Planning Statement

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•        May 1979 – TPC 882 - restaurant use in conjunction with Art Gallery.
•        June 1994 - TPC 2673 – restaurant and commercial premises (supper club and boutique bar)
•        July 1993 – TPC 2528 - Extension to an outdoor dining area in conjunction with an existing shop
         (shop 2)
•        August 1994 – TPC 2696 – restaurant and outdoor dining area (shop 5)

TPC 2696 is the approval most relevant to this current application with the approved plan indicating an
espresso bar and takeaway with outdoor seating for 50 patrons. A copy of the approved plan is provided
below:




Figure 2: Approved plan TPC 2696 (source Noosa Council)




3.0 THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION

The applicant seeks Council approval to change TPC 2696 to enable the renovation and upgrade of the
existing restaurant tenancy on the site. The upgrade is required to enable a new restaurant known as
Grill’d to operate from the site.

The existing tenancy including internal fit out and external shade sales are dated and are in need of an
upgrade that reflects recent alterations undertaken to other tenancies on the site as well as the character
of the precinct.

The proposed works include:

       • New retractable fabric awning over Noosa Drive frontage consistent with the Laguna Jacks
         awning;
       • Replacement of existing red and white tension membrane sail structures along southern
         boundary with new pitched fabric roof over new internal ceiling;
       • New planter boxes to be provided above fabric roof at upper levels around all sides of tenancy
         and planted with high quality artificial plants;
       • New landscape planter provided along Noosa Drive frontage of site;
       • New internal layout with new upgraded kitchen including cool rooms, freezer, prep and servery
         areas;