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That block was said to have been put aside as part of the original development for a small shopping centre to serve the surrounding houses of the development - now it is changed to an aged care facility!!
The original plan was much smaller than the current level of development, let alone the extra development being carved out at the end of Thornlands Road. Surely the increased population warrants the original amenity ( small shopping centre) being retained. An Aged Care Facility needs to be much closer to transport, medical facilities and shops, not isolated out in residential areas, where everyone drives a car.
Another aged care facility? There is a big one around the corner in Kings street. We need a small shopping centre in this part of Thornlands, which was the original plan. Why do plans get changed without notice to residents?
I beg to disagree. The area around the new aged care facility is residential and does not need a shopping centre in its midst. With 'on-line' shopping deliveries and the shopping centre at Island Outlook Avenue provides day to day requirements. If the units at this new care facility are filled then, despite the 'big one' in King Street, then there is obviously a need.
The hope is that as per the approved plans a café and a small convince store are still going to be part of the complex it doesn't seem that way as the exclusive agent (Healthspace Property on behalf of Arcare) is currently looking for medical/allied health as taken directly from there add on realcommercial.com.au :
"This opportunity offers medical/allied health users the ability to position themselves within one of South-East Queensland's fastest growing regions"
in what they are calling a:
"medical/allied health precinct"
I'm confident that there would have been more community push back if this is to be simply a "medical/allied health precinct" for the above aged care facility
