MCU14/0087 Notice of Submission - Peter White

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Notice of Submission under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009

MCU 14/0087

Material Change of Use - Retail Business Type 2 - Shop

13 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads 4567



The following     submission details the matters of concerns with the above application                                 and
material submitted,




Poorly made application

The application,     planning    report and- submitted          plans were of poor quality which made
understanding     how the business;Would operate near impossible_

IDAS form 5 details the use as a Moveable Trailer yet fails to provide information                            of Hours of
operation      or employee      numbers.       Without    this information             it makes it problematic            in
consideration    of impacts of the development           and in particular the provision of suitable, safe
and to aust standard carparking and access for existing and new customers to the site.

[GEm""'l explanalion oIlhe         Planning sclleme             No. riI dwelling units      Day. and          No. of
Iptoposeduse                       definition ~ncJudeeach       (if applicable)   or        hours of          employees
                                   definition in a new /OW)     gross floor area (if        ope/alion         Cdappticable)
i                                  (non.m8nd310/)')             applicable)                 (if applicable)
I                                          \             1':.
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Some of the submitted plans are numbered to make ease of reading and the legibility is poor.
Plans make reference to "paces" and are in a context that cannot be interpreted .



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  4.     Confirm     lhat the 101lowln9 mandatory      supWrtif19      inlormatlon    auolllP'lnies       this appll<:atlon


  M.nd.tory    supporting      information                                                     Confirmation       01     Method of
                                                                                               lodgement                 lodgement

  All applications

  A site pia. drawn to o. approprlate scale (1:100.1:200           or 1:500 are                ~nftnned
  recommended      scales) wIlich shows the fOllowing:

  •    til! localion .nd sne 8re. or the land to wlJich the application relates
       (relevant IanrJ)
  • tna nonh point
  • the boundarias of tha relevanlland
  • the location and use 01 any existing or proposed bull<llngs or _eture •
    any ",.d fronlages of the relevant land, including the name 01 the road
  •    on the relevant land (,ola: wIlere extenslVe demolition or new buildlngs
       ara proposed, two separate plans (an existing sile plan and prop<:>sOOSite
       planl may be appropriate)
  •    any e"'sting or proposed easemants on tha relevart iand and their
       funetlon
  •    the location and use 01 buildings on land adjoining Ille relevart land
  •    all vehicle aocess points and •• y existing Or proposed ea. partdng ••.•••
       on the relevant land. Car parking spaces for petsons with disabilities and
       any service vehido access and par1<lng 5hould be cl"",,y mar1<ed
  •    for any new building on 1M rolevanlland, !he Iocatioo 01 ref •••• storage

  • tne I"",tlon or 3f'y proposed relalnlng walls 00 the relevant 'and and Ine~
    helglll
  •    the tocatlon of any proposed landscaping       OIl the rel!Vanlland        ,
  •    the locallOll 01 any SlOrmwater detention on the f"levant land .
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The Mandatory             supporting          information      is lacking in its requirements                      in regards to the site
plan provided and there is lack of detail in particular to car parking areas, provision for those
with disabilities, service vehicle access etc.

The applicant             confirmed          that   information         provided         demonstrated                  the on site parking
provisions, yet the hand drawn plan (not numbered)                                      merely shows a line demonstrating
where access would occur and no direct provision or plans of car parking spaces.

 When the application       involves new operational        work

 Plan' Showing Ule nalure. location. !lUmber of new on-site Cllr par1<ing bays,
 Pl1lI'Osed .rea of new landscaping, proPOSed lyp" 01 new vehicle cross-over
                                                                                               g;     Cllnfirmed
                                                                                                      NUl eppllcalje
 (nea-re.ide<il1B1 use.), proposed maximum new vehl"",lar SlllYldng
 a!1'.ngament (oon-resldentlal uses) of the proposed new opemtlonat ..cr!;.



The applicant has also confirmed that plans have been submitted                                               to meet this mandatory
requirement          but those provided do not achieve this requirement.

Due to the poor material submitted it is not possible to ascertain the use area, how operation
will occur, and how car parking will be provided.

Size and Scale of development

The submitted             plans suggest a use area of 9m2 yet this makes no provisions for how the
boards will be loaded and unloaded of trailer. These boards are up to 305m in length and
require to be removed from the trailer to provide to customers. This will in effect make the
use area of the business expand out from the footprint                                  pro'posed of 3.6m x 204m to approx.
705m x SAm           (40m2).     This is in estimation what will be required to service customers as they
chose the hire equipment from the trailer.

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The location of the trailer and the length of boards being removed will also create serious
safety concerns regarding the existing access to the Hire Car business that operates and any
new customers travelling onto the site through the existing heavily congested and conflicted
access point. Boards and customers will be required to stand into the driveway for the site
potentially   forcing pedestrians onto the road way as vehicles are blocked from entering the
site, in turn creating a serious safety concern where in the past 12 months one serious
accident involving a car and pedestrians oc~urred.

