2016-10-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

LOCALITY: NOOSAVILLE
                                                       the form of low density, large apartments including        difficult. Ideally the site would have a mix of uses,
Background                                             luxury penthouse style living. There are relatively        employment generating activities and education, but
                                                       few smaller 1 and 2 bedroom apartments available           currently consists of a shopping centre, showrooms
Noosaville is primarily a residential community with
                                                       for permanent housing and some residents live              and with some commercial services. Residential




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a range of activities such as retail, commercial,
                                                       within resorts.                                            apartments have recently been built at the rear of
industrial, community, educational and recreational
                                                                                                                  the shopping centre.




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uses. Noosaville also supports significant tourist     Tourist accommodation and activities are focussed
accommodation, services and facilities. Noosaville     around Gympie Terrace and Thomas Street. Noosa             While the Noosa Shire Business centre contains
is home to over 8,800 people and this figure is        River is a key visitor destination.                        considerable capacity for development, its large lot




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expected to increase to close to 10,000 by 2036.       Noosaville is rich in community facilities including the   configuration and mostly single ownership has not
Noosaville has a high proportion of people over 65                                                                been conducive to creating a mix of land uses.




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                                                       Noosa Hospital, three schools, churches and medical
(27.5%) and the average age is 50.4 years. 29.1 % of   facilities. Wallace Estate contains a concentration of
households are lone person and 55.9% of families       community facilities within a park like setting.           Gibson Road / Mary Street /




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are couples with no children.
Noosaville contains a number of distinct residential
                                                       Noosaville has a number of areas with different roles      Thomas Street (south)
                                                       and functions:
communities with a range of housing including                                                                     The Business Centre around Gibson Road
detached houses, duplexes, units and retirement          	Noosa Shire Business Centre (incorporating         accommodates large buildings including a
villages. Neighbourhoods of detached homes vary                Noosa Civic)                                       neighbourhood shopping centre, various showrooms
from lots of 400sqm in Noosa Bushlands, at least         	Gibson Rd / Mary Street                             and a hotel. Extensive car parking surrounds
800sqm in Noosa Waters, to lots over 2,000sqm                                                                     buildings creating a car-based environment. By
                                                         	Thomas Street / Gympie Terrace
off Lake Entrance Boulevard. House styles and                                                                     contrast the northern side of Mary Street and
sizes vary significantly reflecting property values.     	Goodchap Street                                     southern end of Thomas Street are characterised
Attached and semi-attached housing is generally          	Noosaville Industrial Estate                       by domestic scale two storey buildings with parking
limited to the northern edge of Noosa Waters                                                                      either to the rear or under buildings, accommodating
                                                         	Weyba Road                                         health and wellbeing services and professional
and between Gibson Road and the Noosa River.
Retirement villages are located at Lake Weyba                                                                     offices. This area also includes restaurants and
Drive and Walter Hay Drive. As in the beachside        Noosa Shire Business Centre                                cafes including drive through fast food chains.
communities there are a number of homes being let                                                                 A number of sites with remaining development
                                                       The Noosa Shire Business Centre is the highest
for short term holiday makers.                                                                                    capacity are available in Mary Street.
                                                       order centre in Noosa. The site is somewhat
Much of the attached housing is interspersed with      isolated, being on the edge of the urban area and          Collectively this area services the day to day needs
tourist accommodation. Given the high cost of          separated by arterial roads and large roundabouts,         of the local community, including visitors, and offers
properties, newer attached housing typically takes     making pedestrian and cycle access to the site             particular business services to the wider community.

50 The New Noosa Plan

LOCALITY:                      NOOSAVILLE                                                                                               n sCINC TING

                                                         the form of low density, large apartments including       difficult. Ideally the site would have a mix of uses,
Backgrou nd                                               luxury penthouse style living. There are relatively      employment generating activities and education, but
           oe              ;    ;           ;   ;         few smaller 1 and 2 bedroom apartments available         currently consists of a shopping centre, showrooms
Noosaville is primarily a residential community with                         ;                                                                     ;        ;   ;
              La.               ;                         for permanent housing and some residents live            and with some commercial services. Residential
a range of activities such as retail, commercial,          wa:                                                                                       ;
       ;           ;         ;                ;          within resorts.                                           apartments have recently been built at the rear of
industrial, community, educational and recreational
uses. Noosaville also supports significant tourist       Tourist accommodation and activities are focussed         the shopping centre.
accommodation, services and facilities. Noosaville        around Gympie Terrace and Thomas Street. Noosa           While the Noosa Shire Business centre contains
is home to over 8,800 people and this figure is           River is a key visitor destination.                      considerable capacity for development, its large lot
expected to increase to close to 10,000 by 2036.          Noosaville is rich in community facilities including the configuration and mostly single ownership has not
Noosaville has a high proportion of people over 65        Noosa Hospital, three schools, churches and medical      been conducive to creating a mix of land uses.
(27.5%) and the average age is 50.4 years. 29.1 “% of     facilities. Wallace Estate contains a concentration of
households are lone person and 55.9% of families          community facilities within a park like setting.         Gibson Road / Mary Street /
are couples with no children.                                                                ,
                                                          Noosaville has a number of areas with different roles    Thomas Street (south)
Noosaville contains a number of distinct residential      and functions:
communities with a range of housing including                                                                      The Business Centre around Gibson Road
detached houses, duplexes, units and retirement          @    Noosa Shire Business Centre (incorporating           accommodates large buildings including a
villages. Neighbourhoods of detached homes vary               Noosa Civic)                                         neighbourhood shopping centre, various showrooms
from lots of 400sqm in Noosa Bushlands, at least         @    Gibson Rd / Mary Street                              and a hotel. Extensive car parking surrounds
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800sqm in Noosa Waters, to lots over 2,000sqm            ©    Thomas Street / Gympie Terrace                       buildings creating a car based environment.   By
off Lake Entrance Boulevard. House styles and                                                                      contrast the northern side of Mary Street and
sizes vary significantly reflecting property values.     @    Goodchap Street                                      southern end of Thomas Street are characterised
Attached and semi-attached housing is generally          @    Noosaville Industrial Estate                         by domestic scale two storey buildings with parking
limited to the northern edge of Noosa Waters                                                                       either to the rear or under buildings, accommodating
and between Gibson Road and the Noosa River.             @    Weyba Road                                           health and wellbeing services and professional
Retirement villages are located at Lake Weyba                                                                      offices. This area also includes restaurants and
Drive and Walter Hay Drive. As in the beachside           Noosa Shire Business Centre                              cafes including drive through fast food chains.
communities there are a number of homes being let        The Noosa Shire Business Centre is the highest            A number of sites with remaining development
for short term holiday makers.                                        ;               a                            capacity are available in Mary Street.
                                                          order centre in Noosa. The site is somewhat
Much of the attached housing is interspersed with         isolated, being on the edge of the urban area and        Collectively this area services the day to day needs
tourist accommodation. Given the high cost of             separated by arterial roads and large roundabouts,       of the local community, including visitors, and offers
properties, newer attached housing typically takes        making pedestrian and cycle access to the site           particular business services to the wider community.
50.  The New Noosa Plan