Town Planning Reporrt - Change to Development Approval New Office and Carpark 7 December 2017 · 132007.12.8

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Street and Eumundi Noosa Road which is the case here. All Community uses are consistent with the zoning
of the land, including Education Type 3 – Adult.

Effects of Use
O175 The Noosa Hospital and surrounding medical support services located on Goodchap Street are the primary
medical focus for the coastal part of Noosa;

The proposed development provides for medical uses that support the Noosa Hospital. This continues to
occur with the applicant receiving enquires for additional floor space for this purpose. The purpose of
applying for a range of uses over the land is to allow for maximum flexibility in terms of access and availability
to the various floor space areas on site. The commercial reality of developing and operating a business centre
of this size requires maximum flexibility to meet the demands and needs of existing and future tenants, which
are constantly changing.

O176 Lot 1 on RP900855 is developed as a community centre with limited office or retail uses.

It is accepted that the current development approval allows for a substantial amount of office floor space;
however, in a practical sense a mixed-use centre needs to operate in a flexible manner. Allowing for additional
office space for a range of uses allows for uses to be located anywhere on site to meet the needs of tenants,
while having regard to the nature of the use. For example, this means that other existing office uses could be
relocated to the new floor space if required, to allow for expansion of medical uses at the ground floor. This
would provide for better access for patients and provision of heavy medical equipment near ground level.
Alternatively, the floor space could be used by the UCQ, but for administration purposes only.

While it is ultimately intended that a substantial amount of office floor space be in the Noosa Business Centre
(NBC), the NBC is not development ready in terms of the provision of infrastructure and allotments created
and remains mostly undeveloped bushland. In any event, maximising the development opportunities
generally on this and other sites is a desirable town planning outcome in terms of sustainability and
maximising the use of existing infrastructure.

Visual amenity
O178 Where land in the Community Services Zone is adjacent to the major road network or land in a residential
zone appropriate buffer areas are incorporated into the development.

The matter of visual amenity has been dealt with above. The proposed development while located on land
having frontage to the Major Road Network is removed from this frontage. The proposed new building work
complements the existing built form with substantial landscaped setbacks being provided to adjoining
properties.

Co-location of community uses
O179 Buildings and other structures are designed and sited to maximise opportunities for the colocation of
community facilities and services.

The existing development provides a substantial amount of floor space that is currently occupied by the
University of Central Queensland (UCQ), this being a desirable community use for the Noosa area, which is
discussed further below.

Car Parking & Access
O180 Access to Lot 1 on RP900855 is obtained from Goodchap Street via a maximum of 2 crossovers.


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