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Planning Assessment - Minor Change Application - DA 132007.12.6
20 December 2022 REF: WTJ22-514
Development Assessment
Noosa Council
PO Box 141
Tewantin QLD 4565
RE: S78 PLANNING ACT 2016 – CHANGE APPLICATION
MINOR CHANGE TO DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS TYPE 1 OFFICE & TYPE 2 MEDICAL, RETAIL BUSINESS TYPE 1 LOCAL
AND TYPE 2 SHOP, EDUCATION TYPE 2 ADULT AND ENTERTAINMENT & DINING BUSINESS
TYPE 1 FOOD AND BEVERAGE (DA 132007.12.6)
88A & 90 GOODCHAP STREET, NOOSAVILLE (LOT 1 & 3 ON SP264909)
Willowtree Planning Pty Ltd (Willowtree Planning) acts on behalf of DWML Subsidiary Pty Ltd as trustee
for DREP1 Noosaville Trust (the Applicant) in relation to the abovementioned Development Permit
(132007.12.6) issued by the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland via judgement (order no.
3126 of 2015) on 3 February 2017.
The judgement approved a request to change the development permit for material change of use for
Commercial Business Type 1 Office & Type 2 Medical, Retail Business Type 1 Local and Type 2 Shop,
Education Type 2 Adult and Entertainment & Dining Business Type 1 Food and Beverage, under the
Noosa Plan 2006.
The subject site is 88A and 90 Goodchap Street, Noosaville (Lot 1 & 3 on SP264909), also known as
Noosaville Medical and Professional Centre.
This application seeks to make a minor change to Development Permit 132007.12.6, pursuant to
Section 78 of the Planning Act 2016 (Planning Act).
The proposed minor change seeks to accommodate an addition to Building A at the subject site to
accommodate a purpose-built facility for radiation oncology (as an additional offering for the
established health care services) to be operated by GenesisCare. The proposed changes and the effect
of such changes are described in greater detail within the body of this statement.
This minor change application is supported by the following information:
▪ Attachment A – Planning Act Form 5 – Change application
▪ Attachment B – Owners Consent
▪ Attachment C – Final Judgement, dated 3 February 2017 (no. 3126 of 2015)
▪ Attachment D – Proposed Plans, prepared by Team2 Architects
▪ Attachment E – Transport Engineering Assessment, prepared by TTM
ACN: 146 035 707 ABN: 54 146 035 707 [email protected]
Suite 1, Level 10, 56 Berry Street willowtreeplanning.com.au
North Sydney, NSW 2060 02 992 9 6974
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1. SITE LOCATION
The subject site is identified as 88A & 90 Goodchap Street, Noosaville, as identified below:
TABLE 1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
Site Address Legal Description(s) Land Area (approx.)
90 Goodchap Street, Noosaville Lot 1 on SP264909 3,348m2
88A Goodchap Street, Noosaville Lot 3 on SP264909 13,520m2
The subject site is known as Noosaville Medical and Professional Centre (Centre), comprising two (2)
allotments, currently occupied by various health care services, offices, and childcare centres. The
subject site is accessible via Goodchap Street and Traders Lane, also with frontage (but no access) to
Eumundi Noosa Road. The subject site contains three (3) separate buildings of one (1) to two (2) storeys,
with a shared parking arrangement. The buildings generally accommodate predominantly health care
services, offices, educational establishment, and childcare activities.
It is noted that Central Queensland University (CQU) have vacated the Centre. Based on an analysis of
the tenancies, there is currently 2,193m2 of vacant floor space.
Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 below.
Figure 1. Cadastral Aerial Map (Source: QLD Globe, 2022)
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BUILDING C
Childcare
BUILDING B
Radiology
Pharmacy
Medical centre
Optometrist
Educational establishment
(CQU)
BUILDING A
Pathology
Physiotherapy
Osteopathy
Dentist
Café
Offices
Educational establishment
(CQU)
Figure 2. Existing Site (Source: Noosa Council, 2022)
The proposed development would be isolated to the south-eastern extent of the subject site, adjacent
to the Eumundi Noosa Road reserve area. The area between the proposed development location and
Eumundi Noosa Road contains a vegetated corridor, as shown below.
