2018-02-06 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               6 FEBRUARY 2018


Condition 15d - Landscaping Works
15.   The development site must be landscaped. The works must be undertaken in accordance
      with an Operational Works approval and the Noosa Plan for that specific area and must
      include in particular:
      a.   Provision of 1 native street tree within the road reserve for every 8 metres of new
           road.
      b.   100mm deep mulching and landscaping to any batter within road reserves that
           exceed 1 in 4 slope (25%).
      c.   Turf and garden beds to road reserve, including retained trees.
      d.   Retaining walls within the bio-basin must be constructed or permanently faced with
           materials which provide for a natural appearance such as sandstone, bluestone,
           granite or the like.
      e.   Removal of all weeds species listed in the following standards and legislation.
             i.   3.4.1. declared plants under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route
                  Management) Act 2002 and sub-ordinate Regulation 2003.
             ii. 3.4.2.The Noosa Local Government Area Pest Management Plan 2015-2019.
Applicant’s Representations
The applicant submits that ‘grouted rock’ will be used for the retaining wall and therefore request
the condition be amended to read:
d.    Retaining walls within the bio-basin must be constructed or permanently faced with
      grouted rock, or with materials which provide for a natural appearance such as
      sandstone, bluestone, granite or the like.
Assessment of Representations
The applicant’s request meets the intent of the condition and is considered reasonable. It is
recommended that condition 15d be amended as requested.


Condition 20 – Construction of Driveways
20.   A residential driveway must be constructed to each lot. The works must be undertaken in
      accordance with an Operational Works approval.
Applicant’s Representations
The applicant requests that the condition be deleted as each proposed lot and frontage is of
sufficient size and length to be able to construct appropriate driveways without the need for
Operational Works approval, which will unnecessarily restrict future building design on the lots.
Assessment of Representations
It is not recommended that the condition be deleted. The location of the driveways is critical on a
number of the lots for safety reasons (9, 17), on others in an effort to maintain on-street parking
opportunities and also to provide reasonable separation between driveways on the adjoining lots.
The driveways can be located in the optimum position for the individual lot during the Operational
Works application.




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