosaville, for the following
important reasons:-

       •    There is absolutely no need in this area for this type of development, that
            can possibly justify the re-zoning of the current nursery site from
            residential use (under the Noosa Plan) to commercial use.
       •    Residents in this area already have easy access to all types of shopping
            outlets and restaurant facilities, and any further development will merely
            serve to detract valuable business from the existing, and more than
            adequate, local trade's people. This proposed development will inevitably
            cause shop closures in the area - and what is the point of replacing
            something that doesn't need to be replaced?
       •    There are plenty of empty shops and offices already available in
            Noosaville that can be utilized by any business that wishes to come into
            the area, without building more.
       •    Any perceived increase in employment will inevitably be offset by
            reductions from existing shop and restaurant closures - especially in the
            immediate vicinity of Thomas Street which has worked hard over many
            years to become the iconic dining-out precinct of Noosa that it now is.
       •    Very serious traffic problems would be caused in the area with the
            adjacent roundabout becoming more and more a very busy intersection,
            with both residential traffic and commercial traffic vying for priority. All
            this on Gibson Road - an already over-used major thoroughfare.
       •    The proposed area for development is still, and always will be, in a very
            residential area, and we, the residents do NOT want or need the proposed
            amenities. Neither do we want the sort of development that will attract
            late-night revelers, late night traffic, bright lights and resultant noise.


Yours faithfully




Sheila Mason


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