2020-03-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    10 MARCH 2020


The proposed use is separately defined by the planning scheme and while may be
complementary to the proposed distillery, requires a separate approval from Council and is
contrary to the provisions of The Noosa Plan. The intent of the site’s industrial zoning is to
accommodate industrial uses to the exclusion of inconsistent uses such as the proposed
bar. Retail and commercial uses are intended to be located in the business centre of Cooroy and
not in the industrial areas.
While other distilleries and bars have been approved in the Noosaville industrial area, the Taylor
Court industrial estate is expected to develop for industrial uses in the future. Approval of retail
and commercial uses in the area will undermine its intended function as an industrial estate.
The subject site is also located approximately 2 kilometres to the south of the township and
urban areas of Cooroy. The isolated location is not supported by appropriate public infrastructure,
as there is no footpath nor public transport to connect the site to the township and urban areas of
Cooroy. The applicant has also not proposed a patron bus/tour operation service to the site as
part of the application.
The proposal also seeks to use 2 out of 39 industrial tenancies approved on the site and while
the tenancies are orientated to the front of the site, the proposed bar has the potential to conflict
with the sites approved industrial uses. There is real potential that approved industrial uses will
impact on bar patrons’ amenity and also perhaps more importantly hinder genuine industrial uses
operations resulting in reverse amenity issues.
The table below also identifies that the proposal does not comply with the scheme’s car parking
and end of trip facility requirements.

Criteria                Planning Scheme                Proposal                      Complies
Site Area               Not applicable                 Lot 5 SP197517                -
                                                       10,530.66m2
                                                       Tenancy 1
                                                       146.7m2 gross floor area
                                                       (including mezzanine)
                                                       Tenancy 11
                                                       77.82m2 gross floor area

Use area                                               Bar use                       -
                                                       55m2
                                                       Industrial use
                                                       170m2

Carparking              Approved tenancy 1 and 2
                        2.6 spaces
                        Bar use
                        1 space per 10m2 or part
                        thereof, of use area
                        = 6 spaces
                        Industrial use
                        1 space per 86.5m2
                        (approved development)
                        = 2 spaces
                        Total:
                        8 spaces                       2.6 spaces                    X


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