Planning Report · MCU13/0064

KHA DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS                                                      TOWN PLANNING REPORT 10974

          ii designed to be responsive to the           surrounding coastal character of the area.
          informal coastal and riverside character
          of the locality;
          iii integrated into the landform and
          landscape; and
          iv consistent with the amenity and safety
          expectations of the community;
For the Open Space Conservation Zone—natural            Comment:
environmental values of the highest order and           Natural environment features will not be
warranting conservation status are—                     adversely impacted upon as there will be no new
          i protected for their importance in           development or increase in intensity of the use
          contributing to ecological sustainability     on the site.
          including maintenance of water quality,
          beach protection, and provision of
          habitat and open space linkages; and
          ii appropriately managed to the general
          exclusion of development or any further
          subdivision of freehold lots.
g) Residential        development       and   Visitor   Comment:
      accommodation is characterised by—                The proposed development is to occur in existing
    i.    low impact buildings of a domestic scale      buildings, which are low impact, have a design
          within densely landscaped settings;           that is well articulated and in keeping the
   ii.    building designs that are well articulated    character of the area and of a domestic scale and
          and that use design elements to present       appearance.
          a pleasant appearance to public places;
  iii.    building designs that fit well with the
          coastal and riverside character of the
          locality and feature lightweight timber or
          cladding materials suited to the climate;
          and
  iv.     buildings of a domestic scale;
h) Development offering Visitor accommodation           Comment:
      and services is low key to avoid changes to       The proposed development that provides for
      the character as a result of excessive visitor    visitor accommodation is low key and will have
      numbers and adverse environmental impacts         the same impact as a dwelling being used for
      from over-use;                                    visitor purposes.

i)   Residential Uses and Visitor accommodation         Comment:
     are well managed so they do not adversely          The proposed use will continue to be well
     impact upon land identified as open space;         managed so that the development does not
                                                        adversely impact upon the open space areas of
                                                        the site.

m) Reticulated water supply and sewerage are            Comment:
   not provided to the locality as part of any          The existing dwelling is connected to reticulated
   Council programme;                                   water supply and electricity. The proposed
                                                        development will be of the same scale and does
                                                        not warrant connection to sewerage reticulation
                                                        with the existing on site treatment and disposal
                                                        being adequate.

n) There is no adverse impact on ground and             Comment:
   surface water quality, human health and              There will be no change to the built form or the
   amenity as a consequence of the on-site              numbers of persons to be accommodated on the
   disposal of effluent;                                site, consequently there will be no additional
                                                        impacts upon ground and surface water quality,
                                                        human health or amenity.

s) The environmental and cultural heritage              Comment:
   values of the locality are conserved and well        There are no cultural heritage issues associated

Development Application For Material Change of Use
Makepeace Island, Noosa North Shore