Figure 3. Street view from Eumundi Noosa Road (Source: Dexus, 1 December 2022)
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Figure 4. Internal view towards development site (Source: Google, September 2019)
2. BACKGROUND
The subject site benefits from several existing approvals, with Development Permit 132007.12.6 being
relevant to the proposed change application.
The development permit for material change of use was first obtained on 7 March 2008 via a
Negotiated Decision Notice for the following uses on the land:
▪ Commercial Business Type 1 – Office (Office);
▪ Commercial Business Type 2 – Medical (Medical);
▪ Education Type 3 – Adult (Education);
▪ Retail Business Type 1 – Local (Shop);
▪ Retail Business Type 2 – Shop and Salon (Shop); and
▪ Entertainment and Dining Business Type 1 – Food & Beverage (Dining).
There have since been a series of change applications, mainly pertaining to:
▪ Staging of the approved development (132007.12.02)
▪ Extension of the currency period (132007.12.04)
▪ Changes to conditions of approval and car parking provision (132007.12.6)
The most current approval (132007.12.6) was originally refused by Noosa Council on 13 July 2015, and
subsequently appealed with the Planning and Environment Court. As mentioned above, the Planning
and Environment Court resolved to approve the change application by judgement made 3 February
2017.
A copy of the judgement and current consolidated conditions of approval is included in Attachment
C.
In broad terms, the current development approval authorises the following:
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▪ A variety of uses including Education - Type 3 – Adult, Retail Business - Type 1 – Local, Retail
Business Type 2 Shop and Salon or Entertainment and Dining Business Type 1 Food and
Beverages, Commercial Business Type 1 – Office and Commercial Business Type 2 – Medical;
▪ Limits of the total maximum use area to 6,054m2, with certain sub-limits apportioned to some
of the listed uses mentioned in (a), above;
▪ Two large, double storey buildings (with some underground car parking on a third level),
described as Buildings A and B; and
▪ A total of 366 car parks plus 12 motorcycle bays, which are deemed to be equivalent to 3 further
car parks. In other words, 369 car parks (or equivalent) are required for the development as
approved, including the child care centres’.
An extract of the approved site (ground floor) plan is included in Figure 5 below.
Figure 5. Approved Site Plan 132007.12.6 (Source: MIDDAP Architecture, May 2016)
It is noted that upon DWML Subsidiary Pty Ltd as trustee for DREP1 Noosaville Trust acquiring the
subject site, it has become apparent that not all aspects of the current site development completely
align with the plans approved in 132007.12.6.
As such, the proposed plans have been prepared to align with what has been constructed, whilst also
considering the consolidated conditions of approval in 132007.12.6.
3. SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This minor change request seeks to modify some aspects of the approved development as follows:
▪ Extend existing Building A to accommodate a purpose-built facility for radiation oncology (as
an additional offering for the established health care services), resulting in:
o an additional single storey structure,
o infill of existing pedestrian thoroughfare,
o an increase in total use area of 133m2,
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o a loss of 19 car parking spaces,
o modification to the circulation aisle in the southern corner of the site, and
o consolidation of five (5) tenancies.
The radiation oncology use will take up 630.71m2 of the current vacant use areas on site, plus the
proposed additional use area of 133m2.
A comparison of the approved and proposed development parameters is included in TABLE 2 below.
TABLE 2: DEVELOPMENT COMPARISON
Aspect of development Approved Proposed
Total use area 1
6,054m 2
6,187m2
Total car parking 366 spaces 347 spaces
Total motorcycle parking 12 spaces 6 spaces
Tenancy numbers – Building A 23 19
Building height (max.) – Building A 10m (2 storeys) No change
The location and plan for the proposed building extension is indicated in Figure 6 and Figure 7.
