doc20130829142615 · MCU13/0092

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the village square and all surrounding open space areas so that existing
businesses in the area are benefitting from the unique village character
of Peregian Beach. It is part of the intent, character and ethos of
Peregian Beach that it does not have a large scale supermarket,
schools, churches, high rise accommodation or hotel accommodation.
Economically, the future prosperity of Peregian Beach depends on
maintaining its existing character so as to ensure that it does not become
just another “strip development”. In that sense it will be almost unique on
the Sunshine Coast.

Need

There is absolutely no need for another supermarket. Peregian Beach
residents have sufficient supermarkets with nearby Coles at Peregian
Springs, nearby Coles and Woolworths at Coolum Beach and Coles and
IGA at Noosa Junction.

Because of its village character the commercial activities in Peregian
Beach have diversified with a number of smaller local stores selling the
same produce that would be sold in a supermarket in the proposed
development although of better quality and with far better service. These
businesses meet all the day to day needs of the local community and will
do so into the future.

Town Planning

Council has already seen the devastating impact that the Noosa Civic
Development has had on Noosa Junction and Noosaville from which
those areas have never recovered. Surely Council would not wish to
repeat that experience in Peregian Beach.

This tendency to oversupply supermarkets has had a devastating effect
on towns such as Rockhampton in Queensland where the town centre
has been deserted by the duplication of the services otherwise provided
in the town centre to supermarkets in the outer regions conducted in “box
like” structures in air conditioning.

Most people drive to a supermarket when there are many choices in
close proximity to Peregian Beach. What extra convenience does a
supermarket on the Bowls Club site offer?

There can be no doubt that if this application is approved it will create
two centres with this centre duplicating the existing centre, with
devastating economic and social effects to the existing village.

Pedestrian connection from this proposed site to the present Peregian
Village square is neither short nor regularly accessible — over 350 metres
via the pathway next to the Peregian Beach Hotel and 550 metres via
Woodland Drive and David Low Way, thus there is no easy connectivity
between this proposed site and the village.

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The Peregian Beach Community House carpark will be appropriated by
the developer for private commercial use and the community will be
deprived of access. The plans submitted in support of the development
suggest this is the longer term intention.

Economic Issues

This application simply proposes to transfer retail spending from the
Peregian Beach village and other supermarkets in the area to the
proposed new supermarket to the complete detriment of the existing
Peregian Beach village businesses.

There is no suggestion of creating additional retail spending in Peregian
Beach. There is no economic benefit in simply moving retail spending
from one part of Peregian Beach to another.

Environment Issues

There will be significant impact on residents of Cormorant, Tern, Gannet
Streets and Woodland Drive and the users of Rufous Street and Veggie
Village, the tennis courts, Di Hurst Oval, the kindergarten, the Co-op and
the Peregian Beach Community House if this application is approved.
There will be greatly increased noise, increased traffic movements and
access difficulties. Deliveries out of hours will be effected. There will be
a need for increased lighting (including security lighting) and the potential
nuisance impact of this will adversely affect he amenity of local residents
and users of these facilities.

The development is adjacent to the Peregian Beach Community House
where activities such as mediation, yoga, pilates, first aid classes and
other gentle pursuits take place which are incompatible with this type of
development.

Engineering and Traffic Issues

Traffic conflict at the Rufous Street entrance to the site will be inevitable
between service and delivery vehicles, private customer vehicles and
pedestrians.

The increased volumes of traffic on Rufous Street, Woodland Drive,
David Low Way and other surrounding streets will increase the risk to
pedestrians and children including at the kindergarten and children
accessing schoo! buses at David Low Way bus stops.

The Woodland Drive and David Low Way intersection will suffer greatly
increased traffic congestion and safety issues will be a major problem

There is a real risk of runoff from the site and Rufous Street can contain
chemical spills, industrial strength chemical and cleaning products, petrol

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and oils from the carpark, creating health and safety issues for the
gardeners using the natural fresh water spring for their garden plots in
the Veggie Village community gardens.

Dated this og Ba day of August 2013.

 

Karen Margaret Rigby

Address of Submitters: 57 Tristania Drive, Marcus Beach, Qld, 4573
Email: [email protected]