51995.1611.04 -Response to Submisions

Additionally, acoustic modelling undertaken as part of the application accounted for anticipated delivery vehicle
noise in the revised layout and confirms that noise criteria will be achieved at sensitive receptor locations with the
proposed changes in place.

The proposal’s intent is to rationalise and reduce conflict between service operations and residential interface.
The shift of high-activity areas westward and controlled delivery schedules represent a substantial improvement
over the current ad hoc arrangements.

3.5. Parking and Traffic Management
Summary of Issues Raised:

Some submitters raised concerns regarding the adequacy of existing parking, particularly:
   • Perceived shortfall during weekends or events;
   • Use of on-street parking spaces adjacent to 11 Opal Street;
   • Potential interaction with future neighbouring land uses;
   • Questions around long-term parking availability should patron numbers increase.


Planning Response:
The proposal does not increase the gross floor area, licenced area, or patron capacity. It represents an Other
Change focused on reconfiguring internal and external spaces to reduce amenity impacts and improve
functionality. Accordingly, no new car parking is triggered under the Noosa Plan 2020.

Importantly, the site’s car parking context is shaped by the original approval history:
   • The current application forms part of TPC-2846, approved on 5 September 1995. Under that approval,
       Plan PD1A required the construction of 25 formalised on-street parking spaces to support the operation of
       the former Cooroy Bowls Club, which at the time included two bowling greens (east and west).
   • Those spaces were specifically constructed by the club for its patrons, and continue to function as
       intended. Although some of these spaces are now located in front of 11 Opal Street (which became
       residential following the subdivision and sale of the eastern green), they remain publicly accessible and
       available for ongoing use by all street users, including the club’s clientele.
   • This car parking provision formed part of the original infrastructure outcome and was a condition of the
       club’s operation. The subject application does not seek to alter or expand that arrangement.

From an operational perspective:
   • The site continues to attract a large proportion of walk-up customers from surrounding neighbourhoods
       due to its central location in Cooroy;
   • Club-based and recreational activities (e.g. barefoot bowls) tend to occur in groups, with frequent
       carpooling or shared transport;
   • The internal site layout improvements support better traffic circulation and reduced congestion, with
       service deliveries relocated to the eastern side, separated from customer movement.

While sporadic street parking is a feature of most community and hospitality venues during peak times, the
combination of:
   • pre-existing constructed street parking (approved and delivered by the club),


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