Development Watch makes submissions to the Sunshine Coast  Regional Council and the Queensland State Government  on a range of topics. These include submissions on State planning laws and policies, Council’s planning scheme and policies, as well as  inappropriate development applications.  This page summarises some of our submissions.

Click Here to view Development Watch Submission to Council on MCU15/0298 Bunnings Development Application (25.08.16)

Click Here to view Development Watch Submission to Council on MCU15/0100 Bunnings Development Application (10.03.16)

Submission for MCU 15/0099 is very similar to MCU15/0100

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Click Here to view Development Watch Submission to Council on MCU15/0207, REC15/0175 and MCU01/0162.01 Development Application for 44 townhouses at former Element Stage 3 site, Reconfiguration of lot into 44 small lots, and for Change to Existing Approval to Remove Additional Underground Carparks (16.12.15)

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Click Here to view Development Watch Submission to Council on MCU15/0069 – Change of Use to Service Station and Restaurants – 797-833 David Low Way, Mudjimba (06.12.15)

26 June 2013 – Submission to Council objecting to the Palmer Coolum Resort application for a dinosaur park with 160 “roaring” dinosaurs and a motor museum at the Resort. These man-made attractions are totally out of keeping with the nature of the resort and conflict with the Maroochy Plan and the Resort Master Plan.
Submission as PDF file [340KB] click to download

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14 December 2012 – Development Watch Submission to Council on Draft Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme. The draft planning scheme is long (over 2000 pages) and complex. Teasing out any issue required checking multiple parts of the document. There are some very good features of the draft Planning Scheme, but we have some major concerns.
Full version of submission as PDF file[613KB] click to download
Summarised version of submission as PDF file [80KB]
click to download

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16 October 2012 – Development Watch Submission to Council on the redevelopment of the Coolum Hotel site Coolum Beach. Development Watch objects to the bulk discount liquor warehouse because it does not comply with the Maroochy Plan. It is much bigger than needed and the warehouse style character is innappropriate for that setting. Also we object to the negative economic impact of the bulk liquor warehouse on the existing small businesses and the harm that increased access to discount liquor does in a community. The entry from Birtwill St is unsafe and there are an inadequate car parking spaces. Also the setbacks for the hotel do not comply. Submission as PDF file [163KB] click to download

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8 June 2012 – Development Watch Submission to Sunshine Coast Council on the reconfiguration of lots at 13 Santa Monica Ave Coolum Beach. Development Watch objects to the reconfiguration as the two lots would be smaller than the Maroochy Plan allows for that precinct and the proposed reconfiguration does not meet the requirements for relaxation of the minimum lot size. Submission as PDF file [163KB] click to download

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26 Feb 2012 – Development Watch Submission to Sunshine Coast Council on the United Petroleum application to redevelop the petrol station on David Low in Coolum. Development Watch generally supported the application but objected to the pylon sign being larger than the Code allows and to another fast food outlet in Coolum. Submission as MSWord DOC file [39KB] click to download

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LEGISLATION SUBMISSIONS

Click Here to view Development Watch Feedback on proposed changes to Planning Act due to COVID-19

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Click Here to view Development Watch Submission to State Government on changes to legislation to address issues raised by the CCC Belcarra Report (Developer Donations & Local Government Integrity) (NB. This legislation is  now in limbo due to the State Election being announced but we hope it will be introduced by the successful party)

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Click Here to view Development Watch Submission to State Government on Community Engagement Toolkit (09.06.17)

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Click Here to view Development Watch Submission to State Government on Minister’s Rules and Guidelines (09.05.17)

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Click Here to view Development Watch Submission to State Government on State Electoral Boundaries (24.03.17)

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Click Here to view Development Watch Submission to State Government on Draft SEQRP (03.03.17)

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Click Here to view Development Watch Submission to State Government on Local Government Electoral (Transparency and Accountability in Local Government) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (30.01.17)

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Submissions dating back to 2006 have been archived to reduce this page length but they are available for download.

 

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