Figure 6. Site Location Plan (Source: Team2 Architects, 2022)
1
use area means the sum of the area of the premises (exclusive of all walls and columns), including all storeys,
used or intended for use for a particular purpose. The term excludes—
(a) the areas (inclusive of all walls and columns) of any lift rooms, motor rooms, air conditioning or other
mechanical or electrical plant or equipment rooms located at any topmost storey;
(b) the areas of any staircases or lifts wells;
(c) the areas of any common foyer or arcade;
(d) the areas of any public toilets; and
(e) the areas used for the access, parking and associated manoeuvring of motor vehicles.
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Figure 7. 3D Perspective Plan (Source: Team2 Architects, 2022)
4. CHANGE TO CONDITIONS
The amendments to conditions that would result from the proposed development changes are
described in the following subsections, with deletions shown as grey strikethrough text and additions
shown as green underlined text.
4.1 Condition 1
The proposed amendments would require changes and additions to the approved plans of
development listed within condition 1 of the consolidated conditions of approval (132007.12.6), as
described below.
1. Development undertaken in accordance with this approval must generally comply with the
approved plans of development. The approved plans are listed in the following table unless
otherwise amended by these conditions.
Plan No Rev Plan/Document Name Date
0427 CP2.02-1 Overall Parking Layout, drawn by May 2016
Middap Architecture Pty Ltd
1124 CP 2.02C-2 1 Proposed Parking on Site, drawn by 19/12/2022
Team2 Architects
0427-DA02E Site Plan – Overall Podium Level, drawn 13/12/2007
by Middap Ditchfield Pty Ltd
1124 DA 02 F 1 Proposed Overall Podium Level, drawn 19/12/2022
by Team2 Architects
0427-DA03E Site Plan – Overall Upper Plan, drawn 13/12/2007
by Middap Ditchfield Pty Ltd
Amended in Red
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Plan No Rev Plan/Document Name Date
1124 DA 03 F 1 Proposed Overall Upper Plan, drawn 19/12/2022
by Team2 Architects
0427-DA05E Stage 2 Podium Plan, drawn by Middap 13/12/2007
Ditchfield Pty Ltd
0427-DA06E Stage 2 Upper Floor Plan, drawn by 13/12/2007
Middap Ditchfield Pty Ltd
0427-DA07D Stage 2 Roof Plan, drawn by Middap 13/12/2007
Ditchfield Pty Ltd
0427-DA08D Existing Approved Elevations & 13/12/2007
Sections, drawn by Middap Ditchfield
Pty Ltd
0427-DA09D Proposed Elevations & Sections, drawn 13/12/2007
by Middap Ditchfield Pty Ltd
1124 DA 201 1 Elevations, drawn by Team2 19/12/2022
Architects
1124 DA 902 1 Perspective 19/12/2022
Plans of Lots 4, 5 & Emt D (Restricted) in
Lot 4 SP 196846, drawn by Jones Flint &
Pike
4.2 Condition 12
The proposed changes would also seek to slightly increase the total maximum use area for the
development. As such, condition 12 would require the following amendment:
12. The development is permitted a total maximum use area of 6,054m2 6,187m2 with each
individual use permitted the following maximum use areas at any one time:-
12.1. Education - Type 3 Adult - 2,723m2 comprising a maximum of 1,400m2 student contact
area and 1,323m2 of non-student contact area
12.2. Retail Business - Type 1 Local – 100m2
12.3. Retail Business Type 2 Shop and Salon or Entertainment and Dining Business Type 1 Food
and Beverages - 236m2 (includes 16m2 of outdoor dining).
12.4. The remaining use area being available for:
Commercial Business Type 1 - Office
Commercial Business Type 2 - Medical
Student contact area comprises all areas used for student lectures, tutorials or the like.
4.3 Condition 36
The proposal warrants changes to the number of car parking spaces provided on site, as described, and
justified in Seciton 7.1 of this document. As such, condition 36 is proposed to be amended, as follows:
36. The development shall provide car parking spaces on the site at a minimum rate of 369
347 car parking spaces (including 40 parking spaces for the childcare centre).
