FURTHER REPORT - Planning & Environment Committee 6 May 2025 MCU21/0110

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                     6 MAY 2025


     61.   All easements must be designed in accordance with the planning scheme and granted
           at no cost to the Grantee. Where the Grantee is Council or a service authority, the
           easement documentation must be in accordance with the Grantee’s standard
           easement terms. Draft easement documentation must be submitted to Council for
           endorsement.
     62.   All works must be kept clear of any existing or proposed easements on the subject
           land, unless agreed otherwise in writing by the Grantee.
Earthworks and Retaining Walls
     63.   All excavation, fill, soil retaining structures and associated batters must be undertaken
           in accordance with an Operational Works approval and contained entirely within the
           subject site unless written permission from the respective landowner(s) is provided to
           Council.
     64.   All retaining walls must be designed and constructed in accordance with the planning
           scheme and must be certified by an RPEQ where exceeding 1.0m in height. All
           retaining walls that are publicly accessible and exceed 1.0m in height must be fitted
           with a commercial grade safety fence.
Damage to Services and Assets
     65.   Any damage caused to existing services and assets as a result of the development
           works must be repaired at no cost to the asset owner at the following times:
           a. where the damage would cause a hazard to pedestrian or vehicle safety,
              immediately; or
           b. where otherwise, upon completion of the works associated with the development.
      Any repair work which proposes to alter the alignment or level of existing services and
      assets must first be referred to the relevant service authority for approval.
LANDSCAPING
Landscaping Works
     66.   The development site must be landscaped in accordance with a Council endorsed
           landscape package prepared by a qualified person*. The works must be undertaken in
           accordance with an Operational Works approval and the Noosa Plan for that specific
           area and must include in particular:
           a. the works shown on the Approved Landscape Concept Design Package Plans, with
              the inclusion of the requirements of the approved Bushfire Hazard Assessment and
              Mitigation Plan version 8, prepared by Rob Friend and Associates dated
              25.02.2025.
           b. Plant Pallet including hard and soft plant percentages, plant numbers, planting
              locations, pot sizes and whether Noosa Native, Australian Native or Exotic;
           c. a Landscape Management Plan including (but not limited to):
               i.    landscape design principles for bushfire hazard areas in Part 5 of Bushfire
                     Resilient Building Guidance for Queensland Homes (QRA 2020);
               ii.   Certification from a qualified* person ensuring the Landscape Management
                     Plan complies with the design principles in the Part 5 of Bushfire Resilient
                     Building Guidance for Queensland Homes (QRA 2020) and the Bushfire
                     Management Plan.
              iii.   Management of branches overhanging building envelopes.




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