2022-10-24 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 24 OCTOBER 2022


6     MCU16/0044.02 APPLICATION FOR MINOR CHANGE TO DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL
      DIGITAL HUB AT 255 DAVID LOW WAY, PEREGIAN BEACH DECIDED UNDER
      DELEGATION
Author            Manager Development Assessment, Kerri Coyle
                  Environment & Sustainable Development Department

Index             ECM/ Application/ MCU16/0044.02

Attachments       Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides an update to Council on an application lodged by Council for a minor change
to the development approval for the Digital Hub. The application sought approval for a further
extension of the community house by 72m2 to facilitate an additional meeting area and storage
space.
The application was approved under delegation by officers pursuant to Council’s delegations for
the Planning Act 2016 notwithstanding it has been officers’ practice to report Council made
applications to a council meeting for consideration.
Assessment of the application concluded that the changes were a minor change to the
development approval pursuant to the Planning Act 2016, complied fully with the Noosa Plan 2020
requirements and would complement the existing Community House and Digital Hub.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Manager Development Assessment to the General Committee
Meeting dated 24 October 2022 regarding Application No MCU16/0044.02 for a minor change to
the development approval for Commercial Business Type 1 Office, Entertainment & Dining
Business Type 1 Food & Beverages, Wellbeing Type 2 - Social and Open Space Type 1 Sport &
Recreation and Boundary Realignment situated at 253-255 David Low Way, Peregian Beach


REPORT
BACKGROUND
This report provides advice to councillors that an application lodged by Council for a minor change
to the development approval for the Digital Hub was decided by officers in accordance with
Council’s delegations for the Planning Act 2016. While Council’s delegations for the Planning Act
2016 provide for such applications lodged by Council to be decided under delegation by officers,
officers have had the practice of reporting these applications to a council meeting.
Notwithstanding this practice Council’s Infrastructure Services Director advised in this instance that
there were some contractual obligations that required the application to be decided before the
Council Ordinary meeting in October 2022.
APPROVAL DETAILS
The change to the development approval was sought to further renovate and expand the Peregian
Beach Community House. The approved minor changes include:
•     An additional meeting facility and a new battery storage space to display the new
      technologies to the Hub users and the general public.
•     Creation of a weatherproof roof linking the existing Digital Hub and the renovated
      community house.


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