2019-06-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               11 JUNE 2019


Matters Raised                                       Comments
Amenity Impact
The development will impact on visual amenity        It is agreed the bulk of the proposed Multiple Housing
by:                                                  development is not appropriate. In particular, the
                                                     buildings, access driveway and carparks intrude into the
 Resulting in oppressive and inappropriate         boundary setbacks requiring substantial earthworks and
    visual impact on the locality;
                                                     clearing to construct the development.
 Compromising the natural beauty of Noosa          It is agreed the proposed development will impact on
    Hill;                                            the current environmental and aesthetic values
 Proposing Dwellings that are out of               attributed to the footpath. The development requires the
    character with standard Noosa dwellings;         removal of protected vegetation and/or will result in
                                                     adverse impacts on nearby trees on the site, within
 Creating      overlooking     into    existing    Edgar Bennett Avenue and the public access walkway,
    dwellings;                                       particularly where significant cut and fill is undertake at
 Requiring      deep       and       substantial   or in close proximity to this common boundary.
    engineering works will sacrifice current         The associated access driveways require significant
    natural characteristics of the site;             retaining walls and associated cut and fill earthworks on
                                                     steep land and immediately adjacent to and/or abutting
 A large scale development not in keeping          the Edgar Bennett Avenue frontage and the public
    with the planning fabric;                        access walkway.
 Proposing fencing does not engender a
    community ownership of the proposed
    conservation land;
 The community enjoys the site’s existing
    environmental values when using the
    public footpath; and
 The proposed development will result in an
    altered natural bushland setting along a
    unique footpath access linking Attunga
    Heights to Hasting Street.
Environmental Values
The site’s environmental values within the           It is agreed the development compromises the
proposed development footprint are in good           environmental values of the site.
condition which would not be offset by               The development requires the removal of protected
proposed rehabilitation to other parts of the        vegetation and/or impact the health of nearby trees on
site.                                                the site, within Edgar Bennett Avenue and the public
The site should be protected.                        footpath, particularly where significant cut and fill is
The proposed development will result in:             undertake at or in close proximity to this common
                                                     boundary.
 Further decline of koalas in the Noosa            The proposed nominated building envelopes and the lot
    Region;
                                                     boundary lines ‘all’ and/or ‘in part’:
 Loss of and disturbance to native bush and          o Intersect across the site’s three zones, including
    fauna;                                                the Open Space Conservation Zone, and the
 Fragmentation of the site’s environmental              Biodiversity and Natural Hazards mapped areas;
    values                                             o Are located on known moderate to steep sloping
                                                          sandy dune, with slopes generally varying
 Introduction of weeds, fertilisers, domestic
                                                          between 20° and 45°;
    animals; and
                                                       o Do not secure required width for a wildlife corridor
 Additional stormwater runoff.                          that provide for connectivity and safety for the long
Natural processes and landforms associated                term viability of wildlife currently using the site.
with the ecosystems and watercourses with be           o Do not provide a 10m setback from the top of the
permanently altered.                                      watercourses bank as requested by Council
Large scale clearing is required to allow the             officers.
development to proceed.


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