2016-09-06 - Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                6 SEPTEMBER 2016


3.3.1. Locality Provisions
The Noosa Heads Locality Code seeks the following overall outcomes for development on the
site:
9.8.2 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;
      k)   Areas of native remnant and regrowth vegetation, including their biodiversity and
           habitat values are protected;
      l)   Land that has natural environmental values and cultural heritage values is protected
           and maintained for future generations, including the following—
           i     Noosa National Park and Keyser Island and Weyba Creek conservation parks;
           ii    the vegetated hills which frame Noosa Heads, Laguna Bay, Noosa Inlet and
                 Hastings Street;
           iii   Noosa Spit and the beaches;
           iv    the foreshore areas of the Noosa River, Lake Weyba, Weyba Creek and their
                 associated riparian communities;
           v     the koala corridor between the various parts of the Noosa National Park and
                 vegetation stands around Lake Weyba;
           vi    the vegetated drainage lines through residential estates; and
           vii private land with native vegetation communities;
      o)   For the Semi-Attached Housing Zone—residents are accommodated in detached
           housing or semi-attached housing forms that—
           i     offer a high level of residential amenity, design quality and safety; and
           ii    respect the domestic scale of surrounding detached housing;
The development proposes a multiple dwelling use consistent with the planning intent of the
Noosa Springs Master Plan and The Noosa Plan. The previous multiple dwelling approval for the
site was for terracotta rooved, Mediterranean-style rendered masonry buildings of the style
broadly developed across the Noosa Springs estate. The current proposal updates the design to
a more contemporary building designs with greater mix of materials and more consistent with
Noosa’s design principles.
The development is as would be generally anticipated by existing Noosa Springs residents and is
of a similar scale and layout to the previous unit development approved over the site. The main
assessment issues arising from assessment against the locality plan relate to vegetation, habitat
and edge effects, and visual amenity. These are discussed in detail in the primary assessment
issues section of this report.
The Locality Code includes built form provisions for new development. The table below indicates
the development’s level of compliance with the applicable built form limits.




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