A proposal to establish a new service station has reached public notification stage.
The development application for the site at 14 Beerburrum Road, Beerburrum, was submitted to Sunshine Coast Council in September last year by Adams + Sparkes Town Planning on behalf of Puneet Kalra and Vandna Kalra as trustees for the PV Kalra Family Trust.
The 2377sqm site has historically been used as a service station, with two fuel bowsers operating until about 2010.
The existing underground fuel tanks remain on the site but have been decommissioned. The current buildings comprise a shop and mechanic’s workshop at ground level, with residential use above and to the rear.
The proposal would see those existing buildings and structures demolished.
A new single-storey service station with a 180sqm gross floor area is proposed, including a 110sqm retail sales area, freezer/cold room, amenities and back-of-house storage.
The development would include a vehicle refuelling canopy with four fuel bowsers and eight refuelling bays, as well as nine car parking spaces, including one disability space.
Two new underground fuel storage tanks are also proposed. An outdoor bin storage enclosure, delivery and refuse collection bay, landscaping and an effluent irrigation/transpiration area at the rear of the site are included in the plans.
Access would be provided from the Beerburrum Road service road, with separate entry and exit driveways at either end of the site frontage.
The arrangement is intended to provide one-way circulation through the site for cars and service vehicles.
The plans also provide four bicycle spaces, while no dedicated motorcycle spaces are proposed. The planning report says motorcycle bays could be added if required by council.
The site adjoins the Glass House Mountains National Park and is beside the public car park associated with the Mount Beerburrum walking trail entry.
The planning report identifies the national park and Beerburrum Forest Reserve as Queensland heritage places and says the application requires referral to the State Assessment and Referral Agency.
Referral is also required because the site adjoins or gains access from a state-controlled road and is within 100m of a state-controlled road intersection.
The site is within the Local Centre Zone of the Beerburrum Local Plan Area.
Because Beerburrum is not listed as a full-service local activity centre, the application is subject to impact assessment.
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The report says the proposed development is intended to provide a convenient retail facility for the local community, as well as visitors to the area and the nearby national park.
It identifies the nearest service stations as the Caltex Glasshouse Mountain, 5.7km north on Steve Irwin Way, and the Ampol Foodary Caboolture Travel Centre, 11.3km south on the Bruce Highway.
The planning report also says the proposed development would have a significantly reduced footprint compared with the existing buildings, which currently occupy an existing 709sqm gross floor area.
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Public feedback submissions can be made until September 11. A copy of the application MCU25/0255 can be obtained and submissions made to: Sunshine Coast Council, Locked Bag 72, Sunshine Coast Mail Centre QLD 4560, email: mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.
