20220728 Ltr Negotiated Decision Notice 17-19 Noosaville

Figure 1 & 2: Type 2A and image of wall to room Source: Mode

The motivation for condition 5 emerged from Council, who said1:

          “It is concerning that within a number of the 2-bedroom apartments, the second bedroom is
          positioned at the rear of the apartments, directly abutting the central circulation spine. It would
          appear that no windows are proposed to these bedrooms. Certainly, the fire egress
          requirements in the building code will prevent having operable windows to these bedrooms. The
          lack of ventilation and daylight access to these bedrooms is not an acceptable outcome, from a
          resident amenity perspective.”

Council also claimed the internal bedroom did not achieve compliance with PO8 of the Sustainable
Building Design Code, which forms part of Noosa Plan 2020.

PO8, AO8.1 and AO8.2 are reproduced below.

    Performance Outcomes                           Acceptable Outcomes
    Building design
    PO8                                         AO8.1
    Development –                               Development     provides     a   detailed
                                                assessment      including      supporting
    (a)    orientates buildings and windows documents, demonstrating the means by
           to make the most of prevailing which the design meets PO8.
           winds, natural ventilation and cross
           breezes;                             AO8.2
                                                Development demonstrates a measured
    (b)    maximises shade to east and west equivalent to a 5-star Green Star rating.
           walls;
                                                Editor’s note–The publications Design and
    (c)    contains an open and permeable Companion, prepared by the State of
           built form that connects indoor and Queensland, provide climate responsive
           outdoor spaces in an integrated design principles for development in south
           design;                              east Queensland. Council encourages
                                                building and landscape designers to

1
    Email Noel Robinson dated 2 February 2022