Draft Submission to Sunshine Coast Council further ideas · MCU13/0092

Peregian Beach Community House Inc.
                                                                ABN:	 53 553 593 672
             Location:	255 David Low Way, cnr of Woodland Drive,
                              Peregian Beach, Queensland 4573
Mail:  PO Box 20, Peregian Beach, Queensland 4573
                        Phone:  	+61 7 5471 2311 	Fax:	+61 7 5471 2858
                                                        Email:	[email protected]
                          Web:      www.peregianbeachcommunityhouse.org

26 August 2013

Assessment Manager
Sunshine Coast Regional Council

NOTICE OF SUBMISSION

File No    MCU13/0092
Postal address of Land (as advertised)  5-7 Rufous St., Peregian Beach Qld 4573 Lot 94 SP 137431
Nature of Proposed Development - Development Permit for Material change of use of premises

Full name of Submitter:
Management Committee
Peregian Beach Community House
255 David Low Way
Peregian Beach   Qld     4573

Pursuant to the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, I (We), the undersigned make the following submission:

The Management Committee of Peregian Beach Community House (PBCH) is making a submission in relation to the abovementioned proposed development due the adverse impacts we believe this development will have on PBCH and the community members who use the facility.  The PBCH Management Committee believes that this development will turn the PBCH into a non-viable organisation due the decreased revenue which it relies on to function accordingly.  With a development approval as it currently stands the PBCH Management Committee believes that it would no longer be a viable or feasible place for users and the community to access.  The adverse impacts which the PBCH Management Committee would like addressed with any development application approval are outlined below.

The PBCH Management Committee believes increased traffic, decrease in parking facilities, safety of the users and the noise associated with the building of the development site will adversely impact the revenue of the house.

The PBCH Management Committee is concerned about the impact the development will have on the car parking site which is proposed to be an access road into the development.  Currently the car park is only used for the purpose of parking and does not have a constant flow of traffic.  If this changes as per the proposed development application this will adversely affect the safety of this car park for the elderly, parents with young children and users as a whole.  Therefore the PBCH Management Committee is not in favour of this car park being turned into an access road for the development.

PBCH Management Committee believes the development will result in loss of accessible car parking for users of PBCH.  PBCH Management Committee believes shortage of accessible car parking will decrease the number of groups willing to hire space thereby reducing revenue.  We believe that 100% of our users will be adversely affected by this situation.  If PBCH users are forced to park further away from the facility PBCH will forfeit potential revenue.

Accessible car parking for the elderly, mothers with young children and people with a disability ensures PBCH is a venue that all members of the community can easily utilise.  Some examples of users affected by this are; i) A charity knitting group as many of these member are elderly, ii) Kindermusik which is aimed at parents with young children up to the age of 6.  These users rely on there being a safe and close parking to access the venue.

75% of PBCH weekly users bring equipment for their sessions.  Without close access it becomes unfeasible for users to continue to use the facility.  Examples of our users which bring in equipment are Yoga, Pilates, weekend and speciality workshops as well as KinderMusik which can brings in 3 full loads of equipment before the commencement of their weekly class which then requires reloading at the end of the session.  Also classes such as Yoga and Pilates bring their own equipment as well as many of the speciality and one-off users and often the weekend workshop users require equipment as well.

The PBCH Management Committee has already received feedback from weekend users about the issue with themselves and their participants unable to find car parking spaces when it is combined with a market Sunday.  We feel this development will only increase this issue.

PBCH believes the increased noise associated daily operations of the proposed development will impact on the viability of hire spaces within the building for activities requiring peaceful surrounds.  The PBCH Management Committee believes this noise will be in the form of increased traffic on all surrounding roads, a huge increase in the number trucks for delivery and service requirements (eg garbage trucks) and general noise associated by having such a large number of people in such close distance from the PBCH.  We have calculated that currently this noise would adversely affect 50% of our weekly users.

The Management Committee of PBCH wishes to make it clear that it is not in favour or disapproves this development, however if the Sunshine Coast Regional Council approves this development we kindly ask that all of our concerns will be addressed with the development to secure the viability of the PBCH for all of our members, users and the community as a whole.

Jan Romanowski
Secretary
On behalf of the Peregian Beach Community House Management Committee

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