L02 To GRC -response to IR

Applicant’s Response: Although Hilton Terrace is a Distributor Road in the 2020 Noosa Plan and under
AO17.3 in the Medium Density Residential Zone Code, it would appear possible for a solid front fences and
walls up to 1.8 metres in height along the site’s frontage to Hilton Road, the applicant has always preferred
a more open and lower front fence that does not dominate the development’s presentation to Hilton
Terrace.

The original plans submitted to Council have been further amended to make a more open fence as evident
in Figure 1 above.


Item 6:          Site Cover & Plot Ratio

Applicant’s Response: The applicant appreciates to discussion during the online meeting on 25th March,
2022 in relation to the proposed gazebos. This discussion assisted greatly in better understanding Council’s
reference to the term “gazebo” in the 2020 Noosa Plan.

The development as originally proposed complied to both the site cover and plot ratio preferences in the 2020
Noosa Plan providing the proposed gazebos were considered to be gazebos under that planning scheme. It
is understood that the gazebos as originally proposed were not considered to be gazebos by Council and as
such contributed to site cover and plot ratio, and as a result, the dual occupancy as originally proposed
exceeded the preferred maximums for both cover and plot ratio in the 2020 Noosa Plan.

Following discussions with Council on the 25th March, 2022 the design of the proposed gazebos was
amended considerably as illustrated in the floor plan in Figure 2 below as well as those plans, elevations and
three dimensional representations in the enclosed amended plans by QUOA Architecture. These changes
for example include:

    (a) covered areas in each pergola are separated from each other by a 2m. wide space;
    (b) solid walls separating the two areas have been removed and low walls added in their place;
    (c) the powder rooms with their solid walls have been relocated away from the side boundaries of the
        site to a position more centrally located within the site; and
    (d) slatted privacy screens have been added to the replace the solid walls of powder rooms and where
        otherwise possible, along the edge of the pergola closest to neighbouring properties; and
    (e) floor areas of gazebos varied so as to maintain a 6m. wide setback from the rear boundary of the
        site.




Figure 2: Amended Floor Plan for Gazebos by QUOD Architecture (refer to Enclosed plans by QUOD Architecture)