2017-10-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       10 OCTOBER 2017


Submissions were received from a number of community groups and other bodies objecting to
the development, including the Peregian Beach Community Association, Peregian Beach
Community Kindergarten, Veggie Village Community and Peregian Beach Community House.
The Peregian Beach Business Association provided support for the application.
The following table provides a summary and assessment of the issues raised by submitters.
Objections
Issues                                                          Comment
Natural Environment
   Will have detrimental effect on pocket rainforest and      It is considered that the development
     freshwater creek                                           footprint of the site does not contain
   Excessive fill                                             significant environmental values however it
   No mention of creek or watercourse that runs through       is noted that the site abuts a National Park.
     the site                                                   Consideration of discharge of storm water
   Gabion wall will be on the bank of the watercourse         from the site into the National Park has
   Development will result in changes to the natural          been considered in the assessment of the
     drainage of the site and disturbance of the wetland        application
     system
   Diminished views across the National Park to Mt Cooroy
   Site abuts a National Park
   No mention of the impact for the vulnerable Wallum
     Froglet, Wallum Rocketfrog, Wallum Sedgefrog nor the
     impact on wetland heathland and sedgeplain which is
     habitat for vulnerable Ground Parrot recorded less than
     500m from the site
   IDAS form 7 not properly completed as it did not
     acknowledge that there is a watercourse on site
Character
   Urban sprawl land set aside for significant community      It is acknowledged that the character of the
     purpose                                                    proposed development is not consistent
   Private road with tightly spaced garages will be           with the surrounding area and other
     uncomfortable thoroughfare between supermarket and         multiple dwelling unit development within
     Rufous Street                                              Peregian Beach. This includes concerns
   Visitor accommodation not suited to casual coastal         with the interface of the development with
     character                                                  Rufous Street.
   Will feel like another suburb and endanger unique
     character
   Proposal turns its back on Rufous Street and the
     laneway and is not consistent with the Rufous Street
     master plan
   Village character of Peregian Village will be ruined
   Demand on infrastructure due to the density of the
     proposal
   Not in keeping with village atmosphere
   Not in keeping with Rufous Street character
   Will result in light pollution

Traffic and Car Parking
  Should be no adverse impact on traffic                      The impact of the proposed development
  Pedestrian crossings will impact on traffic                 on the surrounding road network is
  Pedestrian crossing should be moved to the north and        consistent with previous allowances for
     develop construct pedestrian overpass                      traffic generated by the accommodation
  Impact car parking in Rufous Street                         component of the site within the previous
  Traffic conflict with Stage 1 supermarket                   approval.
  Importation of fill will create traffic issues associated   A number of issues have been raised with
     with trucks                                                regards to the internal layout. These
                                                                matters could be addressed by conditions.
  Insufficient car parking provided



                                                                                           Page 51 of 128