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3.2         Referral agency prelodgement meeting
A pre-lodgement meeting with the Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and
Planning was held on 12 April 2018. A summary of the key items discussed, and how the proposal responds
is outlined below.

Table 8: Referral agency prelodgement meeting outcomes

Issues discussed                                               Outcome / Response

Regional landscape and rural production area (RLRPA)           The proposal has since been revised to ensure all uses
designation under ShapingSEQ, and the repercussions of         accumulate to less than 5,000m2 in gross floor area (GFA).
this on the Gross Floor Area of the aged care facility,
chapel and community hall.
The internal connection road and driveway must be              The internal connection road and driveway are located
located within the property boundary. They must not be         within the property boundary, refer to Proposal Plans –
located within the road reserve.                               Appendix D.
Sight lines for access must consider 100 km/h speed limit      Sight lines are demonstrated within the Site Access Advice
on the state-controlled road, and the crest near the           – Appendix F.
railway. Screening / fencing along the site boundary will be   The level difference between the sites and Elm Street will
required to ensure the development does not create a           ensure headlights from cars within the development do not
safety hazard from vehicle headlights. This may be             impact on the safety of the public road. As such, extensive
achieved by establishing a dense landscape buffer.             screening / fencing is not proposed along this boundary.
Traffic generation for community uses must be considered       The traffic generation for the community hall and chapel
separate to the aged care facility.                            have been considered below in Section 4.7.
The traffic impact assessment will determine the required      Refer to Site Access Advice – Appendix F.
turn treatments and deceleration lane requirements for
access to the development.
The development application must demonstrate that the          Refer to Stormwater Management Plan – Appendix G
development will not worsen stormwater, flooding or            which demonstrates no worsening to nearby State
drainage impacts on the state-controlled road or the           transport corridors.
railway.
A noise report will be required to demonstrate that the        All habitable components of the proposal are located at
development will achieve compliance with the relevant          least 300m from the Bruce Highway. The proposal is also
noise criteria given the proximity to the railway and state-   retaining vegetation which will assist in the diffusion of
controlled road.                                               noise travelling from the Bruce Highway.
Development will trigger referral if it interferes with the    The proposal will not interfere with the watercourse on site.
identified watercourse on-site.
Location of infrastructure in relation to category B           The Proposal Plans – Appendix D demonstrate the
vegetation is unclear.                                         proximity of the proposal to the Category B vegetation.
To avoid referral, all proposed infrastructure must be         The proposal complies and does not require referral for
located within a Category X area and setback from the          vegetation clearing.
nearest category B area by appropriate firebreak and
safety buffer distance. Roads must be setback at least 10
metres from the nearest category B area.
Prior to submitting the application, written confirmation      No clearing of protected native vegetation is occurring.
from DNRME must be obtained that the proposed
development is for a relevant purpose under section 22A
of the Vegetation Management Act 1999.




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