Planning Report · OPW19/0082

                                                                                                  proposal report




Natural Hazards                                                The site is mapped as being located in a High
                                                               Potential Bushfire Intensity Area. The applicant
                                                               engaged Rob Friend & Associates to review the
                                                               revised proposal and prepare a Bushfire Hazard
                                                               Assessment for the site (refer Appendix E).
                                                               The assessment concludes that the site would
                                                               be more appropriately described as being
                                                               located in a bushfire buffer area and that the use
                                                               is appropriate subject to rainforest plantings and
                                                               the preparation of a management plan for the
                                                               site.




5.0        Conclusion
The above changes application has been submitted to the Noosa Council as the Assessment
Manager of the application under the Planning Act 2016. The changes include alterations to the
approved layout of the Tourist Villas as well as alterations to the built form which provide a lesser
impact on the area. The proposed changes are considered to be a minor change in accordance
with the Act and provide for a tourist accommodation in a bushland setting. Councils support for
the application is requested.




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