MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Information Request Response Report (absent appendices)

                                                                                                      Noosa Civic Expansion
                        28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville and parts of the road reserves of Hofmann Drive and Walter Hay Drive



            Adopting a white collar employment proportion of 20% (compared to 13.7%) therefore has an
            insignificant impact on the demand for office space at Noosa Civic.
            In light of limited demand and current vacancies within the centre, incorporating commercial
            offices as part of the development proposal is not justified and not economically feasible.

2.3         Non-standard Uses
            “The proposal includes a number of uses that are not ordinary components of a shopping centre
            and not adequately detailed.

            Information Required:
            6   Provide further details of the likely scale, nature, location and operation of the
                market, telecom tower and sport & recreation uses.
            7   Demonstrate how the operation of the market and sport & recreation uses will not
                impact on the primary function of the shopping centre, in particular, with respect to
                parking and access.”
            RESPONSE
            The Applicant is not seeking approval for non-standard uses.
            The Applicant is seeking approval for a range of uses as part of the development proposal,
            consistent with current retail trends and developments. They are uses which are ancillary to the
            shopping centre. Approval is sought for them as a matter of completeness because (on one
            reading of the planning scheme) they are separately defined uses and there is no “shopping
            centre” definition to cover them.
            The ‘non-standard’ uses to which Council refers and for which approval is being sought are:
                Open space (Type 1 Sport & recreation);
                Service and utility (Type 2 Installation); and
                Undefined use (Temporary markets).
            Approval is sought for Open space (Type 1 Sport & recreation) to enable the potential use of the
            civic precinct for a range of yet-to-be determined recreational activities. The civic precinct may
            include playground equipment, a rock climbing wall or exercise equipment for use by the
            community. Details of this equipment will be determined as part of detailed design and subject
            to the building approval process. The uses will have no impact on parking and access as they
            are located within the open space and playscape areas of the civic precinct. They are accessed
            via the network of internal pathways. Furthermore, the use will not create additional parking and
            traffic demand beyond those already assessed as part of the development application.
            Approval is sought for a substation, defined as Service and utility (Type 2 Installation). The
            substation is shown on Ground Floor Plan (dwg ref. DA-TBG-AR-1001-001[A] dated December
            2014) prepared by The Buchan Group and is located adjacent to the loading dock and above the
            proposed bioretention basin. As outlined in the Engineering Report prepared by Cardno that
            accompanied the development application, it is expected that approximately four 1MVA
            11kV/400V transformers will be required to service the proposed development. It appears that
            conduits have been installed in the current Noosa Civic centre for future electricity cabling to
            serve the proposed development, in which case there is scope to take an 11kV supply from the
            existing transformer (SG765138), and reticulate through existing conduits to serve new 11kV
            transformers required for the proposed development. If the existing 11kV reticulation in the area
            is close to its maximum loading, a new 11kV circuit may be required from a 33/11kV distribution
            substation. The closest distribution substation is located on Eumundi Road. Investigations are
            currently ongoing with Energex. In either event, the transformers are proposed to be housed in
            the substation as shown on the architectural drawings. Further details of the substation are yet
            to be determined. The substation is ancillary to the proposed development and is required to
            ensure the development is appropriately serviced.

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