A raft of new documents about a proposed sport and recreation centre have been submitted, with the public now able to give their feedback on the plan.
The proposed facility at David Low Way, Diddillibah, would include a golf driving range, mini-golf course and padel tennis and pickleball courts, escape room, function space and food and drink venue which the proponents are likening to The Doonan.
The initial plans were lodged with Sunshine Coast Council in August, and further details were revealed in an information response submitted in January.
On February 19, town planners Project Urban, on behalf of applicant Clark Enterprises No.2 Pty Ltd, filed more documents in response to the council and State Assessment and Referral Agency.
A Colliers International Engineering and Design report regarding traffic on state-controlled David Low Way says access to the site would be “satisfactory”, despite some predicted delays.
“The modelling results indicate the proposed access will operate below capacity (degree of saturation less than 0.8), with the right-turn movement out of the site expected to experience delay,” it states.
“The maximum average delay from this movement is 51 seconds during the opening year (2027) and increases to approximately 66 seconds in the 10-year design horizon.
“The proposed access performance is considered satisfactory for the development traffic.”
A flood impact assessment and a flood emergency management plan by BMT, meanwhile, says the proposed development would lead to minimal flood impacts off-site.
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“In the larger magnitude events, the impacts of the proposed development are negligible,” it states.
“The site itself is at high risk of flooding, though the building is only at risk of internal flooding in events larger than the 1 per cent (of annual exceedance probabilities) plus climate change scenario.”
It advises that consideration be given to site closure if a severe thunderstorm or emergency storm warning is issued for the area.
The facility, which has a targeted opening date of early 2027, would be located on a rural-zoned 30-hectare site west of the Harbourside Holiday Resort and opposite Ingenia Holidays Rivershore.
An economic need and impact assessment report has stated that the predicted attendance would be about 350,000 visits annually, and that it would create 326 direct and indirect jobs during construction and ongoing operation.
Public submissions can be made here until March 17.
