MCU22/0131 - Application For A Hospital And Health Care Service (Day Surgery And Associated Facilities) At 47 Goodchap Street, Tewantin · Attachment 1 – MCU22 0131 – Acting Coordinator Planning Report

the applicant submits that the appropriate rate of car parking is 1 parking space per 3 patients and
1 park per 2 staff which amounts to 36 parking spaces based on the hospital rate. They further
submit that the rate for a Health care service is not relevant as they are proposing a hospital.
The applicant proposes a total of 40 car spaces plus 2 motorcycle, ambulance bay and two drop
off spaces.
Councils external traffic consultant disagrees with the applicant’s submission noting that the
applicant has applied for a Hospital and a Health Care Service with the proposal plans annotated
– “Indicative Internal layout shown only – layout subject to change. Provided for Information Only”.
Given that two uses have been applied for and the flexibility sought with the layout, Councils
consultant considers a reasonable approach is to apply the higher parking rate for health care
services for at least some of the proposed floor areas. Based on the health care service area of
453m2, and Hospital area of 1083 m2 a total of 59 carparking spaces would be applicable for the
entire development which results in the proposal being short 19 spaces.
 Councils consultant has also raised concerns with the applicant methodology and concludes that
that insufficient carparking will be provided for the site.
Councils’ external stormwater consultant has reviewed the proposal and raises issues with the
water quality impacts of the development on Lake Doonella which is a High Ecological Value (HEV)
water. The proposal does not address the requirements of the Water Quality and Drainage Code
that requires stormwater runoff discharging into HEV water as a result of development, cause no
increase in gross pollutants, total suspended solids, total phosphorous or total nitrogen compared
to a pre-development scenario. The stormwater quality impacts have not been suitably addressed
with the submitted Stormwater Quality Management Plan (SWMP) incorrectly identifying the
stormwater quality management targets for the development. Therefore, an updated Stormwater
Management Plan is required for the development which could impact on the proposed site layout.
Overlay Provisions
The site is mapped by the Noosa Plan overlays as having the potential to contain acid sulfate soils
and as being within a potential bushfire hazard buffer area.
•   Land Subject to Acid Sulfate Soils
The site is mapped as having the potential to be subject to Acid Sulfate Soils (ASS). The applicant
has not addressed this code in detail but nevertheless were the application to be approved a
condition could be applied to undertake an ASS investigation and prepare a management plan as
appropriate.
•   Bushfire
The Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan has provided an assessment against the
requirements of the SPP and Noosa Plan 2020. The assessment has been undertaken utilising
the preferred methodology as described by the “Bushfire Resilient Communities (Technical
reference guide for the State Planning Policy State Interest ‘Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience
– Bushfire’
The results of the assessment show that vegetation to the south-east of the site has a potential
bushfire hazard class of ‘medium’.
Most of the vegetation within 150m of the development site is not classified as bushfire prone. Only
one vegetation community is classified as being hazardous. This vegetation is located more than
40m away from the site.
Any building located on the property would need to be constructed as per the BAL 12.5 AS
requirement.
Bushfire management and mitigation measures to ensure the safety of the premises have been
outlined as part of a BHAMP for the site. These measures include the establishment and
maintenance of an Asset Protection Zone.