2020-05-13 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                             13 MAY 2020


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Manager Development Assessment to the Special Meeting
dated 13 May 2020 regarding Application No. 152006.1999.4 to make a minor change to an
existing approval to Reconfigure a Lot (52 lots and park) situated at 191 Hollett Rd, Noosaville
and:
A.   Refuse the application for the following reasons:
     1.    The proposed development conflicts with the South East Queensland Regional Plan
           as the site is located in the Regional Landscape and Rural Production area, in an
           area where the intent is to protect the landscape, environmental values and capacity
           for rural production and where rural settlement lots are not expected.
     2.    The proposed development conflicts with the requirements of Planning Regulation
           2017 as it is located in the Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area and will
           result in the removal of koala habitat. The proposed development would be
           prohibited development under the current regulations.
     3.    The proposed development is inconsistent with the Noosa Plan’s Strategic
           Framework as the proposed development will not conserve land for agricultural
           purposes and will result in development inconsistent with the rural character and
           amenity of the locality.
     4.    The proposed development is not consistent with the outcomes sought for the site by
           the Tewantin and Doonan Locality Code, being located outside the urban growth
           boundary, and on rural land intended to be protected and managed to preserve the
           scenic and environmental values of the locality.
     5.    The proposed development fails to meet the Overall and Specific Outcomes of the
           Biodiversity Overlay Code as the proposal will result in the removal of significant
           vegetation, intrude into riparian buffers, and remove koala habitat.
     6.    The proposed development does not satisfactorily address the risks to people and
           property from bushfire and the proposed bushfire mitigation measures will adversely
           impact on the site’s environmental values.
     7.    There is no need for the proposed development.
B.   Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.


REPORT
1.   PROPOSAL
The application seeks to change the approved subdivision plan and consequential amendments
to conditions to reflect the revised layout. The applicant advises that the following changes are
proposed:
   The development footprint has been reduced to better conform to ecological, bushfire and
     agricultural matters raised as part of the current Planning and Environment Court Appeals.
   The number of lots has been reduced from 52 to 40 lots
   The reduced development footprint has resulted in the total area of parkland increasing to
     59.444 hectares from 52.757 hectares, as originally approved. This represents an
     additional 6.687 hectares of land to be dedicated to park purposes.
A copy of the revised layout is included as Attachment 1.




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