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 development design provides for safe and efficient access and egress via an internal road,
which allows for efficient access by fire-fighting and other emergency vehicles and safe and
efficient egress for evacuation away from the most likely direction of bushfire attack.
The proposed development complies with State Planning Policy 2017 and the Noosa Planning
Scheme Bushfire hazard overlay code 2020.


4.      CONSULTATION
4.1. Referral Agencies
Not applicable
4.2. Internal Council Referrals
The application was forwarded to the following internal Council officers:
•       Principal Strategic Planner
•       Coordinator Engineering
•       Senior Environment Officer
4.3. Other Referrals
The application was forwarded to the following external experts for review and/or comment:
•       Traffic Engineer – Holland Traffic Consulting
•       Hydrology Specialist Engineer – Switchback Consulting
4.4. Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for 15 business days in accordance with the Planning Act
2016. Three properly made submissions were received from adjoining and nearby residents
objecting and raising concerns with the proposed development. The following table provides a
summary and assessment of the issues raised by submitters.

     Matters Raised                                    Comments

     This is a residential area. While the             The buffers around the hospital were deliberately
     hospital is on this street there is a buffer of   left to buffer adjoining residential uses and provide
     parkland between the hospital and                 for fauna, bicycle and pedestrian movements. The
     residential properties.                           proposal would shift the commercial operation to
                                                       the residential side of this buffer and not achieve
                                                       sufficient buffering for residents.

     Concerned about the hours this centre The applicant has not detailed the proposed
     may operate and the impact it will have on operating hours but advises the proposal is for day
     residents.                                 surgery and associated medical facilities and will
                                                generally not involve overnight stays.
                                                       Notwithstanding whilst the proposal is intended to
                                                       operate only during the day, the proposal is likely
                                                       to have a detrimental impact on nearby residents
                                                       in terms of noise and activities undertaken on the
                                                       site.

     Goodchap Street is a high traffic area,           While the proposal is not required to resolve
     creating additional traffic and entrance to       existing parking issues for the hospital, the
     a commercial property will exacerbate             applicant has not satisfactorily demonstrated that
     traffic noise. Parking is already an issue        the proposed on-site car parking will be sufficient
     at the hospital. How will having another          to meet demand, and this is critical given the
                                                       existing parking issues created by the hospital.