2021-07-06 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  6 JULY 2021


10.   CONSULTATION
10.1. Referral Agencies
Not applicable
10.2. Internal Council Referrals
The application was forwarded to the following internal Council officers:
    Engineering, Development Assessment
    Environment Officer, Development Assessment
10.3. Other Referrals
The application was forwarded to the following external experts for review and/or comment:
    Switchback Consulting, Environmental and Civil Engineering
10.4. Public Notification
Not applicable
11.   COMMENTS RECEIVED ON APPLICATION
The application is Code assessable under Noosa Plan 2020 and therefore, under the Planning Act
2016, is not required to be publicly notified and is not open to submissions. It is acknowledge
however that a number of comments were received from the public in regards to the proposal. The
following table provides a summary and assessment of the comments made, for Council’s
information only.
It is noted that there appears to be some confusion amongst the public/commenters regarding this
application and the recent Request to Apply a Superseded Planning Scheme - Reconfiguring a Lot
(1 lot into 4 lots and drainage reserve) at 11C Church Street, Pomona.
  Matters Raised                                          Comments
  Due to the Flood Hazard Overlay on this property,       The proposal has been reviewed by an
  I am concerned that filling could adversely impact      Environmental and Civil Engineering consultant in
  on overall hydrology, hydraulics and flood              regards to impact on flooding, and it has been
  capacity of this waterway.                              determined the proposal will not result in any
                                                          adverse or additional impacts in terms of flooding.
  Any change to the level of this block could             The proposal has been reviewed by an
  adversely affect the flow of water to adjoining         Environmental and Civil Engineering consultant in
  properties and the biosphere of the creek. This         regards to impact on flooding, and it has been
  should be examined closely by council before any        determined the proposal will not result in any
  approval is granted.                                    adverse or additional impacts in terms of flooding.
  This proposal has the potential to cause further        The proposal has been reviewed by Council’s
  significant harm to the existing watercourse. It has    Environment Officer and it is not anticipated to
  been degraded by the existing sub division and          result in any adverse impacts on the waterway to
  lead to silting and destruction of the previous flow.   the north. The fill is proposed a minimum of
  At times it is now stagnant and full of exotic          approximately 5m from the mapped waterway and
  weeds. Further changes can only lead to a               is not within a riparian buffer area. It is also noted
  worsening of the situation. I oppose any                that the proposal includes cut and fill, and as such
  importation of fill beyond the house footprint.         it is unlikely fill will be imported to the site.
  I would be concerned about additional fill being        The proposal has been reviewed by an
  approved in terms of how this may impact on the         Environmental and Civil Engineering consultant in
  creek, its flow and the biosphere of the creek as       regards to impact on flooding, and it has been
  well as potential impacts related to flooding and       determined the proposal will not result in any
  flow of creek through other properties.                 adverse or additional impacts in terms of flooding.
                                                          The proposal has been reviewed by Council’s
                                                          Environment Officer and the fill is not anticipated
                                                          to result in any adverse impacts on the waterway
                                                          to the north.


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