The above updates do not account for the motorcycle parking provision of six (6) spaces.
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5. PRE-LODGEMENT ADVICE
On the 22 November 2022 a pre-lodgement meeting was held with Noosa Council regarding the
proposed development.
A summary of this pre-lodgement advice received from Noosa Council is outlined below:
(a) The proposed land use of Health Care Service is suitable in the Community Facilities Zone as
reflected by Local Plan, Zone Code etc. The correct application type will be confirmed on
lodgement as Council requests to review the proposed development in its entirety.
(b) Amenity is a major factor for this proposal, given the site is located on corner site. The existing
buildings have high visibility. Design considerations of the extension should include variation
to the shape, use of lightweight materials, stepping back more in alignment with the existing
building and include a roof pitch that complements the existing built form.
(c) Consideration is to be given to any changes or subsequent impacts to the existing pedestrian
crossing on the site. The removal of the footpath crossing will reduce extent of footpath traffic
and activation on the street frontage, and should it be located will further reduce the
availability of parking.
(d) Any application will need to include a traffic report prepared by a suitably qualified person.
(e) It is expected that runoff from the modified development will be connected to the existing
onsite stormwater system. Any application will need to include an updated stormwater plan
for the part of the site where the new development is proposed.
The specific pre-lodgement advice items have been addressed within this minor change application,
as follows:
(a) This assessment demonstrates that the proposed change application satisfies the ‘minor
change’ test, including that it does not result in a ‘substantially different’ development – refer
to Section 6.
(b) The design considerations of the proposal have been advanced with consideration of the
relevant part so the Community Facilities Zone Code and the Noosaville Locality Code – refer
to Section 7.1.
(c) The potential impact to pedestrian amenity and functionality has been considered and
addressed – refer to Section 7.4.
(d) The proposed parking and access changes have been considered and assessed by TTM
Consulting – refer to Section 7.2.
(e) The development footprint is over existing hardstand, served by an existing stormwater
drainage system. The catchment properties are unaltered and therefore no additional detail
nor reporting is deemed necessary as part of this application. Under the future hydraulic
design all new roof drainage will be captured and connected directly to the carpark drainage
system.
6. PLANNING ACT ASSESSMENT
This application is lodged under section 78 of the Planning Act, being a change application to a current
development approval. The key consideration as to whether the proposal can be dealt with as a ‘minor
change’ is to test if the changed proposal is substantially the same.
Schedule 2 of the Planning Act states the following regarding a minor change:
Minor change means a change that
(b) For a development approval –
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(i) would not result in substantially different development; and
(ii) if a development application for the development, including the change, were made
when the change application is made would not cause—
(A) the inclusion of prohibited development in the application; or
(B) referral to a referral agency, other than to the chief executive, if there were no
referral agencies for the development application; or
(C) referral to extra referral agencies, other than to the chief executive; or
(D) a referral agency to assess the application against, or have regard to, matters
prescribed by regulation under section 55(2), other than matters the referral agency
must have assessed the application against, or have had regard to, when the
application was made; or
(E) public notification if public notification was not required for the development
application.
From a review of the relevant criteria, it is evident the identified changes are consistent with the test
for a minor change, in that it:
▪ Does not result in substantially different development, as assessed in Seciton 6.1 below.
▪ Does not incorporate any prohibited development, as required by item (ii)(A).
▪ Does not trigger any new or additional referral requirements, as outlined in items (ii)(B)-(D) –
note that where the chief executive (SARA) was a referral agency for the development
application, the chief executive is not an affected entity.
▪ Does not trigger public notification requirements for the development application.
6.1 Substantially Different Development
The following assessment in accordance with Schedule 1(4) of the Development Assessment Rules
made under the Planning Act, section 68(1), confirms the proposed change constitutes a minor change,
in that it does not result in a ‘substantially different’ development as required by section 78 (b)(i) of the
Planning Act.
