2017-08-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   08 AUGUST 2017


It is also considered that the proposal is not consistent with Specific Outcome 16 of the Tewantin
and Doonan Locality Code which requires that:
There are no significant adverse effects on biodiversity, native vegetation, native fauna habitat,
landscaped quality, water quality or cultural heritage values, including those related to—
a)   changes to natural drainage;
b)   management of fire risk;
c)   erosion and the transport of sediments off site;
d)   unmanaged public access;
e)   effluent disposal;
f)   changes to fauna habitat and behaviour; and
g)   disturbance of buildings and features, including natural features of cultural heritage
     significance
The development, if approved in its current form, will give rise to clearing of protected vegetation
for development in a rural zone.
The planning report submitted with the application identifies that the approved development results
in dedication of significant open space which will result in considerable community benefits through
the long-term conservation and low impact recreational use areas with ecological values.
Protection of the sites ecological values are not reliant on the approvals requirement to dedicate
open space as the Biodiversity Overlay (Riparian Buffer and Environmental Protection Area) now
applies to the site.
The South East Queensland Koala Conservation State Planning Regulatory Provisions have come
in to effect since the original approval. In accordance with the provisions the site is identified as
being in a Koala Assessable Area and containing areas identified as bushland habitat. The
provisions require that premises outside of the Urban Footprint do not remove non-juvenile koala
habitat trees in areas defined as bushland habitat.
The approved layout requires the removal of non-juvenile koala habitat trees in bushland habitat
in an area outside the urban footprint (refer lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13). In order to comply with
this provision these lots would require amendment.
The Riparian Buffer is located within a section of the site and some of the proposed lots are located
in this area. The establishment of new lots within the Riparian Buffer is not supported by the Noosa
Plan.
A considerable time has elapsed since the date of the ecological assessment reports, some of
which are more than a decade old. Therefore, the currency of the data has expired and cannot be
considered relevant.
Bushfire
The current State Planning Provisions came into effect after the original approval. The current
bushfire hazard mapping assesses bushfire hazard differently to the previous bushfire mapping
used in the original assessment. When assessing the original application, the hazard assessment
concluded that areas of the site had medium bushfire hazard rating. The current mapping system
identifies that the site contains significant areas which are mapped as having high potential bushfire
intensity. As a result of the changes setback/buffer areas may require an amended subdivision
layout. An updated bushfire management plan has not been provided with this application.
Stormwater and Acid Sulphate Soils
The original approval included conditions relating to Stormwater and Acid Sulphate Soils. The
conditions require an Integrated Stormwater Management Plan and an Acid Sulphate Soil and
Groundwater Investigation and Management Plan to be submitted with any application for
Operational Works. The conditions required that the reports be in accordance with the guidelines
that were relevant at the time the decision was made.



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