2020-05-13 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                               13 MAY 2020


The site forms part of an area of land that provides a corridor for native wildlife to move between
areas of protected habitat in the locality, including Noosa National Park, Lake Weyba and
Tewantin State Forest. Notably the Regional Ecosystem Map for the site locality identifies the
presence of areas identified as being Essential Habitat for species listed as Endangered,
Vulnerable or Rare pursuant to the Nature Conservation Act. These are wetland habitats which
are associated with Eenie Creek and its tributaries for the Wallum froglet and Wallum rocketfrog.
A number of other significant fauna species also have a high probability of utilising the habitat
within the site, including koalas.

       Subject site




                                       Figure 1: Locality Plan

2.2. Surrounding Land Uses
The land abuts a mix of residential, rural, open space conservation and community services land
uses. A number of parcels of Bushland Reserve associated with the Noosa Business Centre and
the residential estate accessed via Lake Entrance Boulevard are adjacent the northern boundary.
A number of detached housing lots along Lake Entrance Boulevard also abut the northern
boundaries of the site, though there is no direct road link from that estate to the subject site.
Directly to the west of the site are rural residential lots accessed via Hollett Road and the Noosa
Par 3 Golf Course. A large (321.9ha) Council-owned allotment sits to the south-east of the site.
The Noosa refuse station is located in its south-eastern corner but majority of the lot is
undeveloped and a portion is dedicated as nature refuge (known as Weyba Nature Refuge).
Densely vegetated rural zoned land holdings are located to the east of the site. Weyba Downs
residential estate is to the south-west of the site, in Sunshine Coast Regional Council area and
comprises a mix rural-residential and rural lots.
3.   ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development, including those
in place at the time the original application was made and the requirements which apply today:
   State Planning Policy;
   South East Queensland Regional Plan;


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