Maroochydore City Centre Development Scheme approved
02 September 2019
Greater housing diversity and a
new
Maroochydore CBD will be accommodated in the Maroochydore City
Centre Priority Development Area after the state government approved
changes to the PDA’s development scheme.
Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and
Planning Cameron Dick said the revised scheme will help accommodate
predicted population growth in the
Sunshine Coast region.
“According to ShapingSEQ, our
South East
Queensland Regional Plan, an additional 53,700
dwellings will be needed within Sunshine Coast urban areas by 2041,” Mr
Dick said.
“Maroochydore is ideally placed to deliver more
apartment living options
for the region, and these changes will enable the city centre to grow
and thrive.
“The recent announcement by
Pro-invest to seek approval for a 167-room
Holiday Inn Express & Suites demonstrates the attractiveness of
Maroochydore City Centre.”
“It’s exciting to see more investors taking a serious interest in
development in this flourishing part of
Queensland.”
Maximum building heights have been increased in some areas to
accommodate additional growth.
Development will also need to meet various design requirements relating
to things like residential privacy and access to natural light.
Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson said the approval will help council
meet urban infill targets set under the SEQ regional plan and capitalise
on new opportunities.
“The increase in
residential dwellings from 2000 to 4000 apartments
would help our region cater for forecast population growth over the next
20 years,” Mr Jamieson said.
“It will also assist us in pursuing an important objective of locating
our region’s growth in areas connected to facilities, services,
transport networks and key employment areas.
“Maroochydore City Centre is ideally placed to accommodate some of this
forecast growth, so it’s only appropriate it plays its part.
“Momentum and awareness of our new city centre is continuing to grow,
and this is a major project that will help shape the Sunshine Coast as
Australia’s leading healthy, smart and creative region.”
The proposed Maroochydore City Centre PDA Development Scheme Amendment
No. 2 was publicly notified from 23 November 2018 to 14 January 2019.
Forty-five submissions were received, and after considering the
feedback, with specialist advice, refinements were made to the
development scheme to reflect community views.
Learn more about the Maroochydore City Centre PDA, https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Council/Planning-and-Projects/Major-Regional-Projects/Maroochydore-City-Centre
South East Queensland Regional Plan, https://dilgpprd.blob.core.windows.net/general/shapingseq.pdf
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