PM Submission Object - Rochelle Gooch - MCU16/0153 & REC16/0041

       5) Significant & continuous Noise & Disruption to homes along David Low Way, adjoining streets, laneway,
       PB Hotel, Hardware store, business & private premises in the vicinity of the roadways & roundabout is
       guaranteed. The impact will be to the detriment of acoustic & visual qualities, lifestyle, holiday village
       ambience & business, especially al fresco dining/coffee shops that all enjoy fresh air & sounds of nature.

       6) Substantially Increased Traffic & Congestion is assured during construction as standing traffic queues
       currently form at all accesses to the roundabout, particularly at daily peak times, exacerbated further
       during school & public holidays. The proposed development risks being a serious source of additional
       congestion & given the layout/landform, nigh on impossible to mitigate in the future.

       7) Foreground Vistas of the wetland & its vegetation across Noosa National Park-Emu Swamp Section to Mt
       Cooroy will be diminished, in fact lost, to the bulky Hotel/Motel building’s projected heights. Council
       needs to ensure height specifications are accurate & the current expansive views highly valued by
       community & visitors alike, are maintained . Here’s an opportunity to protect & showcase the intent of
       Noosa’s logo ‘Different by Nature’ by altering design or lowering the amount of fill to protect the
       invaluable amenity of open space & ‘community vistas’.

       8) Other concerns include density of buildings & infrastructure within the precinct, the provision of scarce
       green space/vegetation/shade, preferred orientation to sunlight & natural breezes, the provision of public
       access pathway between two story buildings, with little to recommend passive surveillance, particularly at
       night. Light pollution is a further issue as every new light bulb impacts adversely on Peregian’s
       disappearing night sky, particularly of concern with the density planned for this site.

       9) So many missed opportunities to work with community in consultation with Noosa Council’s Master Plan
       for Rufous St & the adjoining laneway to add to the amenity. The north western corner’s existing
       vegetation could have seen the creation of green space/parkland to embellish the precinct for visitors &
       local community with potential to make genuine connections between Rufous St /Laneway with this
       development. Instead, it separates itself from the village feel, in fact opposes the local residential
       community & village activities associated with the function & interaction of Kindergarten, Veggie Village,
       Tennis Club & Community House, all nearby neighbours & impacted by the planned development.

       This proposal conflicts with community values, endorsed by all who reside & those who choose to visit this
       relaxed pedestrian location, where thongs, even bare feet are the norm. It delivers instead, undesirable
       urban density & city lifestyle that’s aesthetically at odds with PB’s much sought after open space linkages,
       relaxed village character & community engagement.

       I urge Noosa Council to protect & retain the village of Peregian Beach, to stand strong behind the intent of
       the Noosa Town Plan & refuse this Development Application.

       Rochelle Gooch
       1/22 Shearwater St                                                                 [email protected]
       Peregian Beach 4573                                                                         21st April 2017




Document Set ID: 20307954
Version: 1, Version Date: 26/04/2017