Town Planning Assessment Report

3. Background
Noosa Council’s online application system reveals that there was an approval for alterations to shop
front/replacement of awning in October 2019 that was approved through a private certifier.

The commercial building fronting Memorial Avenue was re-built in the 1940s in an art deco style
following a fire that occurred in the street. Historically, the building has been used as a food and
drink outlet and has existing use rights for this purpose. The areas nominated as Dining Areas 2, 3
and 4 on the proposal plan, have also historically been used for dining purposes associated with food
and drink outlet businesses that have operated from the premises.

The building at the rear of the site appears to be of a pre-1945 origin and would have likely been
established with the original building. There is photographic evidence of this building being used for
a variety of retail purposes. Out the Back Antiques operated in the shed at the rear of the premises
until May 2018, as illustrated in Figure 3 and 4.

The central small building subject to this application is not present on the mapping from 1998 but is
present on the 2008 mapping. The central building and associated shade structure with outdoor
seating has previously been used as a food and drink outlet as illustrated in Figures 5, 6 and 7 circa
2006. A customer of Pomona Village Kitchen has also confirmed that they held their wedding in the
rear yard area in 1937. The building was also used as a ‘milk bar’ in the 1970s and included the use
of outdoor areas. Consequently, this provides further evidence that the space was used throughout
history for business purposes.




Figure 2 and 3 – Out the Back Antiques circa 2010

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