Planning Report - 11 Senegal Rise Doonan

        on land subject to the Biodiversity, waterways and wetlands overlay is subject to code
        assessment. Table 5.9 of the Noosa Plan 2020 confirms that assessment against the relevant
        overlay codes is not required for a dwelling house for the Bushfire hazard overlay, Land subject
        to landslide hazard and steep land overlay or Flood hazard overlay.

4.5     RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE
        The proposed development is required to the following Acceptable Outcomes AO1.2, AO2, AO5,
        AO6, AO8, AO10 and AO11 nominated in the Rural residential zone code. The proposal complies
        with each of these acceptable outcomes apart from AO6. Acceptable outcome AO6.4 requires
        buildings and structures to achieve a 10m minimum boundary setback from the road frontage
        and a minimum boundary setback of 10m from side boundaries for allotments greater than 1
        hectare. The proposal seeks to address the performance outcome, which includes the
        preservation of existing vegetation that will help buffer development as well as protecting the
        natural character and avoiding adverse impacts on ecologically important areas by reducing this
        setback in two locations.

        The setback from the eastern boundary is proposed to be reduced to 8m to minimise
        encroachment into vegetation in the western extent of the allotment. This will reduce the
        setback from the cul-de-sac on Senegal Rise by 2m, and will also result in a small section of the
        residence (comprising an alfresco area) ultimately being constructed closer to the balance of the
        eastern boundary which fronts the access strip on Lot 123 servicing both Lots 121 and 123 to
        the north. This encroachment is not considered to be significant in terms of impacts on visual
        amenity due to the following:
        • The cul-de-sac head on Senegal Rise terminates some 10m from the property frontage,
            resulting in a perceived setback in excess of 18 metres from the road. The Senegal Rise
            frontage is only 20m in width, with the balance of the eastern boundary to the site fronting
            the access handle on Lot 123.
        • The encroachment into the 10m setback for the residence is associated with a single storey
            alfresco area only.
        • The current site is 1.056 hectares in area and is only just greater than the 1ha threshold for
            6 metre setbacks. Allotments to the south and the east all comprise allotments less than
            1ha in area, enabling the 6m setback to apply.
        • Residential construction on the majority of properties to the east along Senegal Rise have
            adopted a 6m setback from the road frontage, establishing the amenity characteristic in the
            area.
        • The setback to the access handle to Lot 123 is visibly screened by existing vegetation and the
            long driveway servicing the allotments to the north. The access handle is approximately 20m
            wide, and therefore, any vista available from allotments to the east will be occluded by
            distance and vegetation, resulting in no discernible impact as a result of the 2m reduction in
            setback.



30 September 2021                                Chris Bentley                                      Page: 12
Ref: 20-052              Planning Report – Proposed Dwelling at 11 Senegal Rise, Doonan