2014-01-20 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                      20 JANUARY 2014


Application Assessment

The proposed development presents significant conflicts with The Noosa Plan as the proposal is
for land located outside the existing neighbourhood centre identified for Peregian Beach and is
on land zoned for Open Space Recreation. The proposed development would effectively form a
second shopping centre at Peregian Beach and is likely to have adverse impacts on the role and
function of Peregian neighbourhood centre identified as the focal point for the community.

There are insufficient grounds to approve the application as the level of planning need for the
proposed development is tempered by the distance between the subject site and the Peregian
Beach village and the negative results of the applicant’s own community consultation and the
large number of submissions received objecting to the application.

The development would also have unacceptable impacts on traffic operations and traffic safety at
the intersection of Woodland Drive and David Low Way and will almost triple traffic volumes on
Rufous Street, exceeding the normally adopted upper limit for residential collect streets. The
increased traffic on the surrounding residential collect streets will have substantial amenity
impacts for residents.

The proposal’s design raises some concerns as the proposal is reliant on utilising the existing car
park along David Low Way with high acoustic walls presented to the site’s street frontage and
limited landscaping.

The applicant has further not adequately demonstrated that the use of the Open Space
Recreational zoned land is surplus to Peregian Beach’s needs or the proposal is an appropriate
use of the land.

A fuller assessment is provided in the previous report to Sunshine Coast Council, which is
included as Attachment 3.

BUDGET & FINANCIAL ASPECTS

If the matter proceeds to trial, council will incur costs from engaging external representation,
including a barrister, solicitor, town planner, economist and traffic engineer.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council advise the Planning & Environment Court that, were it in a position to determine the
application, would REFUSE Application No. MCU13/0092 for a Development Permit for Material
Change of Use (Entertainment & dining Type 1 - Food & beverages, Commercial Type 1 – Office,
and Retail business Type 2 - Shop & Salon) situated at 5-7 Rufous St, Peregian Beach for the
following reasons:
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




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