Delegated Report - Code - Planning OPW25 0042 · OPW25/0042

               2.     APPLICATION BACKGROUND
               The application is to address the conditions of the higher order approval (132008.176.05).
               3.     SITE DETAILS
               3.1. Site History
               The subject site is the final undeveloped site within Serenity Close.
               3.2. Site Description
               The subject site is approximately 2.4 hectares. The site generally grades from the northwest to the
               southeast with the levels ranging from 22m AHD to 8m AHD. The site consists of loose to dense,
               poorly graded dune sand with high permeability.
               An existing stormwater drainage easement and stormwater line traverses the middle of the site,
               discharging to an existing reserve to the southeast.
               3.3. Surrounding Land Uses
               The subject site is surrounded by low-to-high residential uses, community facilities and the major
               centre (Noosa Junction).
               4.     ASSESSMENT
               4.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
               Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
               statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
               •      State Planning Policy;
               •      South East Queensland Regional Plan;
               •      Planning Regulation 2017; and
               •      Noosa Plan 2020 (25 September 2020).
               4.2. Noosa Plan 2020
               The following codes from the Noosa Plan 2020 are applicable to this development:
               •      Works Codes – Earthworks, Water Quality and Drainage Code, Transport Code
               •      Overlay Code – Acid Sulfate Soils
               The application has been found to generally comply with all applicable statutory instruments. The
               pertinent issues arising out of the assessment are discussed below:
               Existing Services (Sewer & Stormwater)
               As part of the development of the site, the existing sewer and stormwater infrastructure is to be
               removed and their associated easements extinguished. The infrastructure is to be reconstructed
               on an alternate alignment. To address concerns regarding overland flow and excess gap flow, an
               ephemeral stream (overland flow path) is proposed to control and capture flow.
               The proposed stormwater infrastructure realignment (including the ephemeral stream) was largely
               assessed as part of the higher order approval by Council’s external stormwater consultant. The
               proposed works satisfies the conditions of the higher order approval and remain consistent with
               what was previously assessed.
               To achieve the minimum freeboard within the ephemeral channel, the channel should remain either
               grassed or rock-lined and not be planted. Any future Operational Works – Landscaping must
               remain consistent with the design assumptions contained within the Approved Plans and
               Reference Documents.
               Haulage Operations
               The excavation of the subject site is scheduled to last 12-14 weeks and include the removal of up
               to 100,000m3 of material. Council staff indicated concerns regarding the impact haulage activities

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