Palmwoods Village Shopping Centre applies for more retail space

An artist’s impression of the shopping centre on the block bordered by Main, Hill and Church Streets.

Plans for “Palmwoods Village Shopping Centre” have been largely approved by Council with developers now seeking extra floor space.

Sunshine Coast Council issued a development permit for the shopping centre last year for a total floor area of 2200sqm including a supermarket and specialty stores.

A more recent application was lodged to increase the supermarket floorspace from 1000sqm to 1200sqm by absorbing two adjacent retail tenancies.

The revised plans provide a total 2500sqm of retail space as well as space for 80 on-site car parks.

The centre will be on the block bordered by Main, Hill and Church Streets.

Developers Burnett Street Nominees Pty Ltd are behind the project, with Sunshine Coast-based Innovative Planning Solutions and Brisbane-based Interworks Architects.

“Palmwoods and the surrounding area is experiencing an unprecedented population growth thereby increasing the demand for quality and convenient retail facilities, such as the proposed development,” the development application says. 

“The development maintains a supportive role to the Palmwoods’ function as a local (full service) activity centre, and continues to afford a wide range of goods and services to meet the needs of the locality and surrounding rural community.

“The built form character typified by the existing approval will also be enhanced by the proposed changes, with the development continuing to align with the traditional main street built form and heritage and streetscape character of the Palmwoods township.”

It is expected the centre will draw customers from Palmwoods, Chevallum, Eudlo, Landers Shoot, Hunchy, Montville and Woombye – a combined resident population of about 20,000.