Town Planning Report 18 Taylor Court Cooroy Rev A (1)

Noosa Plan 2020: Amendment 2
Part 8 Overlays \ 8.2 Overlay codes \ 8.2.9 Regional Infrastructure Overlay Code




 PO3                                                         AO3.1
 Development involving a sensitive land use is               With the exception of class 10 buildings, buildings        Not Applicable
 sufficiently separated from major electricity               associated with a sensitive land use maintain a
 infrastructure and substations to minimise the              setback of at least:
 likelihood of nuisance or complaint.                        (a) 50 metres from a transmission substation;
                                                             (b) 10 metres from any other substation; and
                                                             (c) 30 metres from a transmission line easement.
                                                             AO3.2
                                                             Buildings are not located within an easement for a
                                                             distribution line.

 PO4                                                         AO4
 Development adjoining substations are located and           For development adjoining substations, noise               Not Applicable
 designed to avoid noise nuisance from infrastructure.       emissions do not exceed 5db(A) above background
                                                             noise level at the sensitive receptor of a building
                                                             associated with a sensitive land use, measured in
                                                             accordance with AS1055.

 PO5                                                         AO5
 Wherever practicable new lots and buildings are             Buildings are orientated so that the majority of outdoor   Not Applicable
 orientated to avoid direct overlooking of electricity       living areas and windows of habitable rooms face away
 infrastructure.                                             from towers or other major electricity infrastructure.

 PO6                                                         AO6
 For sensitive land uses, there is sufficient space within   A minimum 3 metres wide densely planted landscaped         Not Applicable
 the site to establish landscaping which substantively       buffer is provided along the boundary adjoining the
 screens and softens poles, towers, or other structures      electricity infrastructure, including provision for
 and equipment associated with major electricity             advanced trees and shrubs that will grow to a minimum
 infrastructure and substations.                             height of 10 metres.
                                                             Editor's note- Applicants may find guidance in Powerlink
                                                             Queensland's brochure "Using Vegetation to screen
                                                             transmission lines". Applicants should also note that
                                                             vegetation will need to maintain statutory clearances.

 PO7                                                         AO7.1
 Vegetation does not pose a risk to the safety or            Vegetation planted within the easement of an               Not Applicable
 reliability of electricity infrastructure.                  overhead powerline or, where there is no easement,
                                                             the area of influence of a powerline, has a mature
                                                             height of no more than 3.5 metres.


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