2020-05-13 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                   13 MAY 2020


The proposed changes have further not addressed the proposal’s conflicts in respect to the
environmental outcomes sought for the site as the proposed subdivision intrudes into riparian
buffers and removes koala habitat. The proposed development will further result in the
fragmentation of good agricultural land and the proposed changes have not satisfactorily
resolved the site’s potential bushfire hazards.
The applicant’s grounds to approve the application do not justify the proposed subdivision and
the change application. The conditions are not all consistent with current statutory requirements
and best practice and the proposed changes to the conditions by the applicant do not
satisfactorily address the differences.
A persons financial input into a project is also not a relevant consideration and while Mr Hofmann
may have been in poor health, Mr Hofmann has had over 20 years to develop the site after the
rezoning was approved in 1997. Mr Hofmann further had the opportunity to seek compensation
for dedication of part of the site for construction of Walter Hay Drive but never pursued this within
the required time frames.
There is further no demonstrated need for additional rural settlement lots in Noosa Shire, with
recent reviews for the SEQRP and draft planning scheme concluding that sufficient capacity
exists to accommodate projected demand for dwellings until 2041.
In exercise of the Council’s power under s81A of the Planning Act 2016 having regard to the
matters to be considered under s81(2), it is therefore recommended that the application be
refused.
Departments/Sections Consulted:
   Chief Executive Officer        Community Services                       Corporate Services
   Executive Officer              Community Development                    Financial Services
   Executive Support              Community Facilities                     ICT
                                  Libraries & Galleries                    Procurement & Fleet
                                  Local Laws                               Property
                                  Waste & Environmental Health             Revenue Services

   Executive Services         x   Environment & Sustainable Development    Infrastructure Services
   Community Engagement           Building & Plumbing Services             Asset Management
   Customer Service           x   Development Assessment                   Buildings and Facilities
   Governance                     Economic Development                     Civil Operations
   People and Culture             Environmental Services                   Disaster Management
                                  Strategic Land Use Planning              Infrastructure Planning,
                                                                           Design and Delivery




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