2 David Low Way - Town Planning Report - Urban Systems Pty Ltd

1.3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.3.1. The development application
The development application is submitted by Urban Systems Pty Ltd on behalf of Kenlynn Pty Ltd. Kenlynn are
the owners of the subject property being at 2 David Low Way, Castaways Beach (Lot 71 MCH 2854).
The development application is for an ROL in the Detached Housing zone and is code assessable under the
Noosa Planning Scheme 2006.


1.3.2. The proposal
The proposal is a six-lot subdivision of what is currently a single lot of 9,677m2 but has an approval for two lots.
The lot has two existing houses and outbuildings built in the1970’s.
The subject land’s development pad which accommodates the two houses and the proposed six lot subdivision
is approximately 15-20m upslope and 90-100m inland from the active beach zone.
The proposal seeks to establish:
    •    6 lots of between 946m2 and 3,336m2, with an average lot size of 1,612m 2 and a minimum width of 17m;
    •    Building envelopes which comply with Scheme setbacks and Specific Outcomes for the Eastern
         Beaches Locality.
    •    Covenant and vegetation buffer areas totalling 3,643m2 or 38% of the land to protect and rehabilitate
         vegetation along David Low Way and to provide a 50m buffer to Burgess Creek.
    •    Access from David Low Way but 30m to the south of the current access to provide for better sight
         distances.
    •    Provision of an access easement to service individual lots.


1.3.3. Planning considerations
The key planning considerations and how they have been addressed are summarised below.
    1. The proposed ROL complies with the planning parameters for the site being:
            • the specific outcomes for the Eastern Beach Locality;
            • the specific outcomes for the Detached Housing zone;
            • the Reconfiguring a Lot code including spatial solutions for lots.
    2. Access to the site from David Low Way has been moved southwards to comply with Noosa code
       standards relating to sight lines and service vehicle access.
    3. The site is within the Coastal Management District. Potential beach erosion has been assessed using
       historical records and state assessment criteria and Noosa code standards are met.
    4. Landslide hazard has been assessed and the site is not under threat.
    5. Vegetation has been assessed in accordance with state classifications and Noosa’s biodiversity code.
       The vegetation on the development site is highly disturbed and vegetation along David Low Way along
       the site frontage and a buffer of 50m to Burgess Creek, is to be rehabilitated and retained in a
       designated covenant protection area. The proposed plan of development will not have a significant
       impact on any matters of local, state or national environmental significance.
    6. Civil engineering to enable the subdivision complies with Noosa’s engineering codes.




ROL, 2 David Low Way                                   Page 6                                           August, 2017