NBC Lot 22 Representaitons for an NDN - SLR Traffic Memorandum of Advice 23.09.22 · MCU22/0038

 Stockwell Development Group Pty Ltd                                            SLR Ref: 620.30769-L01-v2.0-20220923.docx
 Noosaville Hofmann Drive Medical Centre                                                          Date: 23 September 2022
 NSC Decision Notice
 Response to Car Parking Conditions



                Psychology                  2                         2                               6
                Podiatry                    1                         1                               3
                Allied Health               4                         4                              12
 Total                                      30                       25                              75

The resultant total number of parking spaces required based on a ‘First Principles’ approach equates to
approximately 75 parking spaces. However, SLR suggests that it would be prudent to apply a 20% factor of safety
to this calculation given that the specific tenancy arrangements are not resolved at this time. Hence the
calculated first principles rate inclusive of a 20% factor of safety is 90 spaces.

The Superseded Planning Scheme describes the minimum vehicle parking requirements for a Commercial
business, Type 2 – Medical as ‘1 space per 20m2, or part thereof, of use area; OR 3 spaces per medical practitioner
whichever is the greater’. As per SLR’s Traffic Impact Statement dated 16 March 2022, applying the ‘1 space per
20m2’ rate to the total GFA of 2,170m2 equates to approximately 109 spaces. When applying a rate of ‘3 spaces
per medical practitioner’ to the total number of medical practitioners, this results in a requirement to provide
90 parking spaces.

To provide a comparison of the three varied parking demand outcomes as per above, these results are replicated
below:
          Council’s superseded planning scheme rate of 1 space/20m2 = 109 spaces required;
          Council’s superseded planning scheme rate of 3 spaces/MP = 90 spaces required;
          SLR’s ‘First Principles’ approach = 75 spaces required, factored to 90 spaces including the factor of
           safety.

As is evident from above, there is a large variance between the three different approaches and SLR would argue
that the ‘First Principles’ approach reflects the most likely parking demand for the medical centre. As such, it
can be concluded that the provision of 98 parking spaces will be sufficient to accommodate peak parking
demands in the context of future planning.




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