Town Planning Assessment Report

PO12                                    AO12                                       The proposed site works will not
Development and                         Development and                            exacerbate flooding or overland
associated site works do not            associated site works, including filling   flow issues.
directly, indirectly or cumulatively    and excavation are designed and
cause adverse impacts external to       constructed to ensure overland flow
the development site by:                and/or flooding is not worsened,
                                        impeded, or otherwise diverted to
causing ponding of water;               adversely affect other properties.

increasing flooding, which adversely
affects the safety or use of any land
upstream and downstream;

adversely affecting the flow of
water in any overland flow path.

                                        AO13                                       AO13 - Complies
                                        Development on land adjoining
                                        the major road network, Lake               Cooroy Belli Creek Road is
                                        Macdonald or the Noosa River               mapped as part of the major road
                                        system minimises visual impacts on         network. The proposed dwelling is
                                        the scenic amenity of the roadway          setback 350m from the road
                                        or waterway by:                            frontage and will not be visually
                                                                                   perceptible from the road frontage.
                                        sensitive siting and design of
                                        buildings, structures, driveways and
                                        works;

                                        retaining existing vegetation;

                                        incorporating landscape treatments
                                        to visually screen and soften
                                        development; and

                                        incorporating building materials and
                                        external finishes that are compatible
                                        with the site’s visual character and
                                        landscape setting.


Sloping sites and ridgelines

PO15                                    AO15.1                                     AO15.1 - Complies
The landscape character and visual      To protect scenic amenity and other        Access to the building will be
amenity quality of hill slopes and      landscape qualities, buildings,            gained via an existing driveway
ridgelines are retained and buildings   structures and associated                  through the site. The driveway is
and structures:                         accessways are not constructed on          not on land steeper than 25%
                                        land with a slope greater than 25%.
a) are visually responsive to the
   natural topography of the site,      AO15.2                                     PO15 - Performance Outcome
   sitting within the landscape         On sloping sites or on ridgelines at the   The proposed dwelling is located
   rather than dominating it;           uppermost edge of a hill slope:            on a level area at the top of the
                                                                                   hillside. The building is positioned to
b) step down slopes or use              a) roof lines are generally parallel       have its long axis parallel to the
   suspended floor construction,           with contours of the land;              contours and would not protrude
   minimising cut and fill and                                                     above the height of vegetation to
   avoiding benching of the site;       b) roofs do not exceed a pitch of 15       the north and east which exceeds
                                           degrees; and                            10m in height. However, the pitch of
c) allow for retention of                                                          the roof exceeds 15 degrees and
   natural vegetation that assists in                                              consequently does not comply
                                                                                   with the acceptable outcome.

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