PM Submission Object - Joanne Case - MCU16/0153 & REC16/0041

ADDENDUM 1‐ CONTRAVENTION OF TOWN PLAN

1. History
The site, on which this development is proposed, was part of a caravan park which existed
in Peregian Beach from 1964. The current developer excluded permanent caravan residents
from the site and then claimed that the caravan park was not commercially viable. For this
reason, in 2009, the developer sought approval to build a commercial building on the David
Low Way part of the site and two unit blocks each of 16 apartments and 30 of “beach
shacks” behind the commercial building and the Peregian Beach Hotel. This was agreed to
by the developer and the Council at a mediation.

However, the developer was not satisfied with what he had agreed to and in 2011 went
back to the Planning and Environment Court to vary his agreed plans.
The development which the developer had had approved by the Planning and Environment
Court on 24 January 2012 was not economically viable. Apparently the developer was
unable to sell any of the “beach shacks” off the plan and the proposed mini‐supermarket,
approved as part of that approval, was physically non‐viable. With no pre‐commitment the
developer did not proceed.

Subsequently, in 2013 the developer submitted a new development application (for the
area where the commercial building was approved) for a supermarket and four specialty
shops, this time, after discussion with the Peregian Beach community. This proposal, was
supported by PBCAI and the Peregian Beach community and was approved by Noosa
Council on 29 May 2014. It was a significant improvement on what the developer had
previously had approved.

The IGA Supermarket and the four specialty shops (the IGA supermarket development)
which was subsequently built is a positive benefit to Peregian Beach.


2. The Current Development Application
The balance of the caravan park site, after the IGA supermarket development, is what the
developer is currently seeking approval to develop.

Here it is important to reiterate the written advice to the pre‐lodgement meeting held on
14 December 2016 (between Council and the developer):

       The Open Space Recreation zone in Peregian Beach specifically seeks to protect and
       retain the site for low cost visitor accommodation needs reflective of the site’s
       previous use as a caravan park, but also acknowledges that a range of visitor
       accommodation may be provided where integrated with budget accommodation.
       There is no support given to permanent residents on the site.

       It is noted that the current approval included only visitor accommodation, with no
       permanent resident accommodation proposed. This approved development was
       supported by Council through an appeal process as it was acknowledged that it



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