From a review of the relevant criteria, it is evident the proposed changes do not constitute substantially
different development as outlined in TABLE 3 below.
TABLE 3: SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT
Guideline Criteria Comment
Involves a new use The proposal does not introduce a new use. Health care
services are approved under the existing Development
Permit.
Results in the application applying to The proposal does not introduce a new parcel of land.
a new parcel of land
Dramatically changes the built form The proposal seeks to provide a building extension that is
in terms of scale, bulk and not dramatically different from the scale, bulk and
appearance appearance of the existing development – refer to Section
7.1 below.
Changes the ability of the proposed The proposal warrants consideration of the following two
development to operate as intended (2) operational matters:
▪ Ability for the vehicular and access arrangements
to operate as intended; and
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TABLE 3: SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT
Guideline Criteria Comment
▪ Ability for pedestrian access arrangements to
operate as intended.
These matters are assessed under PART 7 below,
confirming that proposal does not change the ability of the
development to operate as intended.
Removes a component that is As above, the same two (2) operational matters have been
integral to the operation of the assessed and determined that the removal of 17 car parking
development spaces and the infill of a pedestrian thoroughfare are not
integral components of the operation.
Significantly impacts on traffic flow The proposal does not significantly impact on traffic flow or
and the transport network, such as the transport network – refer to Section 7.2 below.
increasing traffic to the site.
Introduces new impacts or increased The proposal does not introduce new impacts or increase
the severity of known impacts the severity of known impacts, as concluded in PART 7
below.
Removes an incentive or offset The proposal does not seek to remove an incentive or offset
component that would have component.
balanced impact of the development
Impacts on infrastructure provision The subject site is suitably serviced to cater for the
proposed additional 133m2 of use area, equivalent to an
increase of only 2.2% of total use area.
The proposal does not impact on the infrastructure
provision.
In light of the above assessment, the proposed minor change application complies with the
‘substantially different’ development test contained in Schedule 1(4) of the Development Assessment
Rules.
7. ASSESSMENT OF CHANGES
7.1 Scale, Bulk and Appearance
The proposal involves an additional built form of 133m2 in use area and 5.888m building height, as an
extension of Building A to its east. This involves a purpose-built Class 9a structure, that will operate as
a radiation oncology bunker.
Given the specialist nature of a radiation oncology bunker, which is essentially a 700mm concrete box,
emphasis has been placed on the introduction of articulation through the roof plane and materiality
of the resulting built form to inform consistent scale, bulk and appearance.
The treatment of the proposed structure has been aligned with the materiality of existing buildings,
with the use of grey matrix cladding, vertical Colourbond cladding, to match the existing. Whilst the
operation of the proposed structure does not allow for functioning windows, the design has introduced
false windows to promote further articulation.
The proposal is considered to align with the existing scale, bulk and appearance as described below:
▪ It results in an increase in total use area of only 2.2%.
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▪ It constitutes a building height that is well below the maximum height plane of the existing
development.
▪ It adopts a design and materiality that is consistent with the existing development.
▪ It is located in a non-prominent part of the site.
Figure 7 demonstrates the suitability of the proposed development in terms of consistency in scale,
bulk and appearance to the existing development form.
7.2 Traffic and Road Layout
The proposal would result in the following changes to the internal traffic and parking layout:
▪ Slight diversion of the internal driveway around the south-eastern portion of the site.
▪ Loss of 19 car parking spaces from the south-eastern portion of the site.
It is noted that the existing access and servicing arrangements within the site are not intended to be
altered by the proposed development.
A parking assessment has been undertaken by TTM (Attachment E) to determine the existing parking
demand of the subject site, and the suitability of the proposed parking supply.
7.2.1 Parking demand (existing)
To determine the existing parking demand for the subject site, TTM have undertaken surveys over a
two-day period (Tuesday 15 November 2022 and Wednesday 16 November 2022) between 7am - 6pm.
