PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT - 12 SEPTEMBER 2023 · Committee to Council report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                             21 SEPTEMBER 2023


     b. The proposal is located on land zoned for housing, removes a lot that is well suited for
     residential development and is needed to cater for future housing.


  2. The proposal is contrary to overall outcomes (o), (p) & (q) of the Tewantin Local Plan Area
  Code and overall outcomes (h), (n) and acceptable outcome AO16.3 of the Noosaville Local Plan
  Code as:
     a. The proposal expands health services into an area zoned for low density housing and on
     a large, well located site with significant opportunities to create further housing.
     b.   The land is not committed or planned for community purposes.
     c. The proposal does not maximise or make more efficient use of the Noosa Hospital site
     and is not located on land identified for the growth of health and medical services.


  3. The proposal is contrary to overall outcomes (a), (c), (g), (j) and performance outcomes PO1,
  PO2 of the Low Density Residential Zone Code as:
     a. The proposal is not residential being identified as a community activity under the Noosa
     Plan and is of a scale and design that is incompatible with and will impact adversely on nearby
     residents’ amenity.
     b.   The proposal offers no integration or internal connection with the Noosa hospital.
     c. The proposal is not small scale and will service the wider community and not just local
     residents.


  4. The proposal is contrary to overall outcomes (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and performance and
  acceptable outcomes PO1, PO3, AO3, PO5, A)5, PO8 of the Community Activities Code as:
     a.   The proposal is not integrated with the hospital or co-located on the Noosa Hospital site.
     b. The proposal is of a type, scale and intensity that is not consistent with surrounding
     development and character of the area and zone, includes substantial infrastructure to the
     site’s frontage and will remove mature native trees that significantly contribute to the
     streetscape.
     c. The proposal is likely to have significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by
     adjoining and nearby residents with insufficient buffering proposed for residents.


  5. The proposal is contrary to overall outcomes (a), (b) and PO6 of the Driveways and Parking
  Code as insufficient car parking has been provided to accommodate the number and type of
  vehicles likely to be generated by the development.


  6. The proposal does not comply with performance and acceptable outcome PO6, AO6.1 of the
  Water Quality and Drainage Code as the site discharges into Lake Doonella which is of high
  ecological value and it has not been demonstrated the development will not cause an increase in
  gross pollutants, total suspended solids, total phosphorous or total nitrogen compared to a pre-
  development scenario as required.


  7. There is no Planning need for the site to be developed for the proposed community activity
  given there are other approved medical and health centres that are yet to establish and other
  areas where the use could locate consistent with the scheme’s zoning pattern.