MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Town Planning Report & Appendix A Code Compliance

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                             28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville and parts of the road reserves of Hofmann Drive and Walter Hay Drive



unreasonable visual impacts on surrounding land uses as well as vehicles travelling via Eenie Creek Road
and Walter Hay Drive.
Therefore in light of the above assessment, the proposed expansion is considered to be consistent with the
DEOs for commercial and retail uses within the Noosa Shire.

6.6.2            Noosaville Locality Overall Outcomes
The Noosaville Locality Plan identifies the following applicable overall outcomes:
        a) New uses and works are located, designed and managed to—
             i      be compatible with other uses and works;
             ii     maintain the safety of people and works;
             iii    avoid significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by users of other premises,
                    including acoustic and visual qualities; and
             iv     avoid significant adverse effects on the natural environment, including native habitat removal,
                    fragmentation and attrition;
        b) Development is consistent with the Priority Infrastructure Plan in Part 15;
        c) Noosaville retains its role as a focus for visitor accommodation and services in the Shire;
             …
        i)   Significant retail and commercial uses provide residents and visitors with a range of low to high
             order goods and services;
        j)   Business centres are significant employment nodes and are serviced by public transport;
             …
        l)   Areas of native remnant or regrowth vegetation, including their biodiversity and habitat values are
             protected and retained in their natural state;
        m) The environmental and aesthetic values of Noosa National Park, Keyser Island and Weyba Creek
           Conservation Parks; Noosa River and its foreshore; Lakes Doonella and Weyba; Eenie and
           Weyba Creeks and their associated riparian communities are of the highest significance and have
           the highest order of protection;
        n) Gibson Road, part of Mary Street, Noosa Parade, Reef Street, Weyba Road, Walter Hay Drive,
           Eenie Creek Road, Beckmans Road and Eumundi-Noosa Road are protected as parts of the
           Noosa’s major road network;
        o) The function, safety and visual amenity of the Noosa’s major road network are protected; …”
Applicant’s Response
The proposed expansion involves new building work on land located adjacent to the existing Noosa Civic. The
development is to complement and support the existing centre, as reflected in the site plan, which provides for
a number of linkages and connections between the two components. These linkages will further improve
legibility and pedestrian permeability throughout the SBC. As an expansion of the existing Noosa Civic, the
proposed development is compatible with existing development on the site.
The containment of the bulk of the development within the boundaries of Precinct E1 whilst maintaining
predominantly an 8m vegetated landscape buffer to the internal loop road serves to reduce visual amenity
impacts and promotes landscape and natural character values that are present within the Noosa Shire.
Whilst vegetation clearing is required, in conflict with overall outcome l), clearing is limited to the development
footprint and maximises tree retention within Covenant J. Clearing during construction will occur sequentially
under the supervision of a spotter catcher. An offset will also be provided for the clearing of koala habitat trees
in accordance with the Queensland Environmental Offset Policy 2014, which will also act to offset the impacts
of clearing on other MSES. Provision of an offset under the Environmental Offset Policy 2014 will also
compensate for local environmental impacts (matters of local environmental significance).



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