DILGP - Information request (concurrence agency) - SDA-1215-026793

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          the following matters:
          (a)     Please demonstrate that the development can achieve the relevant
                  environmental emission criteria for noise with the recommended noise
                  attenuation treatments.
                  The department’s environmental emission criteria for noise are set out in the
                  Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) Policy Position Statement:
                  Development on Land Affected by Environmental Emissions from Transport and
                  Transport Infrastructure; Version 2.0 dated 10 May 2013, which is available at:
                  http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Community-and-environment/Planning-
                  anddevelopment/Planning-policy/Policy-statements-guidelines-
                  anddevelopment-codes/Development-on-Land-Affected-by-
                  EnvironmentalEmissions.aspx.
          Note: The relevant noise criteria for the proposed development are (See Table 1.1.1
                AO1.1):
                       external noise criterion of ≤ 60 dB(A) L10 (18hr) facade corrected (measured
                        L90 (8hr) free field between 10pm and 6am ≤ 40dB(A))
                  OR
                       external noise criterion of ≤ 63 dB(A) L10 (18hr) facade corrected (measured
                        L90 (8hr) free field between 10pm and 6am > 40 dB.
          (b)     Please ensure the amended report includes the additional 56 lots.
          (c)     The layout of the aged care section has been amended in the current proposal
                  to what is shown in the report. Please ensure the noise report is amended to
                  reflect this and that the predicted impacts on the individual rooms are revised.
          (d)     Please ensure the nominated QDC categories of units behind the noise barrier
                  are revised. There is concern that these are incorrect, for example, in Appendix
                  D Table D.1 the predicted level for Lot 75 suddenly drops. This may be due to
                  the assumed receptor location just behind the proposed noise barrier and the
                  relative heights of the rail source and receiver.
         Reason for request:
         To allow the department to determine if the development complies with the State
         Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP), Performance Outcome (PO) 1, Module
         1 – Managing noise and vibration impacts from transport corridors state code, further
         information will need to be provided.
          The applicant is requested to amend the Noise Impact Assessment prepared by ASK
          Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd, dated 18 December 2014, Document reference
          7617R01V01.

Public Passenger Transport

2.       Please demonstrate how the proposed development will be adequately serviced by
         urban bus services, by investigating the location for a pair of bus stops (one in each




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         direction) to service the proposed development on Elm Street.
         Please ensure to take the following into consideration:
          (a) The bus stop pair should be positioned near the ‘Gatehouse’ shown on Overall
              Site Plan, prepared by Palm Lake Group, dated 02/02/15, drawing number CO-
              000-2014 and revision D.
          (b) In proposing a location for each bus stop, please give thought to the operational
              considerations for the planning and design of bus stops (see ‘Bus stop
              environment’ of ‘Bus stop Infrastructure’ (pages 15-21) of the Public Transport
              Infrastructure Manual 2015). This document can be accessed at:
              http://translink.com.au/about-translink/reports-and-publications.
          (c) Please give consideration to potential traffic hindrances and safety issues in
              locating the potential bus stop pair (e.g. ingress/egress points,
              queuing/deceleration of traffic, sight lines and blind spots affecting potential bus
              drivers and pedestrians). It is recommended that the applicant consult with the
              state-controlled road manager (DTMR) in this regard and as to whether the bus
              stops should be indented or in-line.
          (d) Please provide written evidence that relevant land owner/s do not object to the
              proposed location of the bus stop/s, where these need to be located adjacent to
              the road frontage of an alternative site.
          (e) Please ensure the location and dimensions of the proposed bus stops are clearly
              depicted on a scaled proposal plan in relation to the requirements of the Public
              Transport Infrastructure Manual and any proposed roadworks. The design of the
              bus stops should be in accordance with ‘Table 5.7 - Bus Stop Length
              Requirements’ (pages 28-29) of ‘Bus stop infrastructure’ and should include all
              mandatory and preferred bus stop components for an ‘Intermediate stop’ detailed
              in ‘Bus stop components’ (pages 30-41) of ‘Bus stop infrastructure’ of the Public
              Transport Infrastructure Manual 2015.
         Reason for request:
         The applicant is requested to provide further information demonstrating how the
         proposal will comply with PO3, PO4, PO5 and PO7 of Module 17.1 – Public
         Passenger Transport State Code of the State Development Assessment Provisions.
          The proposed development of Palm Lake Resort, Cooroy will comprise a 220
          independent living unit retirement village, 120 bed aged care facility and ancillary
          facilities. This is likely to create demand for an intermediate bus stop pair along the
          existing bus route adjacent to the site in Elm Street (Cooroy Connection Road). The
          nature and scale of the development, plus the location of the existing bus stops
          (approximately 1.1km away) warrants this additional information.

3.       Please demonstrate how safe pedestrian access will be provided between the entry of
         the proposed development and the proposed bus stop pair in Elm Street by:
          (a) Undertaking consultation with the state-controlled road manager (DTMR).




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          (b) Undertaking a safety audit which considers the locational circumstances of the
              site, proposed traffic arrangements, the intended location of the bus stops and
              speed environment of the road.
          (c) Providing an appropriately scaled drawing illustrating how safe and convenient
              pedestrian crossing arrangements are to be achieved between each proposed
              bus stop and development.


Under section 278 of the act, when responding to this request you must advise whether you
are supplying all of the information requested, part of the information requested, or none of the
information requested. If you are supplying part or none of the information requested, you are
also required to provide written notice asking the department to proceed with the assessment
of the application.

The due date for receipt of this information is 6 months after the day you receive this request.
If necessary you may request an extension to this period. Unless a response to this request for
further information has been received from you within this period or any extension during this
period, your application will lapse.

A pro forma is attached to this notice to assist you in providing an information request
response which complies with the requirements of the act.

Please be advised that the application will be assessed on the basis of the information
provided. It is therefore recommended that you respond to all of the information requested by
the department. Further details regarding the information request response period and the
lapsing of development applications are set out in sections 279 and 280 of the act.

Your response to the information request must be submitted to the department through
MyDAS or alternatively emailed to [email protected] the department is a concurrence agency, you must also give a copy of the information
request response to the assessment manager under section 278(2) of the act.
If you require any further information, please contact Lauren Higgins, Planning Officer, SARA
Wide Bay Burnett on (07) 4331 5604, or via email [email protected] who will be
pleased to assist.

Yours sincerely




Michelle Riley
Manager (Planning)

cc:       Noosa Shire Council, The Chief Executive Officer, [email protected]




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Our reference:      SDA-1215-026793


Attn: Lauren Higgins



Response to information request—concurrence agency
(Given under section 278 of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009)


              Lot on plan                                          Street address
Lot 1 on RP165418                      2 Lamonts Road, Cooroy QLD 4563
Lot 2 on RP165418                      4 Lamonts Road, Cooroy QLD 4563
Lot 1 on RP215922                      19 Trading Post Road, Cooroy QLD 4563
Lot 4 on RP215922                      20 Trading Post Road, Cooroy QLD 4563


Assessment manager reference:                             MCU15/0111 & REC15/0031

Local government area:                                    Noosa Shire Council



As the applicant of the above development application, I am responding to your
information request by:

         Enclosing all of the information requested.

         Enclosing part of the information requested and asking that the requesting
         authority proceed with the assessment of the application.
         Advising that I do not intend to supply any of the information requested and
         asking that the requesting authority proceed with the assessment of the
         application.



Name of applicant:                    Palm Lake Works Pty Ltd C/- Ben Prior




Signature of applicant:

Date:




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