Information Request MCU23 0102

Should you wish to proceed with the application, the information requested is set out below:
Issue – Need
The application material acknowledges that the proposal does not comply with Overall
Outcome (2)(i) and Performance Outcome PO3 of the Medium Impact Industry Zone Code,
stating:
     ‘…there is a need for self-storage facilities in the region that is not provided for within
     any zone. As such, it stands to reason that an existing facility with available undeveloped
     land be expanded to fulfil this need, in place of residents having to leave the region to
     access self-storage services elsewhere. ‘
Sufficient information has not been provided to demonstrate the community need for the
proposal.
Information Required
1.   Provide a Needs Analysis demonstrating that there is an overriding community
     need/demand for the service.
2.   Provide further information as to how the use of the vacant portion of the industrial land
     for the purposes of self-storage impacts on the availability of industrial land in the Noosa
     Shire area to accommodate future industrial uses.


Issue – Landscaping
The development proposes no landscaping to the Vision Court frontage, with the application
material stating:
     The site overall comprises approximately 10% landscaping, with no landscaping
     provided to the Vision Court frontage adjacent to the proposed extension. This is due to
     the works that have been conducted onsite resulting in hardstand storage area being
     situated on the front boundary of the site, with fencing in front.
No approval was sought or has been issued for the works that have been carried out on site.
As such, unapproved works that have been carried out on site are not sufficient justification
for the proposal to provide no additional landscaping and/or landscaping along the Vision
Court frontage. In addition, landscaping works located in the road reserve cannot be relied
upon to provide the landscaping buffer sought in industrial areas. The proposal requires
landscaping to be provided to enhance the visual amenity of the existing streetscape and suit
the relative size and nature of the development.
The proposal to provide no o additional landscaping and/or landscaping along the Vision Court
frontage is not supported.
Information Required
3.   Provide amended plans providing landscaping to a minimum of 15% of the site, including
     a minimum 6m landscaped setback to Vision Court.


Issue – Fencing
The proposal includes fencing along the Vision Court frontage, with the application material
stating:
     The proposal provides a front fence on the boundary to Vision Court. This outcome is
     appropriate on the basis that nearly all of the new industrial developments fronting Vision
     Court have front fences that are built on the boundary, with the site maintaining a
     continuous fence line with the adjoining properties.




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Should you wish to proceed with the application, the information requested is set out below:
Issue — Need

The application material acknowledges that the proposal does not comply with Overall
Outcome (2)(i) and Performance Outcome PO3 of the Medium Impact Industry Zone Code,
stating:

‘...there is a need for self-storage facilities in the region that is not provided for within
any zone. As such, it stands to reason that an existing facility with available undeveloped
land be expanded to fulfil this need, in place of residents having to leave the region to
access self-storage services elsewhere. ‘

Sufficient information has not been provided to demonstrate the community need for the
proposal.

Information Required

1. Provide a Needs Analysis demonstrating that there is an overriding community
need/demand for the service.

2. Provide further information as to how the use of the vacant portion of the industrial land
for the purposes of self-storage impacts on the availability of industrial land in the Noosa
Shire area to accommodate future industrial uses.

Issue — Landscaping

The development proposes no landscaping to the Vision Court frontage, with the application
material stating:

The site overall comprises approximately 10% landscaping, with no landscaping
provided to the Vision Court frontage adjacent to the proposed extension. This is due to
the works that have been conducted onsite resulting in hardstand storage area being
situated on the front boundary of the site, with fencing in front.

No approval was sought or has been issued for the works that have been carried out on site.
As such, unapproved works that have been carried out on site are not sufficient justification
for the proposal to provide no additional landscaping and/or landscaping along the Vision
Court frontage. In addition, landscaping works located in the road reserve cannot be relied
upon to provide the landscaping buffer sought in industrial areas. The proposal requires
landscaping to be provided to enhance the visual amenity of the existing streetscape and suit
the relative size and nature of the development.

The proposal to provide no o additional landscaping and/or landscaping along the Vision Court
frontage is not supported.
Information Required

3. Provide amended plans providing landscaping to a minimum of 15% of the site, including
a minimum 6m landscaped setback to Vision Court.

Issue — Fencing
The proposal includes fencing along the Vision Court frontage, with the application material
stating:
The proposal provides a front fence on the boundary to Vision Court. This outcome is
appropriate on the basis that nearly all of the new industrial developments fronting Vision

Court have front fences that are built on the boundary, with the site maintaining a
continuous fence line with the adjoining properties.

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