2017-08-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       08 AUGUST 2017


The site forms part of an area of land that provides a corridor for native wildlife to move between
areas of protected habitat in the locality, including Noosa National Park, Lake Weyba and Tewantin
State Forest. Notably the Regional Ecosystem Map for the site locality identifies the presence of
areas identified as being Essential Habitat for species listed as Endangered, Vulnerable or Rare
pursuant to the Nature Conservation Act. These are wetland habitats which are associated with
Eenie Creek and its tributaries for the Wallum froglet and Wallum rocketfrog. A number of other
significant fauna species also have a high probability of utilising the habitat within the site, including
koalas.

        Subject site




                                          Figure 1: Locality Plan

3.2. Surrounding Land Uses
The land abuts a mix of residential, rural, open space conservation and community services land
uses. A number of parcels of Bushland Reserve associated with the Noosa Business Centre and
the residential estate accessed via Lake Entrance Boulevard are adjacent the northern boundary.
A number of detached housing lots along Lake Entrance Boulevard also abut the northern
boundaries of the site, though there is no direct road link from that estate to the subject site.
Directly to the west of the site are rural residential lots accessed via Hollett Road and the Noosa
Par 3 Golf Course. A large (321.9ha) Council-owned allotment sits to the south-east of the site.
The Noosa refuse station is located in its south-eastern corner but majority of the lot is undeveloped
and a portion is dedicated as nature refuge (known as Weyba Nature Refuge).
Densely vegetated rural zoned land holdings are located to the east of the site. Weyba Downs
residential estate is to the south-west of the site and comprises a mix rural-residential and rural
lots.
4.     ASSESSMENT
Pursuant to section 87 of the Planning Act 2016 (PA):
     (1) When assessing an extension application, the assessment manager may consider any
         matter that the assessment manager considers relevant, even if the matter was not relevant
         to assessing the development application.
The matters which are considered to be relevant to the assessment of the application are
discussed in detail below:



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