RAL23/0015 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION TO RECONFIGURE A LOT (1 LOT INTO 2 LOTS & ACCESS EASEMENT) AT 11 BILLABONG WAY, TEWANTIN (Referred from Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 February 2024 - Item 5.1 - for further consideration) · Report

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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                        12 FEBRUARY 2024


  Zone                             Low Density Residential

  Precinct                         Not applicable

  Local Plan Area                  Tewantin Local Plan Area

  Overlays                         Land Subject to Acid Sulfate Soils
                                   Biodiversity, Waterways & Wetlands
                                   Bushfire Hazard
                                   Flood Hazard

  Assessment Type                  Code

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report reviews an application to reconfigure a residential lot into 2 lots and create an access
easement over the existing driveway to create a shared access.

The site is zoned Low Density Residential under the Noosa Plan 2020 and is mapped as having
vegetation of biodiversity significance and being subject to flooding generally along the site’s eastern
and southern boundaries. The site and adjoining Heritage Park are also mapped as having a high
potential bushfire intensity.

The proposed lots are consistent with the applicable codes except for Performance outcome PO4 of
the Reconfiguring a Lot Code which requires that no additional lots are created with access to Griffith
Avenue. In this regard Council’s Strategic Planning Team have advised this provision was included
in the Noosa Plan 2020 to protect the character of Noosa Parklands which included larger residential
lots. It is however since recognised that there are very limited opportunities for further subdivision
in this older estate where subdivision can occur and for this reason further subdivision such as the
proposed is not likely to impact the area’s character.

The site’s biodiversity values, flooding and potential bushfire risks (as detailed in the report) can be
appropriately managed within each proposed allotment without increasing the risk to people or
property or comprising existing ecological linkages.
The subdivision of land is recommended for approval subject to conditions.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the Planning & Environment Committee
Meeting dated 6 February 2024 regarding Application No. RAL23/0015 for a Development Permit
for Reconfiguring a Lot – 1 lot into 2 lots and Access Easement situated at 11 Billabong Way
Tewantin and:
      A.   Approve the application in accordance with the proposed conditions outlined in
      Attachment 1.
      B.   Include the following Property Notes on the approved lots:
             Lot 1
             1. During inclement weather events up to and beyond the 1% AEP event, this lot
             experiences flooding along the eastern and southern property boundaries.
             2. All structures are to be constructed within the building envelope shown on the
             approved plan. For more information refer to Council Approval RAL23/0015.

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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                  12 FEBRUARY 2024


          3. To ensure the safety of people and property on this property is maintained, all
          buildings and structures must be sited constructed in accordance with the bushfire
          management conditions of Council Approval RAL23/0015.
          Lot 2
          4. During inclement weather events up to and beyond the 1% AEP event, this lot
          experiences flooding along the eastern property boundary.
          5. All structures are to be constructed within the building envelope shown on the
          approved plan. For more information refer to Council Approval RAL23/0015.
          6. To ensure the safety of people and property on this property is maintained, all
          buildings and structures must be sited constructed in accordance with the bushfire
          management conditions of Council Approval RAL23/0015.
    C.   Include the following Reference Document:

            Plan No.          Rev.     Plan/Document Name                      Date

            -                 1        Bushfire Evacuation Plan prepared       13.11.2023
                                       by Equilibrium Ecology
    D.   Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.