One plan labelled Sheet 1 of 3 has the proposed trailer located on the boundary with no front
setback, another plan sows a 2m setback. Again due to the poor quality of material submitted
it is hard to make an assumption of what is being requested.



Compliance with Relevant eodes

With the submitted     planning material supporting      plans it is difficult to how the application
intends to meet the requirements        of the following relevant Codes, their overall and specific
outcomes.

Business Use Code

  Car Parking
  09 Sufficient carpar1<ingis available to               59.1 Off street carparking is prov'idedat a
  accommodate the number and type of vehicles            rate of 1 space per 20m' of gross floor area;
  likelv to be oenerated bv the uses on the site

The applicant within the supporting       material has underestimated      the total use area of the
operation.    9m2 is not realistic and in a true sense the activity will require 40m2• As such
carparking need to be provided for 2 vehicle spaces, the included plans and description do
not detail how and where this will occur to the relevant standard.

Driveway and Carparking Code

 14.111.2 The ovemll outcomes sQught for the Drive.•••
                                                    'ays and Carparlling Code are the foflowing-

 a)   Safe and reasonable access to and from vehicle accommodation and standing areas within a
      property and from the public road is provided;

 b)   The safet." of pedestrians and cyclists is protected;

 d)    Carparking spaces and the associated manoeuvring areas provided are designed to be safe
       and function(l1(lnd meet the reason(lble requirements of the particul(lr land use;

 e)    Adequate provision is m<Jdefor the standing, p(lf1iing, loading (lnd unlo(lding, (lccess (lnd
       manoeuvring of service vehicles within the development site;


The application fails to demonstrate with material provided how compliance can be achieved
to meet these outcomes. The site presently has a vehicle hire business established which
utilised an unformed gravel carpark for both maintenance and washing of hire vehicles and
their storage and promotion.     Additionally   on site, motor scooters and bicycles are hired and
displayed taking up further land within the sites boundaries .




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The present access to the site is unsafe for both vehicles and pedestrians and there is not
being proposed within plans a car parking layout to meet standards for customers or delivery
vehicles. Vehicles accessing the site have the potentjal to block the pedestrian flow along
Noosa Drive in turn forcing pedestrians onto the busy road.

  Table 14-49 -    Driveways

                        column 1
                    Specific Outcomes
  14.113 General
  01     Vehicular access does not adversely impact on
  safety, capa city and operations of the existing or
  planned road network, the proposed driveway,
  cycleways or pedestrian pathway systems.


Allowing an additional    use to occur on site that may req~ire deliveries, and customers to
collect hire equipment   will only increase the possibility of safety being compromised   on an
access arrangement which is at present dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. The applicant
has not demonstrated     compliance.

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    Table 14-50 -    Carparking   and manoeuvring

                          column 1
                     Specific Outcomes
    14.114 Carpark design and layout
    Oi Sufficient carparking is provided to
    accommodate the number and type of vehicles likely
    to be generated by the development having regard
    to the specifics of the use including-
    a)    the type and intensity of land use;
    b)    any existing parking av~ilable on the site;
    c}    hours of operation;
    d)    likely numbers of users;
    e)    the peak parking demand periods of uses on
          the site; and
    f)    the availabiliiv of alternative camarkino.
    08      The layout of the development provides
    adequate. cleany defined and easily accessible-
    a)    on-site vehicle parking and manoeuvring
          areas; and
    b)    loading and manoeuvring areas for delivery
          and service vehicles




   09 Parking areas are located where they wi!! not
   unduly conflict with pedestrians and will not
   dominate the streetscaoe.
   010 Provision is made for aj"easonable number of
   on site carparking spaces identified and reserved for
   people with disabilities.

   011 Access and egress points do not impact on the
   safety and operations of the road system.




The submitted    plans do not detail how the Specific Outcomes       507, 508, 5010 of the
Carparking   Code will be achieved. This again reflects the poorly made application,     no
consideration   of the existing use on site and limited    understanding   of the Noosa Plan
requirements.   The applicant has not demonstrated   compliance.




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Summary
I do not support the application lodged and advertised as detailed in this submission. I believe
the applicant has failed to demonstrate     compliance with the relevant Use Codes with the
Noosa Plan and as such the application be refused.
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The application is,


   •    Poorly made application with inadequate plans to demonstrate        true operational size
   •    Has a size and scale of operation greater than the those submitted on plan
   •    Location is proposed in one set of plans within front boundary setback
   •    Vehicle access is unsafe and additional       traffic   create extreme   safety issues for
        pedestrians
   •    Insufficient space on site to provide carparking for customers at present up to 5 hire
        vehicles and 4 staff vehicles parked at anyone time
   •    No carparking design submitted to meet aust standards
   •    No vehicle turnaround    capacity so vehicles leave site in forward direction
   •    Existing carparking surface a non-pervious material making provision and compliance
        with disability access codes not possible
    •   Insufficient   space on site for operation   with existing Hire Car use and associated
        workshop, detailing and vehicle storage requirements .

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