MCU22/0051 APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE HARDWARE & TRADE SUPPLIES AT 178 EUMUNDI NOOSA ROAD, NOOSAVILLE (Referred from Planning & Environment Committee dated 10 October 2023 - Item 5.2). · ATTACHMENT 2 – ACTING COORDINATOR PLANNING REPORT

•   Front setback is now between 9m to 12m from the street frontage (not including the land
    dedication for road reserve widening). This is up to double the minimum 6m setback sought by
    planning scheme acceptable outcomes.
•   To further soften appearance of the development from the street, the increased front setback
    will incorporate a landscape buffer to the Gateway Drive frontage. The buffer will be ‘three
    tiered’ and consist of a variety of species including canopy trees, feature shrubs and ground
    covers. This approach will ensure the proposed building is screened by vegetation from
    Gateway Drive which will further contribute to reducing any potential visual dominance.
•   Articulation will be provided by demarcating the upper and lower levels through paint colour.
    Upper level will be painted in Bunnings traditional green colour. Lower level will be white.
    Grooves in and between the concrete panels will be expressed to provided finer level detail,
    texture and variation.
Buildings in the area range in height as follows:
    • Office Works – opposite the site – 10 metres
    • Existing Bunnings Store - 12 metres from natural ground level and 9.5m from finished ground
       level
    • 11 to 13 Vision Court - conditioned to 10 metres.
    • Gateway Drive frontage buildings - 10 metres or less in height.
The proposed building façade to Gateway Drive exceeds the height of the buildings in the
surrounding area, but is considered to be in context with development in the area as partly
illustraded in figure 6 above.
The site generally sits lower than 11-13 Vision Court and the existing Bunnings Store noting that
significant earthworks including filling and excavation and ramping were undertaken to develop
these surrounding sites. The proposed building is to be set into the site, with a wide landscape
setback area available to street to undertake planting that will assist it in integrating with the
existing streetscape. The proposed height is considered acceptable.




             Figure 7 – Frontage of site and adjoining development accessed off Vision Court