2016-07-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        12 JULY 2016



                                      Submissions Objecting

Issues                                           Comments
                                                 Notwithstanding this, overall approximately 163
                                                 spaces are proposed by the Master Plan. This
                                                 exceeds the Planning Scheme requirement of 74
                                                 spaces and the existing parking provision in the
                                                 area of 35 spaces on-site and approximately 32 off
                                                 site.

 8.   The existing car park is used for          The car parking provides excess car spaces than
      overflow from Peregian Village. The        that required by The Noosa Plan.
      proposal does not detail how this
      overflow will be catered for on-site.

 9.   The submitter’s traffic report indicates   23 temporary car spaces will be provided prior to
      additional parking measures are            the start of construction of Stage 1.
      required to ensure the development         The application is for development within the site
      does not impact on the surrounding         and not for public carparking external to the site.
      area. Additional car parking should be
      provided during construction of Stage      Redesign of the off street parking areas could
      1, public parking post development         increase parking on-site, but this is not necessary
      and the office car park redesigned to      to meet the Planning Scheme parking provisions.
      increase car spaces.

 10. ‘The provision of car parking on-site       The car parking meets the provisions of The
     for the use and the community was           Noosa Plan for the proposed uses on-site.
     raised as part of submissions to the        Providing parking on-site for surrounding
     Draft Master Plan and is not                commercial uses is not part of this application.
     considered to have provided sufficient      Council will also be providing additional car spaces
     car parking for the proposed use or         for external users though these spaces do not
     surrounding commercial areas’.              form part of this application.

 11. The current car parking is highly           The Noosa Plan discourages car parking fronting
     visible from David Low Way and is           streets. The digital hub is a well-designed building
     utilised for overflow parking. The          adding positively to the streetscape. Council’s
     proposal reduces the visibility of this     intention is to provide appropriate signage to car
     parking and lead to additional parking      parking for the proposed uses.
     pressure
 12. ‘The potential reduction in publically      Public car parking does not form part of this
     available carparking as a result of the     application. Notwithstanding the above, the Rufous
     proposal is considered short sighted        Street Precinct Master Plan indicates an overall
     and does not consider the future            increase in car spaces.
     carparking demands of the area’.


                                        Neutral Submission

Issues                            Comments

No detail is provided as to the   The community house is setback 3m from the tennis court
finish and or uses near the       boundary and sufficiently from the nearest residential use. The
southern side of the new          applicant’s intention is for further community consultation for the
community house.                  utilisation of the open space land. Adjoining residential amenity
                                  will be maintained with appropriate landscaping.


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