2018-11-06 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       6 NOVEMBER 2018


Carparking
The quantity of car parking required is determined by the extent of use area. Table 1 shows the
use area of each use on site.
Table 1 – Use Areas
 Use                                                  Use Area
 Warehouse                                            245m²
 Garden Centre                                        182m²
                                                      427m² total use area
Table 2 provides an analysis of the car parking for the site.
Table 2 - Carparking
 Use               Planning Scheme requirement (use area)         Number of car spaces         Complies
                                                                  provided by the
                                                                  development
 Warehouse         1 space per 50m²                   5                                        
 Garden centre     1 space per 60m² with a            5                                        
                   minimum of 5 spaces provided
 Total required                                       10          14                           
The Planning Scheme requires a total of 10 spaces. The development complies with this
requirement providing 14 spaces, being 10 spaces located near the Eumundi Noosa Road
frontage and 2 covered tandem spaces (4 spaces) near the Traders Lane frontage.
Landscaping
The proposal does not meet the 15% minimum landscaping provision required by the Planning
Scheme for the Industry zone. Notwithstanding this is a reuse of an existing premises, the
existing 59m² of landscape gardens located each side of the driveway fronting Eumundi Noosa
Road provides a softening to the car park area and the building. The applicant proposes to
enhance these 2 gardens by including additional plantings consisting of Acronychia imperforata
(Fraser Island Apple) and some understorey species. It is considered the existing landscaping to
the front of the site is sufficient and with additional plantings would improve the streetscape.

4.     CONSULTATION
4.1. Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for 15 business days in accordance with the Planning Act
2016. One properly made submission was received. The following table provides a summary and
assessment of the issues raised by the submitter.

 Matters Raised                                   Comments
 The proposal is not consistent with Overall      The Planning Scheme seeks to exclude incompatible
 Outcome (vv), Specific Outcomes O188 and         uses from the Industry zone and excludes most retail
 O189, part 3.1.3 (e) of the DEO and part 1.7     uses but not all retail uses. It is considered the proposal
 of the strategic framework.                      is compatible with the surrounding uses and generally
                                                  unsuitable for commercial/business areas.
 The applicant has not provided sufficient        The applicant has addressed the relevant provisions of
 planning grounds to warrant approval despite     the Planning Scheme and it is considered there are
 the conflict with the planning scheme.           sufficient grounds to recommend approval of the
                                                  application despite the conflict.
 There is a need to protect industrial land for   The Planning Scheme does not exclude all retail uses
 industrial purposes                              from the Industry zone and allows for some uses not
                                                  suited to other zones. It is considered the garden centre
                                                  use as a secondary use to the warehouse use meets
                                                  the objectives of the Planning Scheme.



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