2018-10-09 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            9 OCTOBER 2018



Matters Raised                                       Comments

During construction

The development will create noise and disrupt        Noise is unavoidable during any construction. Should
amenity during the construction phase.               the development be approved a construction
                                                     management plan and other relevant documents
The construction phase is an enormous
                                                     would be required as part of the operational works
impost on Val crescent over a substantial
                                                     application and therefore construction impacts would
period of time and one we should not have to
                                                     be minimised.
tolerate.
Excavation for the basement raises stability
concerns and will probably result in pumps           Should the development be approved, conditions
working all the time and over-taxing the storm       would address the stability of the site during
water drainage system and adding to                  construction.
sediment levels in Lake Doonella.

The Val Crescent road surface is not suitable        If approved this would be addressed as part of the
for heavy construction traffic. Construction of      operational works application. Any damage to the
this scale will require large articulated delivery   road is the responsibility of the developer. If approved,
vehicles and raises safety issues with the           Council would require a substantial bond of $50,000
Goodchap Street / Val Crescent roundabout.           to ensure compliance with conditions of any approval.

Property Value

Devaluation of Val Crescent properties.              This is not a planning matter.

Built form

The proposal conflicts with the Noosa Plan.          This is addressed in the body of the report.
No expectation a 90 bed aged care facility
would be built in Val Crescent given that it is
zoned for Detached Housing. The expectation
is 11 dwellings over 11 lots.
A 90 bed aged care is an overdevelopment of
the site. It is a high density commercial
development in a residential area with service
levels equal to a commercial development.

The size, mass and bulk dominates the                This is addressed in the body of the report.
streetscape and is a significant departure
from The Noosa Plan and will look out of
place on the site which is characterised by
detached houses.
The proposal does not give the physical
                                                     This is addressed in the body of the report.
appearance of detached houses and change
the nature of Val Crescent where there is no
units or other multiple dwellings.

The proposed ‘cookie cutter’ unit style doesn’t      This is addressed in the body of the report.
fit the Noosa style of development.

Insulted by the impressive circular driveway         The development provides variation and articulation in
on Goodchap Street whilst the ugly                   design and the ‘commercial access’ and associated
commercial access is located in Val Crescent,        delivery area is below road level with good
subjecting local residents to noise and              landscaping screening the development from the
congestion.                                          street.

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