06/1354 - Formally suspend appeals period and submit following for consideration [As Published] · 132006.1354

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The parcel of land bounded by Laguna St, Boreen Rd and the unmade Tewah Rd of
some 1.3 hectares (Lot 21 RP839106) has previously been the subject of a
Development Application. That application for seven residential lots with a parcel of
bushland at its western end has been approved by Noosa Council (Approval No.
2004/22099) and was the subject of a Bushfire Hazard Assessment by the author in
February 2006.

The following Report draws on the findings of the 2006 Report and on a separate
Report into the bushfire hazard on a parcel of land immediately to the north but also
in Laguna St (December 2006, Noosa Council File No. 2004/5596). It is assumed the
reader has access to both of these reports.

The parcel of bushland at the western end of Laguna St is now intended to be utilised
for the creation of a further two residential lots with the retention of some bushland as
follows —

A, A 4 metre wide strip along the southern boundary of Lot 8 for a distance of
some 32 metres.

B. A 20 metre wide strip fronting Boreen Rd for a distance of approximately 60
metres.

Cc. A 9 metre wide strip fronting Laguna Street for a distance of approximately 50
metres.

The layout is illustrated on the accompanying Plan of Murray and Associates (Plan
No, 38411 - 1f.

The Report which follows assesses the bushfire hazard that may emanate from the
retained bushland. It is accepted that the bushfire hazard posed by the surrounding
district is minimal (as demonstrated in Taylor Ecology 2006 — February and
December), however since the original reports were written there has been some
minor changes in site conditions which will be investigated.

The theoretical calculations of fire hazard according to the Guidelines of State
Planning Policy 1/03 Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of Flood, Fire and Landslide
(SPP 1/03) are essentially unchanged from the February 2006 Report and they are not
repeated here. Because SPP 1/03 emphasises a qualitative approach to bushfire hazard
it is intended to deal with any potential changes in hazard by discussion of individual
areas of vegetation.

A site assessment was conducted on August 15, 2007.

 

Taylor Ecology Laguna St Aug 2007