2014-01-20 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                   20 JANUARY 2014


COMMUNITY & DEVELOPMENT

6.4. DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR SHOPPING
     CENTRE AT 5-7 RUFOUS STREET, PEREGIAN BEACH – PLANNING &
     ENVIRONMENT COURT APPEAL (MULTISPAN) – MCU13/0092

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

File No          MCU13/0092

Author           Coordinator, Development Assessment



SUMMARY/PURPOSE

The purpose of the report is to seek Council’s position on defending an appeal against a ‘deemed
refusal’ of an application for a Development Permit for Material Change of Use (Entertainment
and Dining Business Type 1 - Food & Beverages, Commercial Type 1 – Office, and Retail
Business Type 2 – Shop & Salon) situated at 5-7 Rufous Street, Peregian Beach (Peregian
Beach Bowls Club).

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The application seeks to develop a shopping centre for Peregian Beach, comprising a 1,100m2
supermarket and 8 specialty shops, restaurants and/or offices of 750m2. Access is proposed via
Rufous Street, with parking on site proposed for 100 cars.

A report was included on the Sunshine Coast Council’s Ordinary Meeting Agenda for the 14
November 2013. The report provided an assessment of the proposed development against The
Noosa Plan and the submissions received and recommended refusal of the application on the
following grounds:

1.   The proposed development does not comply with the Overall Outcomes of The Noosa
     Plan’s Eastern Beaches Locality, Business Uses, Community Uses, Driveways and
     Carparking, and Transport, Roads & Drainage Codes

2.   The proposed development would effectively form a second shopping centre at Peregian
     Beach, is likely to adversely impact on the role and function of the Peregian Beach village
     and presents a poor unappealing urban design outcome

3.   The proposal will alienate land intended for open space recreation purposes and the
     applicant has not demonstrated that the community would not be disadvantaged by the
     loss of open space recreation land

4.   The development would have unacceptable impacts on traffic operations and traffic safety
     at the intersection of Woodland Drive and David Low Way, and in Rufous Street

5.   Traffic generated by the development proposed would have significant adverse impacts on
     the amenity of existing residences nearby and

6.   The proposed development raises significant conflicts with The Noosa Plan and there are
     insufficient grounds to justify the conflict with planning scheme.



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