Cooroy Care Farm Town Planning Report - 4 - Report (003)

REPORT


3           PRE-LODGEMENT HISTORY
3.1         Local authority pre-lodgement meeting
3.1.1       2018 Meeting
A pre-lodgement meeting with Noosa Shire Council was held on 12 April 2018. A summary of the key items
discussed, and how the proposal responds is outlined below.

Table 7: Council prelodgement meeting outcomes

Issues discussed                                            Outcome / response
Noise attenuation from Bruce Highway                        All habitable components of the proposal are located at
                                                            least 300m from the Bruce Highway. The proposal is also
                                                            retaining vegetation which will assist in the diffusion of
                                                            noise travelling from the Bruce Highway.
Siting of buildings should be situated with the landscape   The development has been designed to be sensitive to
as much as possible because of the site’s prominence        rural design elements and will not be visible from the Bruce
from the Bruce Highway. Building design is important and    Highway. The height and thickness of the vegetation
should consider the character of the area, use a mix of     combined with the low-rise building form will not result in
materials in muted tones and use materials that are         visual impacts.
lightweight and blend with the environment.

Access to the site at all times for emergency vehicles      The connection from the subject site to the west towards
needs to be demonstrated, particularly during major flood   the Bruce Highway was recently upgraded by the State
events.                                                     development.
                                                            It has been confirmed that emergency access can be
                                                            gained via this upgraded section during flood events. Refer
                                                            to Stormwater Management Report – Appendix G.


Development should be outside the riparian buffer area.     The development footprint is entirely outside of the riparian
Placement of buildings should consider the retention of     buffer area. Building footprints have also been designed to
existing mature vegetation as much as possible.             minimise the amount of clearing required.
A report detailing water and sewer provision to the site    Refer to Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing
needs to be submitted with any application, along with a    Report – Appendix J to confirm appropriate water and
stormwater management plan.                                 sewer provision can be accommodated on site.
                                                            The Stormwater Management Plan – Appendix G
                                                            details the stormwater strategy for the proposal.


3.1.2       2019 Meeting
Following the release of the New Noosa Plan for public consultation, a follow-up prelodgement meeting was
held with Council on 20 March 2019 to discuss the implications of the New Noosa Plan on the proposed
development. Key outcomes of the meeting are summarised as follows:
     •    The change in zoning from two of the parcels from Rural Settlement to Rural was intended to
          discourage further subdivision of the site; and
     •    Council acknowledge that the wording regarding rural settlement zone intent in the current scheme is
          more lenient than the rural zone intent in the proposed scheme, however, they indicated that this
          would not drastically impact on their assessment of the proposal and acknowledged that a RAC is
          impact assessable and an inconsistent use regardless of the distinctions between the zones.
     •    The draft Noosa Plan identifies the Agricultural Conservation Land overlay relating to the land. The
          viability of the land for agricultural values needs to be addressed as part of the application.
     •    RPS confirmed that the site is capable of new constructed access above Q100.




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