2016-09-06 - Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                6 SEPTEMBER 2016


4.     CONSULTATION
4.1. IDAS Referral Agencies
Nil.
4.2. Other Referrals
The application was forwarded to the following internal Council specialists:
     Senior Ecologist
     Development Engineer
     Environment Officer
     Waste Management Officer
Their assessments form part of this report.
4.3. Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for 15 business days in accordance with the Sustainable
Planning Act 2009. 3 properly made submissions were received, with 2 objecting to the
development and 1 neutral. The following table provides a summary and assessment of the
issues raised.

 Issues                                        Comments

 Concerned with the increased overall The development is consistent with the original
 quantity of people to reside in Noosa adopted masterplan for Noosa Springs and the
 Springs (holiday makers or residents) - ongoing provisions under The Noosa Plan.
 particularly the capacity of Resort Drive to
 cater for the additional construction and
 ongoing traffic.

 Impacts on road reserve from construction The developer is required to make good any
 traffic.                                  construction damage to public infrastructure.

 Potential impacts      on    koalas    from Resort Drive is a low speed environment and
 construction traffic                        construction traffic to the site is not considered to
                                             pose a significant risk to koalas.

 Vegetation along Resort Drive should be Conditions are recommended to retain the trees
 retained to buffer the development and for along the Resort Drive frontage.
 food and refuge for koalas.
                                            Vegetation is recommended for clearing to the
                                            south to minimise edge effects, allow the co-
                                            location of the pedestrian pathway and buffer from
                                            bushfire risk to the south. The clearing in this area
                                            is supported on the basis of an offset contribution
                                            secured by an Infrastructure Agreement.

 Koala trees on the site should be retained.   The site is mostly cleared and does not contain
                                               any primary koala food trees. Given the level of
                                               bushfire risk on the site, retention or reinstatement
                                               of flammable species is not supported. Three
                                               secondary koala food trees (Bloodwoods) are
                                               proposed to be removed along the southern
                                               boundary,     with    the     recommended        offset
                                               arrangement considered to provide a net
                                               environmental benefit.


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