2017-07-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    11 JULY 2017


The Riparian Buffer is located within a section of the site and some of the proposed lots are
located in this area. The establishment of new lots within the Riparian Buffer is not supported by
the Noosa Plan.
A considerable time has elapsed since the date of the ecological assessment reports, some of
which are more than a decade old. Therefore the currency of the data has expired and cannot be
considered relevant.
Bushfire
The current State Planning Provisions came into effect after the original approval. The current
bushfire hazard mapping assesses bushfire hazard differently to the previous bushfire mapping
used in the original assessment. When assessing the original application the hazard assessment
concluded that areas of the site had medium bushfire hazard rating. The current mapping system
identifies that the site contains significant areas which are mapped as having high potential
bushfire intensity. As a result of the changes setback/buffer areas may require an amended
subdivision layout. An updated bushfire management plan has not been provided with this
application.
Stormwater and Acid Sulphate Soils
The original approval included conditions relating to Stormwater and Acid Sulphate Soils. The
conditions require an Integrated Stormwater Management Plan and an Acid Sulphate Soil and
Groundwater Investigation and Management Plan to be submitted with any application for
Operational Works. The conditions required that the reports be in accordance with the guidelines
that were relevant at the time the decision was made.
Currently officers require preliminary stormwater management plans be provided with the lot
reconfiguration application for assessment. This information is reviewed and considered prior to
an approval being issued to ensure that proposed lot layouts can accommodate the
recommendations and works required in accordance with these types of reports. In this instance
the guidelines referenced in the Acid Sulphate Soils condition requires updating and the
stormwater report may require the lot layout to be amended to accommodate the report
recommendations.
Reconfiguring a Lot Code
With regard to the Reconfiguring a Lot Code the proposal is not consistent with the following
overall outcomes:
b)   compatible relationships between land uses;
g)   lots that avoid significant adverse effects on the natural environment and landscape and
     minimise the risk of hazards for people and property;
l)   residential development which is consistent with the developed character of its particular
     neighbourhood;
m)   rural residential development only where it has good levels of convenience and
     accessibility to towns and villages; and
The use of the rural land for the purpose of a residential subdivision is not consistent with
surrounding rural land uses and the rural character of the area. The siting of the proposed
subdivision does not provide for reasonable connectivity with the Noosaville commercial precinct
as residents would be required to initially navigate away from the commercial area.
The planning scheme requires that new lot sizes have a minimum area of 100 hectares. The
approval permits lot sizes that are significantly less than the current planning scheme
requirement. The approved lot sizes are generally 4000m2 in area. The approval included some
larger lots however the maximum lot size is 16.87ha which is considerably smaller than the
current 100 hectare requirement.



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