MCU19/0017.07 - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR OTHER CHANGE TO DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESS TYPE 1 OFFICE, COMMERCIAL BUSINESS TYPE 2 MEDICAL TO HEALTH CARE SERVICE, HOSPITAL AND HOSPITAL (INFUSION CENTRE) AND RAL 19/0004.07 RECONFIGURING LOT AT 36-40 HOFMANN DRIVE, NOOSAVILLE · Report

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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                          7 OCTOBER 2025


  Existing Use of Land           Commercial Business Type 1 Office, Commercial Business
                                 Type 2 Medical - known as Cancer Care

  STATUTORY DETAILS

  SEQRP Designation              Urban Footprint

  Zone                           Major Centre

  Precinct                       Business Park Precinct 5A

  Local Plan Area                Noosaville

  Overlays                       Land subject to Acid Sulfate Soils
                                 Bushfire Hazard

  Assessment Type                Other Change to Approval

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides an assessment of a proposed Other Change to an existing development
approval for commercial offices and a medical centre at 36–40 Hofmann Drive, Noosaville. The
applicant seeks to extend the existing building and change the approved uses to a Health Care
Service, Hospital, and Hospital (Infusion Centre). Specifically, the proposal involves:
   •   Conversion of 30 approved car parking spaces to facilitate an additional 594m² of gross floor
       area;
   •   Removal of the office uses;
   •   Reclassification of the approved uses to reflect hospital-type services, particularly cancer
       care.
No changes are proposed to the approved reconfiguration approval over the site.
The site is located within the Noosa Business Centre and is zoned Major Centre under the Noosa
Plan 2020. The original change application for an extension to Health Care Services raised
significant concerns regarding car parking provision. In response, the applicant amended the
approved uses to include hospital-type uses, which more accurately reflect the nature of services
provided on-site being cancer care.
Council’s traffic consultant has peer-reviewed the proposal and confirmed that hospital uses typically
generate lower parking demand than other commercial/medical uses. The proposed car parking
provision has been determined to be acceptable, provided hospital-type uses remain the
predominant tenancy.
The proposed changes are centrally located within the building and will not impact the visual amenity
of the surrounding area. Conditions have been recommended to ensure the ongoing hospital use is
maintained and that the development continues to operate in accordance with Council’s planning
objectives. The change application is therefore recommended for approval, subject to conditions.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Coordinator Planning to the Planning & Environment Committee
Meeting      dated       7       October     2025       regarding       Other      Change     to
Application MCU19/0017.07 Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Commercial
Business – Type 1 Office, Commercial Business Type 2 Medical and Development Permit for
Reconfiguring a Lot to a Material Change of Use - Health Care Service, Hospital and Hospital

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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                        7 OCTOBER 2025


(Infusion Centre) and Development Permit for Reconfiguring a Lot, situated at 36-40 Hofmann Drive
Noosaville and:
         A. Approve the change to the approved uses so that the approved uses are now Health
            Care Service, Hospital and Hospital (Infusion Centre)
         B. Amend Conditions 2, 3, 17, 25
         C. Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.
         D. Find the following matters relevant to the assessment and sufficient reason to approve
            the application:
             I.   The proposed extension is located internal to the building and will not impact on
                  the existing streetscape.
             II. The proposed hospital use more accurately reflects the nature of services provided
                 on-site, which include specialised cancer treatment, dedicated treatment areas,
                 and inpatient accommodation. These functions are more consistent with a hospital
                 use than a general medical centre.
             III. The proposed carparking provision and information has been peer reviewed. The
                  peer review supports the recommendation the carparking provisions based on the
                  predominant use of the site being for hospital purposes as described by the
                  applicant.