Planning-report-12 Figbird Court 1 Dec 2021 Final

 Ref                       Planning provision                      Proposed variation and justification

                                the Mary River drinking water      The proposed development is a modest
                                intake;                            146.74 SQM extension to an existing dwelling
                           2.   flow regimes, flooding levels or   house to incorporate a secondary dwelling.
                                flood volumes outside the
                                boundaries of the site; and        The existing 10 EP advanced secondary
                           3.   the environmental values, land     effluent HSTP has adequate capacity to
                                resources and natural systems in   service the proposed development and a new
                                these catchments.                  surface irrigation area will be installed outside
                                                                   the Water resource catchment and the Water
                                                                   supply buffer areas.

                                                                   Surface water and roof drainage is planned to
                                                                   be discharged to a legal point of discharge via
                                                                   a rubble pit.

                                                                   No new driveway areas are proposed and
                                                                   driveway drainage is diverted away from the
                                                                   Water resource catchment and the Water
                                                                   supply buffer areas.


4.4        Grounds for approval despite any conflicts
Table 6: Conflicts with the planning scheme
 Ref                       Planning provision                      Proposed variation and justification

                           PO6                                     That the proposed development which is
                           The biodiversity and ecosystem          located in part in a riparian buffer area be
                           values of waterways, wetlands and       approved.
                           adjacent riparian zones are protected
                           by:                                     Part of the existing and proposed
                                                                   developments are located within a riparian
                           2.   avoiding any new development in    buffer area and the proposed development
                                a riparian buffer area and         effectively extends the existing use to include
                                wetland area…                      a secondary dwelling;

                           AO6.1                                   The location of the proposed development
                           Development and clearing of             clusters existing and proposed buildings on a
                           vegetation does not occur within:       ridge line, utilises a shared driveway, provides
                                                                   convenient proximity and access between the
                           1.   a riparian buffer area             principal and secondary dwellings and to
 Biodiversity,                                                     existing ancillary buildings, and preserves a
 Waterways and                                                     large area of the site as an open rural area;
 Wetlands Overlay
 Code                                                              No clearing of vegetation other than
 PO6, AO6.1                                                        disturbance of an existing grassed area for a
                                                                   building pad and ancillary structures is
                                                                   proposed or required as part of this
                                                                   development.

                                                                   The proposed development is located
                                                                   230 metres from the ponded water level in
                                                                   Lake Macdonald and 90 metres from the
                                                                   nearest watercourse and is setback from the
                                                                   lake ponded area much further than two
                                                                   existing larger dwellings;

                                                                   The existing 10 EP advanced secondary
                                                                   effluent HSTP has adequate capacity to
                                                                   service the proposed development and a new
                                                                   surface irrigation area will be installed outside




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