MCU14/0056 Economic impact report Att B - Information response

competitive nature only, and would have no adverse implications for the continued robust
performance and function of the Cooroy town centre or the retail shops and services
clustered along Elm Street.
The primary aim of the service station and fast food restaurant is to serve highway traffic.
However, Cooroy area residents will also benefit from its addition. As it is unlikely to be
affiliated with BP, the proposed service station would introduce a third choice and
increase the likelihood of price competition, particularly given its highway focus and
geographic separation from the two existing service stations.


2.2        Car Wash
Although the proposed 177m² car wash is an ancillary use to the service station, it is a
physically and functionally integrated use. Both are expected to be under common
management and staffing. It will consist of a four bay manual car wash suitable for cars,
caravans, boats and small commercial vehicles, and will include a vacuum station.
Caravan parking and public rest areas adjoin the carwash and service station as shown in
Figure 1.1.


2.2.1      Need for a car wash
There are currently no commerical car wash facilities in Cooroy. The two nearest are in
Noosaville:
    •    Noosa Car Wash is a 24 hour self-service facility located on Eumundi-Noosa
         Road, approximately 17 kilometres from the subject site. It contains four car wash
         bays.
    •    Mr Kar Wash is located on Lionel Donovan Drive, approximately 18 kilometres
         from the subject site. It is open 24 hours and contains two automated washers and
         three self-service car wash bays. Mr Kar Wash also provides a dog wash.
The car wash will cater to traffic drawn from the Bruce Highway, including caravans and
others using the short stay tourist park, as well as Cooroy area residents.
Modern commercial car wash facilities often co-locate with service stations thereby
enabling motorists to combine vehicle-related services in a single location, contributing to
consumer convenience and savings in travel times, trips and costs. The proposed car
wash will provide visitors and residents with a facility currently missing from Cooroy’s
range of automotive-related businesses.
The introduction of a modern commercial car wash facility, in our opinion, will have no
discernible adverse impact implications for Cooroy, and nor would it have any implications
for Noosa’s centres network.
The cumulative attraction of the highway-oriented service station, fast-food restaurant and
tourist park should enable the viable operation and support of the car wash and provide
Cooroy with a complementary commercial facility that might otherwise not be possible
were it reliant solely on local residents for its business. The introduction of a modern car

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