Information response

litoria consulting

PO Box 461
Paddington O 4064

Level 3/22 Wandoo Street
Fortitude Valley Q 4006

T 07 3852.4855

Your Ref: [email protected]
Our Ref: 22011 litoria.com.au
12 July 2023

Nadine Gorton

Development Planner

Noosa Council

via email: [email protected]

Dear Nadine,

RE: INFORMATION REQUEST RESPONSE - 132008.176.05 - 3-7 SERENITY CLOSE, NOOSA
HEADS (LOTS 10 & 11 ON SP195871)

| refer to Council’s information requests (2 December 2022 and 16 March 2023) associated
with the change application located at the abovementioned address.

In preparing our response we have considered the information requested by Council and
the relevant Noosa Plan 2020 assessment benchmarks. The applicant has modified the
design of the proposed development to address the issues raised by Council.

Our response has been prepared for all ecology matters raised in Council’s information
requests.

Information Request (2 December 2022)

Issue - Vegetation Removal within front Setbacks

Concerns are raised as to the location of the rapid infiltration swale located in the
front boundary setback of Serenity Close. The Landscape Concept Plan details that
the swales are located in the ecological area inside the boundary and will comprise
low level, robust native ground covers. The swale is over 7 metres in width and
extends approximately 60 metres across the frontage of the site. The swale does
not allow for the provision of a landscaped buffer to screen the development.

The location of these pits along the front boundary are not supported.

The proposal plans further detail the location of pools for Villas 1 to 15 within 1.5
metres of the Serenity Close frontage. The pools are setback approximately 1.5

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