The survey results indicate that the peak parking demand generated by the existing uses is 235 cars on
the Tuesday and 218 cars on the Wednesday. It is noted that there were vacant tenancies within the
existing buildings at the time of the surveys. The extent of vacant area is 2,193m 2, which equates to an
occupied area of 3,861m2.
Taking into account the parking allocation requirement for the child care centre (40 spaces) and extent
of vacant tenancies. the surveyed peak parking demands ranged from a parking rate of 1 space per
20m2 on the Tuesday to 1 space per 22m2 on the Wednesday, for the other uses on-site.
7.3 Service Infrastructure Capacity
It is expected that runoff from the modified development will be connected to the existing onsite
stormwater system. Any application will need to include an updated stormwater plan for the part of
the site where the new development is proposed. The proposal plans also allocate an area plant, that
will be concealed by from both road corridors.
7.3.1 Parking supply (proposed)
Applying the surveyed parking rates, the parking demand for subject site (inclusive of the proposed
total use area and child care parking requirements) equates to between 322 and 350 parking spaces.
The assessment of the parking supply also needs to take consideration of the practical use of the
proposed expansion. Whilst it is acknowledged that tenants and uses can change over time, it is noted
that the proposed expansion is to be purpose built as a radiation oncology bunker, designed to
accommodate one (1) patient at a time. As such, applying the rate of 1 space per 20m2 to the proposed
expansion, which equates to six (6) spaces, is considered conservative.
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Furthermore, the oncology bunker will form part of an overall tenancy for GenesisCare, with a total use
area of approximately 763m2 (which will occupy a significant portion on the exiting site vacancy).
GenesisCare has provided advice in relation to the operation of the overall tenancy in terms of staff and
patient numbers, as documented in Section 7.5 below.
Applying the maximum surveyed parking rate of 1 space per 20m2 to the overall tenancy, would equate
to 39 car parking spaces. However, this does not reflect the operational specifics. In terms of practical
demand, no more than ten (10) GenesisCare patients would be on site, at any given time. If it is assumed
that all staff and patients drive and park (noting that it could be possible that some patients are
dropped off and picked up after the treatment), the maximum practical parking demand would be 23
parking spaces, which is significantly less that the estimated parking demand, based on the maximum
surveyed parking rate.
On the basis of the practical assessment of the practical parking demand associated with the
GenesisCare tenancy, the estimated peak parking demand would be approximately 333 parking
spaces, which is within the 347 spaces provided in the development plan.
7.4 Pedestrian Amenity
The proposal involves the infill of an existing pedestrian thoroughfare between current tenancy 1.08
and 1.09, the consolidation of current tenancies 1.05 to 1.09, and a slight realignment of the pedestrian
crossing in the site’s east. These changes warrant an assessment of the potential impact to pedestrian
amenity.
Under the proposed configuration, the ground floor of Building A is structured to provide T-style
pedestrian interaction, with the main access through to the Goodchap Street frontage maintained. This
maintains all access to the underground car park area, including the south-eastern stair access.
Under the current Community Facilities Zone Code of the Noosa Plan 2020, acceptable outcome
AO38.1 requires that:
The number of entrances and exits are limited and main building entrances/exits are located
at the front of the site in view of the street. Where this is not possible, due to site or existing
building constraints, a well-defined path is provided to the entrance/exit.
The proposal seeks to remove one (1) entrance/exit from a non-prominent part of the site, which aligns
with AO38.1 to limit the number of entrances and exits. As demonstrated in Figure 10, the main building
entrance/exit is located at the Goodchap Street frontage.
By infilling the easternmost thoroughfare, consideration has been given to the potential impact on
existing tenancies, particularly tenancy 1.10 to 1.13. Centre management has consulted with these
tenancies during the preparation of this application and will continue to do so through to construction.
