Planning Statement · 132004.240098

           One not properly made submission was lodged in response to public notification of the
           application. The submitter raised concerns with the need for restaurants in the area and
           the location of the restaurant.

           The original approval was assessed under the 1985 Planning Scheme which included the
           site in the Residential Medium Density zone. This Planning Scheme has now been
           superseded by The Noosa Plan 2006 which includes the site in the Visitor Mixed use zone
           in which Entertainment and dining business (restaurants) are consistent uses and
           supported by the scheme. It is noted that the current 2006 scheme also indicates that
           restaurants are not to have an adverse impact on the surrounding area. The subject
           premises are located adjacent to Gympie Terrace and are well separated from the
           adjoining unit development. Further restaurants are now a well accepted use along
           Gympie Terrace and it is unlikely that a person would make a valid submission objecting to
           an additional restaurant in the area.

        (d) cause development to which the approval relates to include any prohibited development.

            Not prohibited development.

The proposal is therefore considered to be able to be considered as permissible change.


Noosa Plan

The site is included in the Noosaville Locality which provides a Visitor Mixed Use zoning over the
property. The proposal has been reviewed against the provisions of the Noosa Plan and is
considered to generally fulfill the provisions of the planning scheme.

The proposal does not increase site cover, gross floor area or affect landscaped open space and
merely changes the use of the premises from a shop to a restaurant.

In terms of carparking the entire development was required to provide a total of 32 carparking spaces
on site with 6 spaces being attributable to the shop component. This translates to 3 spaces for each
shop tenancy.

The Noosa Plan 2006 details car parking for Entertainment & dining business at a rate of 1 space
per 10m2,or part thereof, of use area and outdoor dining area (excluding kitchen and food storage
areas) on the property…

Based on the new Entertainment & dining business (restaurant) layout the premises attract car
parking as follows:

    •   Kitchen: 28m2            - Nil car parking spaces
    •   Dining area: 28m2        - 3 car parking spaces
    •   Outdoor dining: 12m2     - Nil area already approved and assessed for outdoor dining

To facilitate the change to the approval to permit the use of the tenancy for a Entertainment & dining
business (restaurant), condition 25 of the 2004/240098 (23789 DA) will be required to be deleted.
Condition 25 states: