Town Planning Report - Car wash & Food and drink outlet

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      The subject land is not affected by any overlay maps, including not being within a character
      area, which applies to the main town centre area on the western side of the railway.

      Given the above, the most relevant provisions for the assessment include:
         • Strategic Framework
         • Cooroy Local Plan Code
         • District Centre Zone Code
         • Industry Activities Code
         • Works Codes, including:
                 o Driveways and Parking Code
                 o Landscaping Code
                 o Sustainable Building Design Code; and
                 o Water Quality and Drainage Code.

      Some aspects of the above works codes have been addressed by other consultants in their
      respective reports.

      Strategic Framework
      Under section 3.2.2 a well-managed and sustainable Noosa Shire, it is stated amongst other
      things that … Noosa Council has consistently taken a long term planning approach to
      sustainable planning. It is this long term approach that has ensured that the community's values
      and principles are not diminished by unintended development decisions.

      Noosa has maintained a long standing approach for supporting development that is consistent
      with the planning scheme. Further, seeks to ensure there are no unintended consequences
      caused by development that may not be entirely consistent with the planning scheme but
      warrants approval where there are relevant matters to be considered, which is the case here.

      While the use is technically not consistent within the District Centre Zone, for reasons
      explained below, it is not uncommon for a car wash to be established within a centre zone,
      which is the case for many planning schemes within the SEQ Region where appropriately
      located (discussed below). Despite, the technical non-compliance, there are a number of
      relevant matters that warrant approval, which are also discussed below.

      Under part 3.2.6, a diverse and resilient economy, centre hierarchy, it is stated that … the Noosa
      Shire activity centres hierarchy, identified on Strategic Framework Map SFM2 Economy and
      Employment, helps establish the respective roles and functions of activity centres to ensure each
      centre contributes to a network of vibrant activated centres with good accessibility and
      connectivity, high amenity and a unique sense of place. This hierarchy represents all the retail
      based centres that occur (and will occur) in Noosa Shire. Each activity centre has a retail core
      function including supermarkets and other retail uses and is supported by commercial and
      community uses.

      The remaining activity centres are more constrained in terms of future growth consistent with
      their role and function. The focus is on maintaining the discrete character and form of these
      centres and providing for the day to day needs of residents and visitors as well as providing




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