Information response

•   The changed development footprint results in a net positive impact to potential fauna habitat on
    site; does not result in any significant habitat loss; does not result in barriers to fauna
    movement within the site or wider landscape;
•   The assessable area is not expected to result in any significant, direct impacts to waterways or
    wetlands as the development does not contain waterways or wetland, with indirect impacts to
    adjacent waterways and wetlands, such as stormwater runoff and erosion avoided or mitigated
    through design and management measures.

Issue – Biodiversity waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code
The submitted application material does not provide sufficient information to demonstrate how
Performance Outcome(s) PO1, PO3, PO11 of the Biodiversity, waterways and wetlands overlay
code and PO7 and PO26 of the Noosa Heads local Plan have been addressed in relation to the
protection and management of ecologically important areas.

In particular, the development proposes the clearing of mapped areas of biodiversity significance,
ecologically important areas, koala core habitat, protected areas, ecological linkages and
connecting habitat.

Information Required
2. Provide an amended plan of development to demonstrate how the applicable Performance
    Outcomes of the Biodiversity, waterways and wetlands overlay code and Noosa Heads
    Local Plan code can be achieved. This must include:
    a) Demonstrate that the development is sited and designed to protect the physical and
       ecological integrity and biodiversity of ecological important areas.
    b) Incorporate siting and design measures to protect and retain ecological values and
       ecosystems processes within and adjacent the development site.
    c) Avoid development footprint within ecologically important areas by locating new
       infrastructure within existing disturbed areas and cleared areas of the site.
    d) Demonstrate how the development design complies with the Koala-sensitive Design
       Guidelines, incorporates revegetation and landscaping that provides food, shelter and
       movement opportunities for koalas.
    e) Incorporate a development design that respects the scale of surrounding vegetation and
       maximises the opportunity for retention of existing vegetation and incorporates soft
       landscaping between buildings.
    f) Demonstrate that the development has no significant adverse impacts on biodiversity,
       natural vegetation, and fauna habitat.

Response
Refer attached amended Proposal plans and Ecological assessment report, together with
response letter from Litoria Consulting included in Appendix A.

The site layout has been amended to allow for increased retention of existing vegetation and
landscape area.

The Ecological assessment report includes a targeted survey for Koala and Glossy Black
Cockatoo and which indicated that:
• The site does not currently form part of the home range of any individual Koala, nor has it been
   recently used by Koalas. No direct evidence of koala use (scat, sightings, Koala scratches) was
   observed on site during botanical survey and tree survey