2022-05-16 GC Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Report from Marine Approval Specialists

                                                                                                                      Plan (CEMP) as per Council
                                                                                                                      approval conditions.

                                                                                                                      The Connecting Habitat Areas
                                                                                                                      identified on Map SFM-
                                                                                                                      Biodiversity will not be
                                                                                                                      impacted.


PO32                                       AO32                                 The applicant has not specifically    The applicant has demonstrated
Development maintains and protects         Open space corridors identified as   addressed the Noosaville Local Plan   compliance with PO32. The
an integrated open space network           Ecological Linkages and Major        Code.                                 Project seeks to enhance items
throughout the locality to—                recreation areas on Map SFM-1-                                             listed at (c) and (d) through
    (a) provide for both passive and       Settlement and Map SFM-4-                                                  restoration of oyster reef
        active recreational pursuits;      Biodiversity (Strategic Framework)                                         habitats in Noosa River. The
    (b) provide connectivity for           are enhanced and protected from                                            Project will not impact on the
        pedestrians and cyclists;          fragmentation and encroachment by                                          open space network nor
    (c) provide habitat connectivity for   development.                                                               interact with the open space
        wildlife and fish passage;                                                                                    corridors identified on Map
    (d) protect watercourses and                                                                                      SFM-1-Settlement and Map
        drainage lines;                                                                                               SFM-4-Biodiversity.
    (e) protect vegetation on steep
        slopes; and
    (f) for a scenic backdrop for
        residential development.