30.09.21 Planning Report - Civic Lot 2 - NP 2020 · MCU21/0175

4.3 Major Centre Zone Code
The proposal fully complies with the Major Centre zone code and the provisions of the Business
Park Precinct for the following reasons:

    The proposed business activities are consistent with the scale and intensity of the surrounding
     businesses, which consist of other showrooms, shops and Indoor sport and recreation uses in
     a floor space format comparable to that proposed and complying with PO1, PO2 and PO3.
    Provides employment opportunities and higher order services complying with PO4 and PO5;
    Complies with building height setout by AO16 and site cover is of a scale compatible with
     surrounding development in accordance with PO17;
    Plot ratio of 0.41:1 is significantly less than that permitted of 0.8:1;
    Complies with setbacks outlined in AO19;
    The proposal is an interesting built form and of a scale consist with adjoining buildings;
    The architectural design provides changes in colour and texture, pedestrian connectivity is
     improved with marked and direct crossings complying with PO23;
    The proposal is providing office space in accordance with PO67 and a well-designed building,
     which accords with PO68.
    PO66 seeks a combined total of 11,200m² of Showroom for the NBC. Off this, approximately
     500m² was allocated to Lot 3 and the balance 3,500m² to Lot 4SP246584 and Lot 1 SP222983.

 There is no indication of a ceiling for Showrooms in the Purpose and Overall Outcomes of the
 Code. Given the performance-based planning framework of the Noosa Plan 2020 this indicates
 that there is a flexibility to the nominated ceiling outlined in this PO. Notably, there is also no ceiling
 for Showroom mentioned in the Noosaville Local Plan Code. In the hierarchy of the Codes of the
 Planning Scheme, The Strategic Outcomes should be read with more weight than all Codes and
 Overlays, while the Local Plan Code has more weight than the Major Centre Zone Code. By placing
 the ceiling for Showrooms in the zone code and not in the higher order codes, it is considered the
 ceiling is flexible by demonstrating compliance with these higher order codes. In this regard, this
 report has demonstrated compliance with these higher order codes.

 The Code sets out a precinct for the showroom uses (Showroom Precinct) and the proposal sits
 outside the zone, however is immediately beside other Showroom/retail uses and was, under the
 superseded planning scheme (prior to 31 July 2020) permitted in this location. As demonstrating in
 the court settlement of the Reconfiguring a Lot approval for the site - development should be
 undertaken generally in accordance with the precinct plan, but does not require strict accordance.

 The proposal is well located to complement the other nearby Showroom uses. Furthermore, a
 number of the tenancies in the Showroom Precinct are not Showrooms, however include a range
 of other uses such as Indoor Sport and Recreation, Veterinary Services, Service Industry and
 Hardware and Trade Supplies. It is calculated that in the Showroom Precinct only approximately
 2,828m² of the floor area is used as Showrooms as defined by the superseded planning scheme
 in force at the time of the approval and the current Noosa Plan 2020.

 Considering the 2,828m² of existing Showrooms in the Showroom Precinct, this results in a balance
 of more than 8,300m² of available Showroom space for the NBC. The proposal is well within this
 quantum, proposing only 2,675m² of Showrooms.



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