A proposal has been announced for a vacant stretch of land along one of the Sunshine Coast’s busiest roads.
A development application has been lodged for a service industry building at 705-715 Nicklin Way at Currimundi.
The 3293sqm area spans five lots at the T-intersection with Erang Street.
The site would have space for 11 tenants and almost 30 car parks, two loading bays and two driveways.
A town planning report by Innovative Planning Solutions, for Town Nicklin Way Pty Ltd, detailed how the building would look.
“The development is of a high-quality architectural design, supporting a sub-tropical design,” it stated.
“To achieve a pedestrian scale, the built form incorporates varied wall effects and facade elements.
“An awning is proposed over the footpath to provide continuous facade treatment and incorporate pedestrian comfort.
“The built form is a mix of lightweight and textured external building materials, including landscape facade treatments, masonry treatments and curved details.”
The building would not exceed 12m in height.
Access to the development site would be via two driveways from Nicklin Way: one as an entrance and the other as an exit.
“Carparking is provided at the rear of the site to promote an attractive streetscape outcome,” the report stated.
Service industry premises can be used for industrial activities that have no external air, noise or odour emissions that come from the site, and they can be suitably located with other non-industrial uses.
The subject site is within the district centre zoning designation of the local planning scheme.
The report stated that the proposal would suit the area by “servicing the needs for residents”.
It stated that the building would “assist in transitioning Nicklin Way into a business corridor” but the services would not adversely affect business hubs at Caloundra, Kawana and Maroochydore.
“Overall, the proposed development reflects a consistent and desirable development outcome anticipated for the land,” it said.
A development application for a single-storey vehicle showroom was lodged over the site in 2017 but was subsequently withdrawn the following year, after it was deemed to be unsuitable for the area.
Two matters of the current proposal have triggered referral to the State Assessment and Referral Agency: premises contaminated because of unexploded ordnance, and material change of use of premises near a state transport corridor or that is a future state transport corridor.
Much of the Currimundi and Kawana area was used for live-fire training exercises. Many items of unexploded ordnance have been identified by the military and commercial specialist remediation companies and disposed.
Nicklin Way is one of the region’s busiest thoroughfares, linking Caloundra to Maroochydore via Kawana.
It has also been earmarked as part of a ‘coastal corridor’ in the Southern Sunshine Coast Public Transport plan, which includes new rapid connections, stops and stations, with frequent services.
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