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Referral Agency Response - Planning RAP25 0008 (As Published) · RAP25/0008
Officer: Cameron Smith
Direct Telephone: 07 5329 6245
Our Reference: RAP25/0008
DBW25/0014
Your Reference: n/a
21 May 2025
Ms CA Lumley & Mr JW Lumley
C/- Place Design Group
GPO Box 775
BRISBANE QLD 4001
[email protected]
Dear Sir/Madam,
Referral Agency Response
Planning Act 2016
I refer to your application and advise that Council, as a referral agency for the application,
completed its assessment of the application on 15 May 2025. You are advised that Council
requires conditions to be attached to any development approval. The conditions are listed
below.
1. APPLICATION DETAILS
Application No: RAP25/0008
Street address: 7 Maher Terrace, SUNSHINE BEACH QLD 4567
Real property Lot 754 on RP48111
description:
Planning Scheme: Noosa Plan 2020 (25 September 2020)
2. REFERRAL AGENCY RESPONSE
The applicant seeks an early Referral Agency Response for a Dwelling house (Building Height
and Setbacks)
3. TIME LIMIT FOR MAKING FURTHER APPLICATION
Pursuant to section 54(4) of the Planning Act 2016, you will not be required to refer your
building works application to council for a further Referral Agency Response if:
(a) you submit this Referral Agency Response in its entirety, including all referenced plans
and documents, when making the application to the Assessment Manager; and
(b) there are no changes to the proposal that was presented to council with this referral;
and
(c) The development application to the assessment manager is made 2 years of the date
of this referral agency response.
ABN 97.969.214.121 PO Box 141
noosa.qld.gov.au Tewantin QLD 4565
[email protected] 07 5329 6500
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4. REFERRAL AGENCY CONDITIONS
When Conditions must be Complied With
1. Unless otherwise stated, all conditions of this Decision Notice must be complied with
prior to the use of the building commencing, and then compliance maintained at all times
while the use continues.
Approved Plans
2. Development authorised by this approval must be undertaken generally in accordance
with the Approved Plans listed in the table below.
Plan No. Rev. Plan/Document Name Date
Carmel & John D Site Plan Existing prepared by Nielsen 21.03.2025
Lumley SD 1.00 Jenkins
Carmel & John D Site Plan Proposed prepared by Nielsen 21.03.2025
Lumley SD 1.01 Jenkins
Carmel & John D Lower Floor Plan Proposed prepared by 21.03.2025
Lumley SD 1.02 Nielsen Jenkins
Carmel & John D Upper Floor Plan Proposed prepared by 21.03.2025
Lumley SD 1.03 Nielsen Jenkins
Carmel & John D Roof Plan Proposed prepared by Nielsen 21.03.2025
Lumley SD 1.04 Jenkins
Carmel & John B Landscape Floor Plan Proposed 21.03.2025
Lumley SD 1.05 prepared by Nielsen Jenkins
Carmel & John D Elevations Proposed (North & South 21.03.2025
Lumley SD 2.01 Elevations) prepared by Nielsen Jenkins
Carmel & John D Elevations Proposed (East & West 21.03.2025
Lumley SD 2.02 Elevations) prepared by Nielsen Jenkins
Carmel & John D Sections AA & BB Proposed prepared by 21.03.2025
Lumley SD 3.01 Nielsen Jenkins
Carmel & John D Sections CC & DD Proposed prepared 21.03.2025
Lumley SD 3.01 by Nielsen Jenkins
Carmel & John D Sections EE & FF Proposed prepared by 21.03.2025
Lumley SD3.03 Nielsen Jenkins
Building Height
3. The maximum height of the development must not exceed 8 metres above the ground
level.
4. Certification must be submitted to Council from a Registered Cadastral Surveyor (Qld)
which certifies that the building does not exceed the maximum height requirement of this
Decision Notice.
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Car Parking
5. A minimum of two covered car parking spaces must be provided on site and made
available and accessible at all times for residents.
Landscaping Works
6. A minimum of 20% of the site must be retained as soft landscaping.
7. Existing vegetation in the road reserve must be retained, unless written authorisation
from Council is granted for the clearing.
8. Trees to be retained must be protected from clearing or construction activities by:
a. clearly marking vegetation to be retained with flagging tape
b. installing protective fencing around the drip line of the vegetation
c. restricting stockpiling, storage and vehicle parking to those areas which are
already cleared
d. using low impact construction techniques around vegetation.
9. All landscaping species must be varieties chosen from the Coastal Beachfront Areas
Species of the Noosa Plan’s Planning Scheme Policy PSP2.
10. All landscape works must be established and maintained for the life of the development,
and in a manner that ensures healthy, sustained and vigorous plant growth. All plant
material must be allowed to grow to full form and be refurbished when its life expectancy
is reached.
11. All planting areas on the eaves must be planted and maintained at all times, with
replacement planting undertaken promptly where plants fail or do not have a healthy
and vigorous growth.
Vegetation Removal
12. Existing trees on the site must be retained, except those identified for removal on the
approved Site Plan Existing, which are permitted to be removed to accommodate the
approved dwelling.
5. REASONS FOR REFERRAL AGENCY’S DECISION
The proposal is subject to specific built form parameters outlined in Noosa Plan 2020 (25
September 2020).
6. REFERENCE DOCUMENT
Nil.
7. ADVISORY NOTES
The following notes are included for guidance and information purposes only and do not form
part of the referral agency conditions:
Equitable Access and Facilities
1. The plans for the proposed building work have NOT been assessed for compliance with
the requirements of the National Construction Code - Building Code of Australia (Volume
1) as they relate to people with disabilities. Your attention is also directed to the fact
that in addition to the requirements of the National Construction Code as they relate to
people with disabilities, one or more of the following may impact on the proposed
building work:
a. the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Commonwealth);
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b. the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Queensland); and
c. the Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards.
Fires in Urban Areas
2. In urban areas fires are prohibited except where in an appliance is used for domestic
heating or cooking purposes, which must comply with particular standards. Any area
identified as a fire pit area on approved plans is to be in accordance with Local Law &
Subordinate Local Law No. 3, Schedule 3. Refer to the following link for details:
https://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/community/local-laws/local-laws-overview
Qualified Person
3. Qualified Person, for the purpose of:
a. Supervising landscape works and preparing a landscape certification, is
considered to be a landscape architect, landscape designer or horticulturist with a
minimum of three years current experience in the field of landscape design.
b. Undertaking landscape construction and establishment works is considered to be
a person with five years current experience in commercial landscape construction
projects.
c. Managing Fauna protection is considered to be a certified Fauna Spotter Catcher.
d. Undertaking, supervising tree works and preparing arboriculture certification, is
considered to be a person with a minimum three years current experience in tree
protection, hazard identification/mitigation and AS2303 Tree stock for landscape
use assessment and either:
i. International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certification; or
ii. A Diploma of Arboriculture.
8. REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT REFERRAL AGENCY RESPONSE
Not applicable.
Yours faithfully,
Cameron Smith
Development Planner
Enc: Approved Plans/Documents
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