Properly Made submission (object) Eliza Davison - MCU13/0092

Subject: nzw BCS 1192 MCU13/0092 Notice of Submission Eliza Davison
From: Liz Davison
Date: 2013-08-26T04:10:39+00:00
To: Internet Mailbox Sunshine Coast Regional Council

A submission in objection to the Proposed Commercial Development in the Open Space Recreation zoned area of Peregian Beach 

Attn: Chief Executive Officer, Sunshine Coast Regional Council

File No: MCU13/0092.   

Applicant: Multispan Australia

Address of Land: 5‐7 Rufous Street, Peregian Beach. 

Proposal: Integrated shopping complex development

 

I wish to object to the development application referenced above. 

As a current parent of the Peregian Beach Community Kindergarten, my main concern about this proposed development relates to the resultant high volume of traffic and pedestrian safety in Rufous Street, where my 3 year old daughter currently attends playgroup.  She will be a kindergarten student in 2014.

The increased safety risk to all pedestrians in Rufous Street and the surrounding access areas, including my daughter, really worries me.   The fact that traffic volume would dramatically increase and heavy service vehicles, including semi trailers, would be sharing Rufous Street with my daughter and other children is of extreme concern to me.  My son attended the kindergarten in 2011 and the joy he experienced in riding to kindy is something my daughter would surely miss out on due to dangerously high levels of traffic. 

Additionally, I am concerned about the possibility of overflow into the kindergarten car park from the proposed shopping complex. Apart from the nuisance of taking up Kindergarten parking spaces, which are already inadequate at times, customers of the shopping complex may not have the same mindfulness as Kindergarten parents when reversing out of their car park.  For me, these two concerns present unacceptable levels of risk to our community's children.

Furthermore, I object to the Commercial use of the Peregian Bowls Club area which would be in direct conflict with the zoning (Open Space/ Recreation) as set out in both The Noosa Plan 2006 and the draft Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme (2012).  As a former member of the Peregian Beach Bowls Club and a current user of both the Tennis Club and of Veggie Village, I believe that this development will adversely affect the use of these spaces as well as the kindergarten, Di Hurst oval and Peregian Beach Community House 

The Sunshine Coast Council Open Space Strategy 2011 identifies that “Peregian Beach locality area is generally under provided for with recreational parks”(2011:35) and I strongly object to any loss of recreational land, not only for myself and other residents but for my children and future generations, to commercial development.  This development would rob our families and future generations of precious community facilities to maintain healthy and active lives.

There is no doubt the introduction of a commercial development will have an adverse affect on the Kindergarten and its families as well as other users of Rufous Street in terms of safety, traffic, car parking, noise and growth of community activities.

  

Submitter details: 

Full Name: Eliza Davison

Address: 9 Mahogany Drive, Marcus Beach, Qld 4573

Date of Submission: 26 August 2013