2017-02-07 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 8 Community Feedback on New Noosa Plan

Submitter                Comments                                                                             Staff Response
                        endeavour to ‘encourage and promote excellent design outcomes’.                       with local architects. However it is difficult to regulate for good design
                                                                                                              outcomes and offer some opportunity for innovation and not all building
                                                                                                              proponents are in a position to engage talented designers.

                  147   New developments could have smaller blocks e.g. 400 sq. metres. Older people          This can be a consideration for remaining development areas that are
                        may want to downsize without being forced into a retirement village house which       preferably not on the urban fringe. More intense forms of development are
                        they never own anyway.                                                                preferable in locations closer to centres and services.

                  190   More reasonable size blocks of land - not SMALL like 400m2 but minimum 600m2.         Currently there are relatively few lots under 600m2 and where they are more
                        Units behind Civic are disgusting. More 1 acre blocks available however know that     common (such as Tewantin and Sunshine Beach) they are the original
                        developers won't do that. People want space its only developers saying we want        settlement pattern dating back many years.
                        small blocks.                                                                         As indicated above large lot housing is not suitable or affordable to all
                                                                                                              residents and it is necessary that remaining developable sites offer housing
                                                                                                              choices to accommodate the needs of our whole community.

THEME: ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT
Sub-Theme: Activity centres

               22, 27   Smaller shops selling unique Noosa products. Keep chain stores out.                   A planning scheme is unable to regulate retail outlets based on the brand of
                                                                                                              the operator.

                   54   New Noosa Plan needs to better cater for mixed use development and encourage          Consider with the business opportunities issue.
                        economic development and be receptive to changing commercial landscape.
                        Enable redevelopment of sites.

                   54   The Civic is not a desirable place for accommodation or businesses as currently too   The New Noosa Plan is unable to influence the cost of land or of leasing
                        expensive. Evidenced by most stores being national chains.                            premises. See also commentary below on the Shire Business Centre.

                   54   Council needs to look at the definitions of businesses and how these impact on        As legal documents planning scheme terminology can be cumbersome and
                        commercial entities as these are out-dated and need updating.                         difficult to understand. In preparing the scheme Council will be obliged to
                                                                                                              follow a planning scheme structure and definitions regulated by the
                                                                                                              Queensland government and so is not at liberty to alter these, however it
                                                                                                              should ensure consistency from local government to local government. User
                                                                                                              guides also assist the community in their understanding of the scheme.

                   62   Need expansion of Noosa Civic to go ahead so people spend money in Noosa not          It is a reasonable argument to suggest that additional retail in Noosa will
                        in Sunshine Coast.                                                                    reduce the amount of escape expenditure to Southern centres such as
                                                                                                              Maroochydore. However the Maroochydore centre is the regional centre for
                                                                                                              the Noosa community and there will always be a need for residents to visit


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