5.0 Planning Report Lot 15 Venture Drive

Building and landscape                                                                 Complies – Below ground
design                               S2.1 Below ground components of                   components of the proposed
O2 Site layout and building          buildings do not extend beyond the above          development will not
and landscape design—                ground footprint to allow for landscaping         adversely impact or intrude
a) provides for soft                 particularly within building setback areas;       on landscaping areas, so as
     landscaping to be               AND                                               to comply with this
     established in and                                                                provision.
     around the
     development;                    S2.2 Basement car parks do not                    N/A
                                     encroach into building setback areas;
b)    maximizes the retention of     AND
      large canopy trees;            S2.3 Plants are grouped in mulched beds           Complies – Please refer to
c)    within the Eastern Beaches     rather than planted individually to provide for   attached Design Drawings
      Locality and Noosa Heads       optimum growing conditions and less               and landscape plans for
      Locality, avoids the removal   maintenance;                                      details.
      of heath vegetation, except    AND
      where required for internal    S2.4 These plants grouped in mulched
      roads and service and          beds are not subject to any hedging               Complies – Please refer to
      infrastructure construction;   maintenance regimes; AND                          attached Design Drawings
                                                                                       and landscape plans for
d)    minimizes the extent of        S2.5 Landscaping is designed, planted and         details.
      impervious paved areas;        maintained in accordance with PSP3
e)    provides for suitable          Landscaping Plants and Guidelines;                Complies – Please refer to
      plant layouts and              AND                                               attached Design Drawings
      densities;                                                                       and landscape plans for
                                     S2.6 Alternatives to impervious pavement          details.
f)    facilitates the adoption       are provided and are located where
      of appropriate planting        landscaping and existing vegetation will
      techniques; and                benefit from increased infiltration of
g)    considers on-going             rainwater.
      maintenance requirements
      to assure the establishment
      and ongoing survival of
      plantings.




Species selection
O3 Landscaped areas include          S3.1 Plantings—                                   Complies – Please refer to
plant species that—                  a) comprise plant species identified for the      attached Design Drawings
                                         relevant landscape character area in          and landscape plans for
                                         PSP3 Landscaping Plants and                   details.
                                         Guidelines; and




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