2022-01-17 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               17 JANUARY 2022


Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 19 March 2020, Item 3, Page 5
That Council note the report by the Manager Development Assessment to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 11 February 2020 regarding Planning & Environment Court
Appeal No. 476 of 2020 and agree to defend the appeal.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 16 January 2020, Item 3, Page 4
That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the General Committee Meeting dated
13 January 2020 regarding Application No. MCU19/0054 for a Development Permit for Material
Change of Use for undefined uses – Showroom, Office, Health Care Service, Indoor Sport and
Recreation, Low Impact Industry and Food and Drink Outlet, situated at 2-18 and 20 Hofmann
Drive Noosaville and
A.   Refuse the application for the following reasons:
     1.    The proposed development being predominantly retail, does not comply with the SEQ
           Regional Plan’s Elements, Strategies and Outcomes relating to Goal 2 – Prosper as it
           is contrary to:
           1.1. Element 1 Strategy 1 as it fosters retail employment rather than employment in
                the export oriented and high-value sectors;
           1.2. Element 1 Strategy 7 as it is using land set aside for non-retail employment which
                inhibits the ability of Noosa Shire to meet employment planning baselines;
     2.    The proposal does not support the Economic Vision for the Shire to create the strong
           viable niche economy articulated at 1.4.3 of Division 2 Part 1 of Noosa Plan thereby
           protecting and enhancing the Noosa brand as the proposal introduces a small second
           shopping centre into the Noosa Business Centre limiting available land for growth in
           identified priority focus areas of wellness industries, knowledge-based businesses,
           education and service industries, heritage and creative arts industries.
     3.    The proposal, being predominantly retail, is contrary to the Desired Environmental
           Outcomes 3.1.3 b) i, ii & iii of the Noosa Plan as:
           3.1.   Further large format retail is not envisaged for the centre with a proportion of
                  Noosa’s Shire’s higher order needs intended to be fulfilled by the Principal
                  Regional activity Centre of Maroochydore; and
           3.2. It will impact on the long term viability of the Noosa Business Centre, as the
                principal business, retail and administrative centre.
     4.    The development application proposes uses which are inconsistent in the Shire
           Business Centre zone precincts B3 and E5.
     5.    The proposed development is contrary Overall Outcomes 11.7.2 tt) ii, x, xi B & C of to
           the Noosaville Locality Code as the proposed extent of retail is not planned and
           significantly exceeds the retail caps set by the Noosa Plan; and
           5.1. will not support the growth of the Noosa Business Centre as being a multi-
                function employment node which provides for a wide range of business uses;
           5.2. will not retain the development capacity within the centre in the longer term to
                take advantage of potential new employment opportunities.
     6.    The proposed built form, design and layout does not comply with Overall Outcomes
           11.7.2 tt iv, v & viii of the Noosaville Locality Code as:
           6.1. the proposal has the characteristics of a standard retail commercial design
                without the architectural features unique to Noosa;
           6.2. overall the built form is more suited to retail uses than to the other uses proposed
                such as low impact industry;


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