2017-08-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       08 AUGUST 2017


The existing entrance to the site will be maintained and improved with a new kiosk and reception
area proposed.
The area of the extension will be used for camping purposes with grassed sites and road access
however no further amenities will be provided on this portion of the site.
The proposed works remain within the existing approved 200 camping sites limit.
Attachment 1 provides concept plans of the proposed upgrade.
2.    SITE DETAILS
2.1. Background
In 1986, Noosa Council approved a rezoning of the site to the Special Facilities (Campground)
zone to permit camping from the site. A lease was subsequently entered into with the State allowing
for a campground of up to 200 sites and associated facilities.
In April 2006, Council resolved to:
    Adjust the boundary of the Noosa North Shore Beach Campground to the south involving
      revocation of part of Lot 1010 NPWS 686.
    Dedicate the road reserve over the existing formation of the Wilderness Track through Lot
      1010 NPW 686 (Regional Park - Great Sandy Resource Reserve), requiring excision from
      National Park.
    Transfer the balance area west of the road dedication to National Park (very small piece of
      land that would be alienated as part of the road dedication).
In December 2015, Council resolved to engage a multi-disciplinary team to assess options and
develop a master plan for the upgrade of the campground.
The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) are currently progressing the
excision of the southern portion of the site from National Park.
Separate to this application, Council has lodged survey plans with the State which detail, the
creation of road to the west of the site (including the carparking area in front of the main access)
and inclusion of the area to the south of the existing boundary.
2.2. Site Description
The report submitted with the application provides the following description of the site:
The land, the subject of this application (to be known as the site), is located at 240 Wilderness
Track, Noosa North Shore and described as Lot 32 on MCH4399 and Part of Lot 1010 on NPW686.
Lot 32 contains an approved existing campground known as the Noosa North Shore Beachfront
Campground and is of an irregular shape with direct frontage to the unmade gazetted road called
the Esplanade which forms the eastern boundary of the site. Lot 32 is bounded to the north, west
and south by the Great Sandy Resources Reserve. The existing campground is approved for up
to 200 sites which comprise informal grassed and wooded camp sites which are located within the
existing vegetation and are accessed by sand and gravel tracks that wind through the vegetation.
The south-eastern corner of this lot site is relatively open with grassed camping extending into the
road and adjoining lot.
The Noosa North Shore Beachfront Campground also provides an entry kiosk and office,
manager’s residence and central amenities block with septic tanks and shed to the centre front of
the site. Car parking facilities for 21 cars and 3 trailers are provided to the front of these facilities.
This lot is well vegetated with a mixture of native vegetation and some cleared camping sites.
The existing campground has extended beyond the boundaries of Lot 32 into the Esplanade to the
west and southwards into Lot 1010 which is the Great Sandy Resources Reserve. The northern
corner of this portion of the site has been cleared through camping activities with a loop road
extending from the approved campground to this portion of the site.

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