2020-01-13 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                        13 JANUARY 2020


Matters Raised                                     Comments
12,000m² (as proposed) then it is should be        area to other sites.
apportioned between the sites to allow the
logical expansion of the ‘Emporium’ precinct
of 4000m², as well as the 8,000m² within the
proposed development.
The application is non-compliant and out of        Agree in part
kilter with the use deemed most appropriate        The greater portion of the development is inconsistent
for the most benefit of the community.             but there are elements that advance the intent of the
                                                   relevant codes in The Noosa Plan such as the
                                                   Offices, Medical and Low impact industrial uses.
Disregard for height restrictions.                 Agree in part
                                                   The majority of the development is well within the
                                                   height permitted by The Noosa Plan, apart from
                                                   Building 4.
Large scale of development creates more            Agree
traffic congestion.                                The applicant has provided a traffic impact
                                                   assessment but Council raises concerns with the
                                                   inputs of the assessment. There are outstanding
                                                   concerns in this regard.
The proposal is nothing more than a retail         Agree
shopping precinct, medical hub and ‘high rise’     However, the applicant identifies uses other than
featuring brightly coloured retail outlets.        retail. The Office and medical uses are consistent and
                                                   create good employment opportunities. The tenancies
                                                   allocated for the low impact industries raises concern
                                                   as the architectural design is not conducive for that
                                                   use.
Building 1 backs directly onto a concrete          The industrial uses adjoining the site should be
batching plant. The batching plant raises          protected. It should also be noted that uses are
reverse amenity concerns and suggest the           responsible for containing contaminants within the
development would make it more difficult to        boundaries of their site.
meet relevant approvals in terms of noise,         Building 1 is opposite the subject industrial use and is
odour and particulates. No air quality or noise    nominated mostly for low impact industry, with Office,
assessment report is provided.                     Health care service, Indoor sport and recreation
Corridors between buildings will look directly     nominated for 2 southern tenancies. The building is
into the existing batching plant. A range of       likely to be tilt panel construction which mitigates
conditions for any approval are requested by       many concerns, however, any approval could be
the submitter which are provided below:            conditioned so that the building is modified in
 direct line of sight view corridors are         accordance with a noise and air assessments report
    removed from the design and boundary           recommendations. It is noted the development is not
    fence treatments are conditioned to be         proposing any highly sensitive land uses such as
    extensive (i.e. to minimum height of 6         residential or caretaker’s dwellings.
    metres)                                        The breaks in the buildings are sought by The Noosa
                                                   Plan to break up elevations. Strategic view line
 air and noise reverse amenity conditions        landscape planting could be conditioned as part of
    are embedded within the approval such
                                                   any approval to screen the industrial use.
    that these matters must be considered in
                                                   The covenants are an unreasonable request.
    the final building design. Conditions are
    best expressed as absolute limits at the
    sensitive receptor. The absolute limits
    should be higher than those prescribed
    under legislation and guidelines for air and
    noise such that the developer is aware of
    the industrial estate, acknowledges a
    reduced level of amenity and designs
    according
 covenants are required to be placed on
    Title acknowledging the order of
    occupancy & limiting the ability of tenants
    to make complaints on nuisance grounds.


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