planning report MCU19-0016

4.2.2 Coastal Protection Overlay
The Overall Outcomes of the Natural Resources Overlay seeks for development within the Coastal
Protection Area to not adversely impact upon natural coastal processes and shall be designed to
protect the visual amenity enjoyed by users and others. The following table demonstrates the
compliance against the relevant Probable Solutions and Specific Outcomes of the Overlay Code.
 Specific Outcome                     Probable Solution                 Assessment
 O18 The siting and design of         S18.1 A mix of native             Complies - The landscaping plan provided by Conlon Group
 development and materials used       landscaping, such as ground       includes a mix of native landscaping along the rear
 within the Coastal Protection        covers, shrubs and trees, is      property boundary to protect the coastal dune system.
 Area, as identified on the Natural   provided for a width of 5m
 Resources Overlay Maps, do not       from the seaward or rear
 cause any significant adverse        boundary of the site to provide
 impacts on the coastal resources     adequate landscape buffering
 of the location nor interrupt the    to protect the coastal dune
 natural cycles of erosion and        system.
 accretion of foreshore areas and
 beaches.
 O19 Buildings, structures and        S19.1 A mix of native             Complies - The building design includes a vaulted roof
 works within the Coastal             landscaping, such as ground       similar to award winning ‘Gabriel Poole’ designs in the
 Protection Area that are visible     covers, shrubs and trees, is      Sunshine Beach area, as shown below.
 from the beach-                      provided for a width of 5m
 a. are designed to protect the       from the seaward or rear
      character of the beachfront     boundary of the site to provide
      when viewed from the water      adequate landscape buffering
                                                                        The landscaping design complements the building and
      and integrate with the          to protect the character of the
                                                                        includes a mix of species and tree heights along the rear
      surrounding           natural   beachfront.                       6m providing an adequate landscape buffering to protect
      landscape      and    skyline
                                                                        the character of the beach front.
      vegetation (see Figure 13.6);                                     The vegetation within the rear 6m of the site includes
      and
                                                                        coastal species inspired by the nearby National Park
 b. are finished predominately
                                                                        containing a strong native palette including the highs of the
      in colours and hues of the
                                                                        dry wallum woodland and lows of the wet paper bark
      surrounding           natural
                                                                        woodland and sedgeland to the seacaost environs. The
      landscape.
                                                                        species include the Pink Bloodwood (Corymbia
                                                                        intermedia), Broad Leaf Paper Bark (Melaluca
                                                                        quinquenervia), Wallum Banksia (Banksia Aemula), Swamp
                                                                        Sheoak (Casuarina glauca), Coastal Banksia (Banksia
                                                                        integrifolia) and Screw Pine (Pandanus tectorius).
                                                                        To ensure compliance with the relevant Outcomes, it is
                                                                        recommended a condition be included for the site to be
                                                                        densely planted with a mixture of native shrubs and
                                                                        appropriate coastal trees in accordance Council’s Planning
                                                                        Scheme Policy PSP3 Landscaping Plants and Guidelines for
                                                                        the Coastal Areas. The landscaping shall include
                                                                        appropriate planting densities to ensure a suitable
                                                                        vegetated buffer can be established that will require
                                                                        minimal ongoing maintenance.

 O20     Buildings     and   other                                      Alternative Solution -         The proposal is for a
 structures including swimming                                          redevelopment of an existing permanent building which is
 pools and retaining walls do not                                       setback further than the existing building.
 extend seaward of the coastal                                          Considering the coastal building line is setback 15m from
 building line except-                                                  the coastal boundary and Council seeks a 6m front setback
 a. Uncovered and unenclosed                                            the resultant building envelope is substantially
      cantilevered balconies that                                       compromised to only 195m2 on the 591m2 site (33%), as
      do not extend greater than                                        highlighted in the outline below.
      3m seaward of the coastal
      building line; and
 b. Are setback a minimum of
      6m from the seaward
      boundary (see figure 13.7).




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