Information Request

Officer	:Glen Conforti
Direct Telephone:	 53296241
Fax:
Our Reference	:GCONFORTI:GCONFORTI:
Your Reference	:14/3702
4 December 2014

BH Durrington & AT Durrington & KS Smith TTE
C/- Max Watterson & Associates
PO Box 639
COOROY  QLD  4563

Dear Sir/Madam

Information Request
Sustainable Planning Act 2009

I refer to your application and advise that Council requires further information to satisfactorily assess the proposal.
application details
Application No:	MCU14/0091
Proposal:	Development Permit for Material Change of Use of Premises - Retail Business Type 2 - Shop (3) & Commercial Business Type 1 - Office (3)
Street Address:	2 Emerald St COOROY  QLD  4563
Real Property Description:	Lot 47 C 5602
information required
The information requested is set out below:

Issue – Street Presentation
The Cooroy and Lake Macdonald Locality Code requires that buildings and structures within the Business Centre create active building fronts and include Federation and Art Deco styles without mimicking such styles. It is considered the high block wall to the frontage impedes the public/private space connection.

Information Required
Please provide amended plans which demonstrate that the street facing design provides connection from the street to the building front and integrates with the required frontage works (see Item 6).
Retaining walls higher than approximately 0.5m sited to the front boundary require a landscaped buffer within the site to soften the walls presentation to the street.
Demonstrate the designs relationship with the Federation and/or Art Deco styles

ENGINEERING

Issue - Stormwater
The application does not include any stormwater design plans that address stormwater quality and quantity or the connection to Council’s existing stormwater drainage system.

Information Required
Provide a preliminary stormwater design plan for the proposed development. The plan must:
be prepared by an RPEQ,
address stormwater quality and quantity
include the connection to Council’s existing drainage system
not direct stormwater runoff on to the adjoining properties
demonstrate how the proposed development achieves compliance with:
The Driveways and Carparking Code – Specific Outcome O20
The Water Sensitive Design Code – Specific Outcomes O4, O6 and O9
Issue - Loading
Council has concerns with the functionality of the proposed loading bay due to the narrow width and the adjacent structures.

Information Required
Provide plans that indicate the vehicle paths for the regular delivery and service vehicles entering and exiting the proposed loading bay. The plan of the vehicle paths must assume that all of the adjacent carspaces are occupied.

Issue - Frontage Works to Emerald Street

Frontage Works require improvements to support the commercial development. It is expected that a full width footpath is required with a grade of 2% - 2.5% from the top of kerb to the front property boundary.

Information required

Please provide a preliminary frontage works design. The design should also addresses Items 1 and 2.

Issue – Traffic
The proposal will generate additional traffic movements in Wimmers Lane.

Information required
Indicate on plans a 1.5m wide easement for public thoroughfare across the full frontage to Wimmers lane. Council will accept carparking within this easement until such time Council requires use of the easement.

ENVIRONMENT

Issue - Waste Management

No indication has been provided of the day to day waste management of the development.

Information required

Please provide a preliminary waste management plan in accordance with The Noosa Plans Planning Scheme Policy PSP 9 – Waste Management.
End of Information Request

Under the provisions of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, you have three options available in response to this Information Request. You may give the assessment manager (in this instance Council) and each referral agency (if any):

all of the information requested; or
part of the information requested together with a letter asking the assessment manager and each referral agency to proceed with the assessment of the application; or
a letter;
stating that you do not intend to supply any of the information requested; and
asking the assessment manager and each referral agency to proceed with the assessment of the application.

Please be aware that under Section 279 of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, the applicant must respond to the Information Request within 6 months of the request or otherwise, the application lapses.

A response to the above is required to be submitted, prior to further assessment of the application.  If any further matters arise as part of assessment of this application, you will be advised accordingly.

Council prefers that all the information requested be submitted as one package.  A preliminary assessment only of the application has been undertaken and during the formal decision stage, or as a result of public exhibition, other matters may arise.  You are requested to advise your client directly regarding this request.

You may wish to follow the progress of this application online at www.noosa.qld.gov.au .  The “PD Online” page can be accessed via "Quick Links" on the left hand side of the screen.  A disclaimer will appear; upon clicking “agree”, a search for a development application or property address can be carried out.

Should you have any further queries in relation to the above, please do not hesitate to contact Glen Conforti on the above number.

Yours faithfully

Glen Conforti

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