Planning Statement

Council Reference:        TPC2696
Our Reference:            02204 L02 NG




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14 June 2017


Chief Executive Officer
Noosa Council
Po Box 141
TEWANTIN QLD 4565



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RE:     PERMISSIBLE CHANGE TO DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL____________________________
Permissible Change to 2696DA for a Restaurant and Outdoor Dining Area over Land described as
Lot 5 on SP108800 located at 5/50 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads

Please find attached an application for a permissible change to the existing approved restaurant and
outdoor dining area which seeks approval to modify the layout of the restaurant and remove a condition
restricting the number of seats on site.

This letter details the proposal and provides an assessment of the relevant code provisions contained
within the Noosa Plan 2006 and the provisions of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

1. THE SUBJECT SITE

The site comprises an irregular shaped lot, located at the corner of Hastings Street and Noosa Drive,
Noosa Heads and is described as Lot 5 and Lot 0 on SP108800. The subject site comprises tenancy 5
and is a ground floor tenancy orientated towards Noosa Drive that has been used for a number of
                                               commercial uses including shops and most recently a
                                               restaurant known as Gastons. The site is part of a two
                                               storey commercial building that includes retail and food
                                               orientated tenancies.

                                                    The site is surrounded by the Ocean Breeze resort to the
                                                    east and south with the Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving
                                                    Club located opposite the site to the north.

                                                    Figure 1 illustrates the location of the site.




Figure 1: Site location




2. PREVIOUS APPROVALS OVER THE SITE

The original approval for the entire lot was issued June 1977 for Shops (5), Professional Office (real
estate) and Art Gallery under TPC 629. Since that time a number of approvals have been granted
including: