MCU22/0118 – DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE – SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION AT 94 & 142 NOOSA DR, NOOSA HEADS (Referred from Planning & Environment Committee dated 7 November 2023 - Item 5.1) · ATTACHMENT 1 – OFFICER’S REPORT

The proposal plans indicate that there are 242 surveyed native trees on the site, with the following
works proposed:
•    160 to be retained
•    71 to be removed
•    11 proposed to be retained, pending an arborist review during construction
Of the trees surveyed on site, 150 are by the State definition as ‘koala trees’, with:
•     117 to be retained
•     27 to be removed
•     6 proposed to be retained pending arborist review during construction
The following Acceptable and Performance Outcomes of the Biodiversity, Waterways and
Wetlands Overlay Code are relevant to the development:

 Performance Outcomes                               Acceptable Outcomes

 PO1                                                AO1.1
 Development is sited and designed to protect       Ecologically important areas are conserved or
 the physical and ecological integrity and          improved to ensure their ongoing contribution
 biodiversity of ecologically important areas       to the natural resources and biological diversity
 through protection of:                             of Noosa Shire.
 (a) existing habitat areas and ecological
                                                 AND
     linkages; and
 (b) existing riparian vegetation, waterways and AO1.2
     wetland habitat values.
                                                 Buildings, structures and associated works are
                                                 located within existing cleared areas or areas
                                                 of lowest ecological value.

 PO3                                                AO3.1
 Development is designed and sited to manage Where clearing of vegetation cannot be
 adverse impacts on ecologically important practicably avoided, the development:
 areas by:
                                                    (a) ensures the design and siting limits the loss
 (a) minimising the total footprint within which        of vegetation to the smallest extent
     all    activities,  buildings,      structures     possible;
     driveways and other works are contained; (b) protects and retains ecological values and
 (b) locating development in existing cleared           ecosystem processes to the greatest
     areas or areas of low ecological value over        extent possible within and adjacent to the
     other areas to the greatest extent possible;       site;
     and                                            (c) provides measures to allow for safe
 (c) incorporating siting and design measures           movement of fauna through the site; and
     to protect and retain ecological values and (d) provides suitable habitat replacement and
     ecosystem processes within or adjacent to          replanting in accordance with PSP3
     the development site; and                          Ecological Assessment Guidelines.
 (d) where adverse impacts have been
                                                    AO3.2
     minimised, any residual impacts on
     ecological values are compensated for Habitat trees, recruitment habitat trees, and
     through suitable habitat replacement and roosting, breeding and feeding areas are
     replanting on site in the first instance or in protected for native fauna habitat.
     a way that results in a net gain and
     enhancement of the overall habitat values
     of Noosa Shire.

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