Another consideration is the effect of the design on the principles of Crime Prevention through
Environmental Design (CPTED). The proposed arrangement is considered to more closely align with
the principles and guidelines of CPTED, namely:
▪ Greater surveillance of pedestrians entering the Centre from both Eumundi Noosa Road and
Goodchap Street, with further reliance being placed on the main building entrance/exit
fronting Goodchap Street.
▪ Removal of a dark, inactivated corridor that leads to a less-surveyed area of the Centre.
▪ Reduced ability for an intruder to enter the toilets unnoticed.
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▪ Increase in activation of the central courtyard and exposure to ‘active’ uses, such as the café,
through greater pedestrian activity (limiting site users from back of house entrances).
Figure 8 and Figure 9 show the current configuration of the eastern courtyard, which sits adjacent to
the subject thoroughfare. This area is generally inactivated, and the thoroughfare serves little reliance
for access to the internal tenancies.
Figure 8. Eastern courtyard adjacent to proposed walkway infill (Source: Dexus, December 2022)
Figure 9. Eastern courtyard adjacent to proposed walkway infill (Source: Dexus, December 2022)
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Figure 10. Existing Building A entrances/exits (Source: MIDDAP Architecture, May 2016)
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7.5 Operational Details
As previously mentioned, the proposed building extension is intended to provide a fit-for-purpose
radiation oncology bunker. This area will provide a speciality radiation treatment room (bunker), which
will treat only one (1) patient at any given time. The general layout of this area is shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11. Example Bunker Layout (Source: GenesisCare, 2020)
The remaining tenancy space will provide for other treatment rooms and administrative functions for
the GenesisCare operations. The facility provides by appointment only services, with an average of
twenty-nine (29) patients per day and a maximum of thirteen (13) full time equivalent staff2.
GenesisCare (and predecessor) has supported radiation oncology on the Sunshine Coast and surrounds
for over 20 years; their Nambour facility was commissioned in 2001. GenesisCare is now the largest
provider of cancer care in Australia, the UK and Spain, and the leading provider of cardiovascular and
sleep treatment throughout Australia.
The GenesisCare offering at Noosaville Medical and Professional Centre will provide:
▪ A state-of-the art Varian TrueBeam with AlignRT to ensure full stereotactic capabilities, which
allow GenesisCare to treat the full spectrum of tumour body locations.
▪ A medical linear accelerator (linac), that will have cone beam computed tomography (CBCT),
triggered imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in addition to AlignRT leading to full
complement of treatment techniques including deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH), intensity
modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), and stereotactic
ablative body radiotherapy (SABR).
2
Based on operations of other GenesisCare facilities
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▪ Access to GenesisCare’s proprietary treatment technologies and innovations, including
DCISionRT breast genomics test, ensuring optimal treatment pathway for breast cancer
patients, and Barrigel prostate treatment spacer, to minimise risk of dose to healthy tissue and
side effects associated with prostate cancer radiation therapy treatment.
8. CONCLUSION
The subject site has always been intended to provide support services for the Noosa Hospital. Given the
extent and nature of health care services already coexisting at the subject site, the addition of a
radiation oncology (and its associated bunker chamber) offering is considered a desirable outcome.
There are limited opportunities elsewhere, that are suitably zoned to cater for such an offering.
The following provides a summary of the grounds for approval of the minor change application:
▪ The proposed land use of Health Care Service is suitable in the Community Facilities Zone as
reflected by the Noosa Plan 2020.
▪ The proposed changes are minor in nature and have been assessed as substantially the same
development, as approved.
▪ The proposed changes allow for a unique health care offering that is in keeping with the
function of the Noosaville Medical and Professional Centre.
▪ The uptake of GenesisCare would be suitably catered for based on the current and expected
car parking demand.
For the reasons contained within this statement, it is requested that Noosa Council approve the request
for minor change to Development Permit 132007.12.6.
We trust that this information is suitable for your purposes, however, should you have any questions
pertaining to this minor change application please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned via email
at [email protected] sincerely,
Eleisha Burton
Senior Associate
Willowtree Planning Pty Ltd
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