2022-10-11 Planning & Environment Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                 11 OCTOBER 2022


Figure 2 below provides an extract of the approved footprint and elevations of the development.




                               Figure 2- Approved Resort MCU2008/0176

On the 6 December 2013, the Environment Court approved a change to condition 35 - extending
the relevant period until 8 April 2017 and included an additional condition for a monetary
contribution of $44,160 for the offset of 44 koala habitat trees. The applicant subsequently paid the
contribution, with Council using the money for the planting and maintenance of 300 koala habitat
trees within the Girraween Nature Refuge.
On 5 January 2017, the applicant sought a further 4-year extension to the approval. Due to changes
in the legislation, the request to extend the currency period was able to be considered by Council
and not the Court. The request was approved by delegation noting that application was consistent
with the relevant State and Noosa Plan requirements. Additional infrastructure charges for missing
networks were included as part of the approved extension to currency.
3.    ASSESSMENT
The applicant has requested an extension to the currency period to the development approval
under section 86 of the Planning Act 2016 for a further 12 months. In accordance with Section
87(1) of the Planning Act 2016, in deciding an extension application the assessment manager may

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