2015-09-24 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                            24 SEPTEMBER 2015


GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - Crs Frank Wilkie (Chair), Bob Abbot, Sandy Bolton, Joe Jurisevic,
Frank Pardon, Noel Playford and Tony Wellington


1    DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR A MIXED
     USE SHOPPING CENTRE EXPANSION AND OPERATIONAL WORKS AT 28 EENIE
     CREEK ROAD, NOOSAVILLE (MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001)
     Cr Wellington declared a perceived conflict of interest in this matter (as defined in section 173 of the
     Local Government Act 2009) due to him being a submitter against a similar application (by a different
     applicant) on the same site. Cr Wellington believed he could consider this item impartially and in the
     public interest and therefore remained in the meeting room for the debate and decision on this matter.
     That Council note the report by the Coordinator Planning to the Planning & Organisation
     Committee Meeting dated 15 September 2015 and refuse Application No. MCU15/0106 &
     OPW15/0001 for a Development Permit for Material Change of Use for a mixed use shopping
     centre expansion and associated Operational Works situated at 28 Eenie Creek Road,
     Noosaville for the following reasons:
     1.    The development conflicts with the South East Queensland Regional Plan’s Desired
           Regional Outcome for employment because it will not diversify Noosa’s economy and
           sterilises land to be retained for long-term non-retail opportunities.
     2.    The development fundamentally conflicts with The Noosa Plan’s intent for the site to
           provide for long-term non-retail employment growth and diversification.
     3.    The development will have undesirable economic impacts on existing commercial
           centres.
     4.    The applicant has not demonstrated an economic need for additional retail
           development in the Shire Business Centre.
     5.    The development will have unacceptable impacts on traffic safety and traffic operations
           on Noosa’s road network.
     6.    The development will necessitate expensive and disruptive traffic signals at two or
           more critical intersections within the network, which, without the subject development,
           can operate satisfactorily until well beyond 2026 with only minor upgrades to the
           existing roundabout-based system. Introduction of new signalised intersections to the
           local road network is contrary to Noosa’s desired low-key network character and
           planning intent and is not acceptable.
     7.    The development is not consistent with the assumptions stated in Noosa’s Local
           Government Infrastructure Plan for future development of the Noosa Business Centre.
           The applicant’s proposed contributions toward intersection upgrades do not
           satisfactorily address the development’s likely traffic impacts and any additional costs
           of upgrading the traffic network should be to the development and not the community.
     8.    The development will not provide sufficient on-site parking to accommodate design
           peak parking demands reasonably expected to be generated and will have adverse
           impact on the convenience of use of the Noosa Business Centre.
     9.    The development is likely to compromise the future development of a bus interchange
           critical to the future management of traffic and transport demands for the entire
           Business Centre.
     10.   The applicant has not demonstrated sufficient grounds exist to overcome the
           development’s statutory planning conflicts.




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