Planning Report

1         THE SITE AND SURROUNDS
1.1.      SITE LOCATION
The site is located within Noosaville as shown in Figure 1. The site of the development application is 2-18 &
20 Hoffman Drive, Noosaville and is formally described as Lot 1 on SP222982 and Lot 4 on SP246584.
The suburb of Noosaville is located towards the southern edge of the Noosa urban area. Noosa is well
known for its canals, nature reserves and a range of parkland and holiday apartments nearby. It serves a
popular holiday destination with tourist attractions such as the Noosa National Park and Noosa Main Beach.
The site is located within an area that functions as the Noosa CBD which will form the core business,
community and employment node for the Noosa Shire Region. The site’s context, location and road frontage
Eenie Creek Road and Hoffman Drive is illustrated in Figure 1.
Figure 1 – Site Location Map




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Source: NearMap




1.2.      SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The site over which this application is made is comprised of two land parcels with a combined site area of
34,762m2 (Figure 2).
The site is mainly cleared and undeveloped (grassed) with vegetated areas to the north and east within
covenant areas. In line with expectations for development of the site, remaining vegetated areas will be
removed where not protected by covenants. The site has frontage to Hoffman Drive of approximately 332m
and frontage to Eenie Creek Road of approximately 191m. Pedestrian and vehicular access is provided via
two access points off Hoffman Drive and there is no direct public access provided from the main road of
Eenie Creek Road. There is an unformed and no through road access via the Eenie Creek Road service
road.




10 THE SITE AND SURROUNDS                                                                                            URBIS
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