Information Request MCU23 0078 [As Published] · MCU23/0078

                        d) Further justification in terms of specific citations and data to support the proportion
                           of visitor expenditure directed to retail noting that a review of National Visitor Survey
                           data indicates lower rates than those adopted by Deep End Services;
                        e) Provision of a more detailed assessment of appropriate retail floorspace and
                           supermarket floorspace provision benchmarks for the proposed development noting
                           the trade area is likely to have more in common with the Sunshine Coast rather than
                           Queensland as a whole;
                        f)   Review development approval and application information for centres identified
                             within Deep End Services Table 7, noting that it appears to have omitted the
                             approved expansion of the full line Coles at Peregian Springs Shopping Centre;
                        g) Extend the assessment of traditional retail floorspace and supermarket floorspace
                           need beyond a catchment or trade area wide assessment to consider the appropriate
                           quantum of any notional floorspace supply shortfalls at a catchment or trade area
                           wide level that should be accommodated within the Noosa Business Centre (in other
                           words demonstrate a site specific need to accommodate future floorspace);
                        h) Consider the prospect that retail expenditure leakage in secondary catchments to
                           the south and west might be higher than in the other trade areas because of their
                           proximity to other centres and their respective roles in the catchment of tother centre;
                        i)   Report the sales performance of Noosa Civic in particular the sales performance of
                             the Woolworths full line supermarket and Big W discount department store and
                             consider this performance against appropriate trading benchmarks;
                        j)   Provide a more detailed market share analysis for the proposed development
                             including separate market share analysis for the proposed supermarket (that forms
                             the basis for Table 10 in the Deep End Services report) to facilitate validation of the
                             impact assessment contained at Table 12 of the Deep End Services report;
                        k) Address the potential ‘alternative sites’ issue associated with the 6,500 sqm of
                           remaining capacity within the Retail precinct of Noosa Business Centre noting that
                           approval of the proposed development does not necessarily extinguish the ability for
                           a further 6,500 sqm to be delivered within the Retail precinct of Noosa Business
                           Centre; and
                        l)   Amend the assessment of ongoing employment impacts of the proposed
                             development to consider the potential loss of employment at other centres (or
                             redistribution of employment retail demand) as a result of the proposed
                             development.


                 Issue – Traffic Impact Assessment
                 A review of the Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) prepared by SLR, dated May 2023, has
                 identified several areas where additional information is required to assess the application.
                 Further information:
                 43.    Section 8 (Operational Assessment) of the TIA is to be updated to take account of the
                        following factors:




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