24-01-2020 - Appeal No. 245 of 2019 - Final Order of Judge Rackemann · 51987.2951.01

Working Notes:
M Design and Fourteen Enterprises Pty Ltd as trustee v Noosa Shire Council -
42 Seaview Terrace, Sunshine Beach

7.     Coastal Building Line
Coastal building lines were introduced as a planning control by the former Beach Protection
Authority under the provisions of the Beach Protection Act 1968 (repealed) and were continued
through transitional provisions in the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995. The Coastal
Building Lines were an arbitrary line placed over properties with the intention to accommodate
natural erosion and accretion processes associated with storm events (i.e. the short-term erosion
component of the erosion prone area).

The Coastal Building Line was defined in the 1980’s by the Beach Protection Authority under the
provisions of the Beach Protection Act 1968. The Coastal Building Line has not been reviewed or
updated to include new information since that time.

Figure 6-1 shows the extent of short-term erosion, dune scarp recession and shoreline recession due
to sea level rise of 0.8 metres by the year 2100. The site is located outside of the zone that may be
vulnerable to short-term erosion and as such it is unlikely that the coastal building line would have
been applied to the site by the former Beach Protection Authority with the information currently
available.




              Site




Figure 6-1 Extent of short-term erosion combined with shoreline recession of 0.8 metres

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