Attachment 1 - Preliminary Town Planning Advice · MCU15/0122

9. A number of desired environmental outcomes are provided under Part 3 of the
   planning scheme. The most relevant desired environmental outcomes are discussed
   below.

   b)     COMMERCIAL & RETAIL USES

   A hierarchy of centres with a range of Commercial and Retail business uses provide
   suitable levels of amenity, service and access to the community, consistent with the
   community’s location and needs and is based on:
       i. …;
      ii. the Shire Business Centre, a Major Activity Centre for the purposes of the SEQ
          Regional Plan and the highest order centre within the former Noosa Shire,
          developed in stages consistent with the needs of the population of the former
          Noosa Shire and areas to the immediate south;
    iii. protecting the long term viability of the Shire Business Centre as the principle
          business, retail and administrative centre;
     iv.  recognising that it may be necessary to increase floor space in existing centres
          to meet changing needs, provided any increased floor space does not impact
          on the successful operation and development of the Shire Business Centre;
      v.  business centres at Cooroy, Noosa Junction, Noosaville and Tewantin;
     vi.  neighbourhood or visitor centres at Peregian Beach, Sunrise Beach,
    vii.  Sunshine Beach, Noosa Heads, Noosaville, Tewantin, Cooroibah and Teewah;
   viii.  …

10. The proposed development is for commercial and retail business having a
    significant scale, with a gross floor area of about 2,470m². The proposed medical
    centre is to be located on residential land and is not located in the Shire Business
    Centre (Noosa Business Centre) or another business centre identified above.

11. The proposed development is of a scale that is likely to have an adverse impact
    upon the long term viability of the Noosa Business Centre (NBC), which is to be
    developed as the principle business centre in stages, in response to the needs of
    the local community. Consequently, the proposed development compromises the
    achievement of this desired environmental outcome.

   i)     RESIDENTIAL USES

   Urban and rural settlement for residential use is developed to be consistent with:
   i the planned capacity for roads, community services and infrastructure for the
   particular locality;
   ii the expectations of Noosa’s population to have access to a broad range of safe,
   secure and affordable housing;




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