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

                 5.     Provide amended proposal plans reducing the scale and intensity of the retail
                        development to be consistent with that intended for the VMU Precinct (5D) and to be
                        consistent with the planning outcomes sought for Business Park Precinct (5A) and
                        Residential Precinct (5E).


                 Issue – Extent of Retail Development
                 The town planning report states that … the proposed retail component at Noosa Civic Village
                 (13,700m2) is consistent with the Noosa Plan 2020 which allows for an additional 6,500m2 of
                 code assessable gross floor area (GFA) within the Retail Precinct of the NBC, as well as
                 7,500m2 allowable GFA as consistent, impact assessable within the Village Mixed Use
                 Precinct.
                 The economic report states that … the retail tenancies incorporate a supermarket of 3,474
                 sqm, two larger mini major tenancies of 1,579 sqm and 927 sqm, and a range of smaller
                 tenancies within both an internal mall setting (opposite the supermarket) and adjacent to the
                 civic plaza and open-air pedestrian connection to the existing Noosa Civic Shopping Centre.
                 Under the Major Centre Zone Code, performance outcome PO6 states:
                 The Noosa Business Centre provides for higher order retailing and entertainment facilities for
                 the shire including the existing discount department store and full-line supermarket
                 established in the centre. An additional small format supermarket is established in the Village
                 mixed use precinct with a maximum gross floor area of 2,500m². (emphasis added)
                 Performance outcome PO70 states:
                 Development provides the retail core of the Noosa Business Centre and shops, shopping
                 centre, service industry and food and drink outlets do not exceed a combined gross floor area
                 of 24,500m² within the Retail precinct.
                 Performance outcome PO72, states:
                 The combined gross floor area of all retail uses within the village mixed use precinct does not
                 exceed 7,500m² and does not include a discount department store or full-line supermarket.
                 (emphasis added)
                 Under the Major Centre Zone Code, there is a clear planning intent to limit the amount of retail
                 development within the VMU Precinct (5D) to 7,500m². Further, the VMU Precinct (5D)
                 specifically includes another supermarket having a maximum gross floor area of 2,500m².
                 The Retail Precinct (5C) is a separate precinct and is expected to have a maximum amount
                 of retail development of 24,500m², which provides for additional retail development in this
                 location, in the order of 6,500m². There is no suggestion under the planning scheme that the
                 total amount of retail development within the NBC is transferable between precincts, with the
                 remaining retail floor space anticipated for the Retail Precinct being permitted development,
                 to be located within the core retail location within the NBC. The primary planning intent of this
                 is to ensure that other land within the NBC is available for other employment generating uses
                 and diversifying the local economy consistent with a number of higher order provisions under
                 the Strategic Framework.
                 Performance outcome PO74, states:
                 Development provides for higher density multiple dwellings which meets the needs of a
                 diverse range of current and future resident populations including small households, older
                 persons, people on low incomes and people with special mobility needs.




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