2014-01-20 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA   20 JANUARY 2014




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ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                           20 JANUARY 2014

   ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                            14 NOVEMBER 2013

   Desired regional outcome 6 — Strong Communities
       -  Cohesive, inclusive and healthy communities have a strong sense of identity and
          place, and access to a full range of services and facilities that meet diverse
          community needs.
          6.3.3. Provide adequate and appropriate community green space for outdoor
                 recreation, built spaces and facilities for recreation and sport, and community
                 facilities and space to enable community activity and healthier lifestyles.
   The proposal is for a retail development on the subject site, which is currently zoned by The
   Noosa Plan for Open Space Recreation. Although the 6,503m? sized subject site is privately
   owned, the lot has long been used by the Peregian Beach community as a green space for
   outdoor recreation purposes.
   State Planning Requlatory Provisions
   The SEQ Regional Plan Regulatory Provisions are applicable to this application. The
   proposal is for an urban activity within the Urban Footprint designation of the SEQ Regional
   Plan.
   Statutory Instruments — Planning Scheme
   The applicable planning scheme for the application is The Noosa Plan (8 August 2011). The
   subject site is located in the Eastern Beaches Locality and is zoned Open Space Recreation.
   This zone is intended to accommodate a variety of passive and active recreational
   experiences for the community. The proposed retail and commercial uses in conflict with this
   zoning intent are identified as inconsistent uses within the zone, and are required to follow
   an impact assessment process.
   Local Area Provisions

   The Overall Outcomes of the Eastern Beaches Locality Code seek to provide for a wide
   range of local retail, commercial and entertainment and dining uses to be located within the
   neighbourhood centre to serve the immediate needs of residents and visitors of the locality.
   It is intended that the neighbourhood centre provides an informal village-like atmosphere,
   with a low key, attractive and safe village square that engenders a ‘sense of place’ and a
   public focus for local community interaction and activity.
   The proposed development presents obvious conflicts with The Noosa Plan provisions as the
   proposed development is not located within, or adjacent to, the existing neighbourhood
   centre, being over 350m walking distance from the village centre and 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 Beach neighbourhood centre identified as the focal point for the community. The
   Sustainable Planning Act 2009 provides that council may only approve the application if
   there sufficient grounds despite the conflict and the grounds must be matters of public
   interest.

   The following discussion topics set out whether the proposal meets The Noosa Plan
   provisions and addresses whether there are sufficient grounds for council to approve the
   application.
   Economic Need
   The proposed shopping centre is to be anchored by a 1,100m* IGA supermarket and 800m?
   of retail specialties. The applicant describes the type of retail tenancies which will support
   the IGA as including a bottle shop, takeaway, newsagency, pharmacy, coffee shop, medical
   centre, post office, bakery, bank and travel agency.

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