Properly made submission (object) Michael Bradburn and Sharon Harding MCU13/0092

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         Finally on a safety basis the existing Sunshine Coast Library bus gives the community access to library
         resources in a   convenient, safe and easily accessible location on Woodland Drive next to the Peregian
         Beach Community House on Monday afternoons. The current proposal would significantly affect current

         parking and pedestrian safety in accessing this community resource.

         5. Economic advantage to the Peregian Beach Community,


         The local businesses have invested significant financial resources to enhance the Peregian Beach village

         atmosphere and their long term survival would be directly at risk if the approval before council is
         upheld. The proposed IGA would significantly impact upon the existing convenience store that operates
         7-7pm, the bakery, newsagent, takeaway, fruit and vegetable store and chemist plus the flow on
         business to local cafes and      eateries.    One   can   observe that there   are   current tenant vacancy

         opportunities in the square and that has been a continual closure of small business from financial
         pressures which    clearly suggests the creation of a second business centre with minimal population
         growth in the immediate area suggests the application would be in direct competition to the economic
         survival of the Peregian Beach Business retail community


         This proposal appears to identify the need for additional business space however the approved Essence

         Development (The Old Peregian Beach           Caravan     Park) site has approval for retail space but the
         development remains stalled due to economic reasons suggesting limited economic benefits in the area
         and the approval of the proposal would completely oversupply the Peregian Beach Community to the

         detriment of all current and future businesses.


         Request for approval of this application would appear to be focused on short term commercial gain at
         the expense of the local community’s recreational and open space needs.


         6. Traffic


         The proposal identifies no direct access to David Low Way and only identifies direct access via Woodland

         Drive and Rufous Streets. The council should not allow local community roads to be targeted as access

         points for the financial gain of a few. The proposed car space of 105 vehicles would significantly affect
         traffic volumes, flow and congestion at the Woodland Drive / David Low Way access point.


         The   proposal makes no mention that the intersection of Woodland Drive and David Low Way is a
         difficult and confusing access- exit point for existing community traffic already and during busy periods

         (before and after school hours) exiting is difficult for traffic turning right out of Woodland drive. The
         difficulty of exiting requires cars to stop midway on David Low Way while awaiting opportunity to head
         south under current road configurations and the projected increase in traffic volume would require a

         significant council rethink on entry and exits as current measures would             create increased   safety
         concerns.



         The current narrow intersection dimensions do not allow larger vehicles to move to the midpoint of the

         road while attempting to turn      right. Presumably there would be significant congestion from large
         delivery vans and trucks attempting to turn south across two lanes of traffic without being able to
         traverse half way across the intersection as smaller vehicles attempt to (albeit even with significant

         difference with the existing traffic flow.)




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