2017-08-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   08 AUGUST 2017


Currently officers require preliminary stormwater management plans be provided with the lot
reconfiguration application for assessment. This information is reviewed and considered prior to
an approval being issued to ensure that proposed lot layouts can accommodate the
recommendations and works required in accordance with these types of reports. In this instance
the guidelines referenced in the Acid Sulphate Soils condition requires updating and the
stormwater report may require the lot layout to be amended to accommodate the report
recommendations.
Reconfiguring a Lot Code
With regard to the Reconfiguring a Lot Code the proposal is not consistent with the following overall
outcomes:
b)    compatible relationships between land uses;
g)    lots that avoid significant adverse effects on the natural environment and landscape and
      minimise the risk of hazards for people and property;
l)    residential development which is consistent with the developed character of its particular
      neighbourhood;
m)    rural residential development only where it has good levels of convenience and accessibility
      to towns and villages; and
The use of the rural land for the purpose of a residential subdivision is not consistent with
surrounding rural land uses and the rural character of the area. The siting of the proposed
subdivision does not provide for reasonable connectivity with the Noosaville commercial precinct
as residents would be required to initially navigate away from the commercial area.
The planning scheme requires that new lot sizes have a minimum area of 100 hectares. The
approval permits lot sizes that are significantly less than the current planning scheme requirement.
The approved lot sizes are generally 4000m2 in area. The approval included some larger lots
however the maximum lot size is 16.87ha which is considerably smaller than the current 100
hectare requirement.
Infrastructure Charges
Adopted Infrastructure Charge Notices No’s 449, 150, 451, 452 were issued according to Stages
1 to 4 with the original approval.
An extension to the currency period would not trigger any additional Infrastructure Charge Notices
(ICN’s) as all the networks are already covered by the previously issued ICN’s which continue
automatically.
Timeframe since the original approval
It is important to note that considerable time has lapsed since the original re-zoning of the land in
1998, which has provided the property owner with substantial opportunity to act.
It is likely that many current members of the community would not be aware of the development
approval as the application to subdivide the site in 2006 was code assessable and did not require
public notification and the land is zoned as Rural. Considerable time has also elapsed since the
application was lodged in 2006 with a decision being determined by the Planning and Environment
Court in 2013.
Since the development approval was issued in 2013 the property owner could have undertaken a
range of activities to progress the development approval. These activities include:
   Lodgement of an Operational works application for Operational Works for Subdivisional
     Works;
   Lodgement of amended plans with Council to satisfy the requirements of the Decision Notice;
   Subdivisional works including road works;
   Environmental works to the park, lots and parts of Hollett Rd; and
   Submission of detailed management plans relating to stormwater and acid sulphate soils.

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