Submission Rufus St August 2013 Ron · MCU13/0092

Sunshine Coast Council              Regional Strategy and Planning
Notice of Submission    Peregian Beach Bowls Club Site
1.Application Details                                                                                                                                   File No      MCU13/0092                                                                                                                                Postal Address of land as advertised  5-7 Rufous St Peregian Beach 4573   Lot 94 SP 137431     Nature of Proposed Development   Permit for Material Change of Use of Premises  (Entertainment & dining Type 1 Food & beverages, Commercial Type 1 Office & retail business Type 2 Shop & Salon)
2.Submitter Details                                                                                                                                                 Full name of Submitters    Ronald Robert Gooch                                                                                                                                 Postal Address    1/22 Shearwater St  Peregian Beach  Qld  4573                                                                                                                                                         Date of Submission   Friday August 16th  2013
3.Details of Submission   Pursuant to the Sustainable Planning Act 2009,  we make the following submission;
I am opposed to this Development Application because it does not meet the requirements of the Noosa Plan 2006 for Open Space Recreation and in fact the proposed commercial & retail uses, contravenes its intent.
Planning The precinct which surrounds this Rufous St site is the only slice of Open Space Recreation land that’s possible in Peregian Beach, given its unique setting between Ocean & National Park.   It is essential that this site remain as Open Space Recreation for today’s users and future needs of our changing demographic, whether it’s allocated for bowls, bocci, hockey, beach volleyball, sensory gardens, bike trail, Bridge or maintained as open space for cricket, dog walking, athletics and spontaneous community events & activities.  The Material Change of Use on this site would mean the loss of Open Space Recreation forever, grossly disadvantaging the Peregian Beach community  in an environment already identified by SCC Planners & community, as ‘under-provided ‘.

Land Grab & Traffic Through Open Space Recreation Zone
Drawings as submitted with the application show an access driveway connection 120 metres along Rufous St taking traffic through existing OPEN SPACE RECREATION ZONED land. There is also a second access road designated ‘service entry’ less than 30 metres from Woodland Drive.  Placement of access driveway through scarce and community valued public land is tantamount to a land grab. There is over 1000 square metres of OPEN SPACE RECREATION ZONE land between Rufous St and lot 94 which would be fragmented and rendered useless as a public amenity by this proposal.
Economic
This application is equivalent to a major shopping complex placed on the outskirts of a large town. Historically traditional town centres have suffered economically when such complexes have been approved. There are many examples throughout Queensland (and Australia) of this travesty.  Conversely there are many examples of town centres that have continued to thrive when the major complex  was located within the existing business precinct.
Environment This proposed development would substantially denigrate the existing residential amenity for nearby local residents & users of Woodland Dr, David Low Way, Cormorant, Tern, Rufous & Gannet Sts.   It would also have a detrimental impact on existing PB Kindergarten, Tennis Courts, Veggie Village, Co-Op, Di Hurst Oval and Peregian Beach Community House, clients & community groups.  The additional noise, congestion, traffic & light pollution is not acceptable to those who made the choice to live in this quiet environment.  The planned impact on Rufous St with increased car parking, the operation of commercial plant & equipment, refrigeration & air conditioning units, large delivery trucks regularly trucking through town & on to site on top of the estimated domestic & commercial vehicular traffic is an unacceptable burden on this site so close to wetland habitat & the Noosa National Park Lake Weyba section.
Waste Collection is another undesirable impact in this sensitive environmental precinct, both run off & strewn rubbish escaping outside the immediate site into the street, wetland & National Park.
Engineering  I oppose the impact that service vehicles in conjunction with customer vehicles, will have on cyclists & pedestrians on site, adjacent precincts, surrounding streets & pathways.
Traffic The potential impacts of increased traffic along David Low Way, Woodland Dr & feeder Sts including Rufous St, will have a detrimental effect on all those who live, work & play in this immediate area & especially the safety of those who use it as a pathway to school, catch buses, play tennis or attend coaching classes, train for athletic events of simply enjoy running for health, even walking the dog.  Increased traffic noise & activity must have an impact on the survival of the ground parrots, identified as vulnerable by National Parks, which can be heard at dawn & dusk from Woodland Dr & its feeder streets.