Development assessment report

PROJECT URBAN – 15104                                                                                  July 2016

The overall outcomes of each zone and an assessment of the proposal against them is provided
below:


Shire Business Centre zone
Overall outcomes                                       Comment
Is a Major Activity Centre for the purposes of the     Complies: The development will support this
SEQ Regional Plan, and the principle business          function as a vital facility for the aging Noosa
centre for Noosa, servicing Noosa-wide business        population. The facility will also generate
and employment needs by providing for a range of       employment opportunity and patronage of the
Business Uses as well as administrative, community,    civic centre due to its proximity.
and open space functions.
Is a multi-function employment node forming the        Complies: The development will generate
major focus of employment growth in the coastal        construction jobs as well as on-going employment.
area of Noosa.
Follows a logical sequencing of development            Complies: The development is consistent with the
consistent with the needs of the community that is     logical sequencing of development that has been
dependent on the—                                      undertaken with the Shire Business Centre and is
A) timing and construction of the external and         responsive to an identified community need for
internal road systems, including Walter Hay Drive;     aged care facilities.
B) dedication of a substantial area of open space;
and
C) development of a substantive amount of non-
retailing    development        for     employment
opportunities beyond Retail business.
Is developed at a low scale and density with           Complies: The development provides an outcome
distinctive   and     unique     design    elements,   consistent with the expectation for character and
determined by the setting and recognisable as a        amenity of the locality.
Noosa development.
Comprises buildings of low rise form separated by      Complies: The building is low key, well screened
attractive and low key informal spaces that are        and supported by a high level of landscaping
integrated with landscaping and open space areas       including a large internal landscaped courtyard.
Has an outdoor focus, particularly for Retail          Complies: The development has been designed to
business uses, office uses and Community Uses;         take advantage of the bushland setting for passive
                                                       and active recreation for residents and staff.
Provides for an inter-regional transit facility that   Not applicable
functions as an integrated public transport node,
with pedestrian and bicycle paths and appropriate
external connections;
Provides visual and physical connectivity across       Complies: The development sits within the natural
and throughout the site;                               setting and allows visual and physical connectivity
                                                       between the two.
Is designed to ensure that peak traffic flows and      Complies: The Traffic Report prepared by Empire
access to the Shire Business Centre do not impact      Engineering demonstrates that the development
on the wider functions of Eenie Creek Road and         will not detrimentally impact on the function of the
Walter Hay Drive;                                      surrounding road network.
Retains development capacity within the Shire          Complies: The development will not affect
Business Centre in the longer term to take             capacity in the Shire Business Centre.
advantage of potential new employment
opportunities;
Is developed into precincts, as depicted on            Complies: A needs assessment which can be
Schedule 4 - Shire Business Centre Map, which          found in section 7.8.1 of this report has
include a dynamic mix of development with an           demonstrated there exists sufficient grounds to
appropriate integration of uses within each,           override the apparent conflict with the planning
including - .                                          scheme in this regard. Please refer to section 7.8 of
G) a Minor Recreation/Minor Mixed Use/Open             this report for further discussion on planning
Space Precinct (REC/MU), developed for the             scheme conflicts.
purposes of a minor recreation use or minor
mixed-use development.

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Aged Care Facility
Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville