Development Assessment Report · MCU15/0122

KHA DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS – 15180                                                                  December 2015




7.0 PLANNING SCHEME
Under the Noosa Plan 2006 the site is included within the Detached Housing Zone of the Noosaville
Locality. An assessment of the applicable provisions of the Noosa Plan 2006 has been undertaken below.

7.1 DEFINITION

The proposed development is defined under the Noosa Plan as follows:

Commercial Business Type 2 Medical - The use of premises for the practice of human medicine and
therapies

Retail Business Type 2 Shop & salon - The use of premises for an activity that is generally found in a
shopping complex, strip or centre. The use includes a shop, hairdressing salon, appliance repairs,
alterations, dry cleaning and a café with dining facilities for up to 10 people.

Comment: The proposed development will be established in accordance with the above definitions.

7.2 LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT

In accordance with the assessment table of assessment for the Detached Housing Zone the proposal will
be subject to Impact Assessment.

7.3 DESIRED ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES (DEO’S)

An assessment of the Desired Environmental Outcomes (DEO’s) for Noosa is provided below:

7.3.1      AGRICULTURAL USES

Comment: the proposed development does not constitute an agricultural use. Assessment against the
agricultural uses DEO is not applicable.

7.3.2      COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL USES

                          ELEMENT                                            PROPOSAL
 A hierarchy of centres with a range of Commercial and Retail business uses provide suitable
 levels of amenity, service and access to the community, consistent with the community’s
 location and needs and is based on—
  i. a proportion of Noosa’s higher order needs Complies: The proposed development does not
     fulfilled by centres in other areas, particularly compromise the ability of Noosa to fulfill a
     the key regional centre of Maroochydore;          proportion of their higher order needs from other
                                                          areas including Maroochydore.
  ii. the Shire Business Centre, a Major Activity         Complies: The subject site is not located within
      Centre for the purposes of the SEQ Regional         the shire business centre. The proposed
      Plan and the highest order centre within the        development      does   not   compromise     the
      former Noosa Shire, developed in stages             development of the shire business centre as the
      consistent with the needs of the population of      highest order centre.
      the former Noosa Shire and areas to the
      immediate south;
 iii. protecting the long term viability of the Shire     Complies: The proposed development will not
      Business Centre as the principle business, retail   compete with or compromise the long term
      and administrative centre;                          viability of the shire business centre. The proposed
                                                          medical centre has been suitably collocated with
                                                          the Noosa Hospital, improving convenience for
                                                          patients and medical professionals by providing a

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Material Change of Use for Medical Centre and Café
52-58 Goodchap Street & 3-7 Val Crescent, Noosaville