9. Appendix F - Economic Impact Assessment

Noosa Centres Hierarchy Review 2017

  i.     The Noosa Centres Hierarchy Review 2017 was undertaken to inform and shape planning policy of the
         New Noosa Plan 2019.

  ii.    The Review recommends a revised hierarchy of centres with zones based on the Queensland Planning
         Regulations 2017 and strategic options around the role and function for each centre and land use
         opportunities.

  iii.   The hierarchy takes into consideration the following.

          ‒         The role and function of each centre in the overall centres network;

          ‒         Enhancing the individual character and sense of place for each centre;

          ‒         The need for viable and sustainable mixed-use development where appropriate;

          ‒         Catering for future economic opportunities in health, creative and knowledge-based industries,
                    digital economy, environmental industries, professional services, tourism, education and
                    training and emerging rural enterprise to diversify our economy; and

          ‒         Consideration of access to efficient transport networks and opportunities and in the longer-term
                    future innovations in technology.

  iv.    The Noosa Centres Hierarchy Review 2017 report states that:

                    “The current centres hierarchy for Noosa is a traditional retail based hierarchy. Whilst this has
                    served Noosa well in the past, there are improvements that can be made to ensure that the
                    current and future activity centre trends are captured in a way that maximises success for each
                    centre and incorporates economic development, social and environmental outcomes whilst still
                    keeping within the Noosa brand”.

  v.     Figure 1.1 outlines the proposed Noosa Centres Hierarchy for the Noosa Shire. As shown, the Noosa
         Business Centre and Noosa Junction are designated as ‘Major Activity Centres’ which are defined as
         providing a mix of uses and activities. These include; concentrations of higher order retail, commercial,
         offices, residential, administrative and health services, community, cultural and entertainment facilities
         and other uses capable of servicing a sub-region in the planning scheme area.

  vi.    Section 2 of the report acknowledges that there is “increasing pressure for out-of-centre developments
         including bulky goods centres” and that “there is likely to be more pressure for additional bulky goods
         premises” in the Noosa Shire.




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