retirement home objection · MCU18/0019

FILE NO MCU18/0019
PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE TO
MULTIPLE HOUSING – TYPE 3 RETIREMENT AND SPECIAL NEEDS
Address: 52-62 Goodchap Street and 3-11 Val Crescent, Noosaville

Submission by 									31 March 2018
Erna de Bree and Brett Manton
50 Goodchap St, Noosaville

We object to the above proposal for the following reasons:

During the construction period, we have concerns regarding the following:

The detrimental effect to our mental health due to continuous and loud noise.

The effect the excavating, etc. particularly for the car park underneath would have on the foundations of our property and structure.

We have noted that our pets became very stressed and unsettled during the 2 weeks of roadworks on Goodchap St, so we expect the same and worse during longer periods.

The damage to our property and vehicles from dust during excavation and construction.

The dust would prevent laundry to be hung outside, which would add to electricity costs of using a dryer.

Dust settling in our guttering and entering our water tank, affecting the water quality.

The effect the removal of the existing trees and greenery will impact on the birdlife, of which there are many and varied, some that we have not seen elsewhere, such as the scarlet honeyeater and the tawny grass bird.

Post construction, we have concerns regarding the following:

Reduced quality of life – we chose this location for its lifestyle, environment, birdlife, and peacefulness.

Our loss of privacy.

The impact on the valuation of our property.

Post construction there would be more traffic noise from vehicles entering and exiting the proposed commercial premises, including cars completing direction changes around the roundabout and echo noise from the car park.

The impact night/security lighting would have on our privacy/wellbeing.

The AC plant is located in the north eastern corner of the proposed construction. How much noise or background noise will there be from this appliance which will impact on our quality of life?

The risk of water run off/flooding to the basement car park being so close to Lake Doonella.

Did not see in the proposal where the rubbish collection/loading bay, etc. would be situated.

Does this planning application include approval for the café on the proposal?

The Proposed Car Park Entrance in Val Crescent

This is our greatest concern.

Firstly, the site analysis is incorrect. It shows 2 driveways opposite the proposed car park entrance. This is incorrect, there are 3 driveways: 50 Goodchap St, 2 Val Crescent and 4 Val Crescent. There is also another driveway on the 90 degree bend of Val Crescent.

It is absolutely not safe to have the car park entrance in this proposed location, due to its proximity to the roundabout on Goodchap St and the 90 degree bend in Val Crescent. We already experience near misses due to the current minimal traffic turning in and out of Val Crescent at the roundabout and vehicles rounding the 90 degree bend. Adding traffic volume in and out of the proposed car park entrance of how many cars at the start and end of shifts (50? 100?) would most likely make a vehicle accident inevitable, let alone during the course of the day and night.

It is already challenging for us to reverse in or out of our driveway due to the above mentioned reasons, adding the volume of traffic exiting from a car park entrance directly opposite our property would make this exercise a daily risk/stress/challenge/frustration, choose whichever description you would prefer.

Val Crescent is a small residential court. It is not wide enough, safe enough or designed for this type of traffic usage or volume.

Increased traffic in Val Crescent due to drivers missing the entry into the premises and not realizing there is no entry via Val Crescent and it is a no through road.

The headlights  of the traffic at night will beam directly into our loungeroom and front bedrooms and will affect our quality of life/sleep.

And on a personal note and lifestyle impact, every morning I start my day relaxed and looking out of my loungeroom window at our small garden and enjoy the greenery, birdlife and serenity. Now I am wondering whether I will be looking at a car park hole and listening and watching endless cars come and go. This is not why we purchased this property in this location. It makes me very depressed just thinking about it.

General Comments

I urge council to revisit the previous application MCU15/0122, and in my opinion the reasons that council gave for rejecting this application, apply to the current application in question.

Namely:

There is ample undeveloped land for use at the Shire Business Centre.
The properties in relation to this application are zoned as Detached Housing and should remain so.
As these properties are currently in the Detached Housing zone, a better prospect would be single level, detached buildings, eg houses or units as part of a retirement home development.
The proposed double storey construction is not in keeping with the adjacent residential neighbourhood.
This proposed construction, and in particular the proposed car park entrance is breaking the planning code, ie, not maintaining safety, creating ‘significant adverse impacts on the amenity of users of other premises, including acoustic and visual qualities’.
Discussion during council meetings suggested that Goodchap St is already at its maximum traffic usage and congestion. Adding this type of business to Goodhcap St will increase the traffic volume even further.