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

                             Figure 21: Approved plan as annotated by SARA

4.2. Internal Council Referrals
The application was forwarded to the following internal Council officers:
•       Coordinator Engineering, Development Assessment
•       Senior Environment Officer, Development Assessment
4.3. Other Referrals
The application was forwarded to the following external experts for review and/or comment:
•       Stormwater Management / Hydrology
•       Bushfire Hazard
•       Koala Habitat
4.4. Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for sixteen (16) business days in accordance with the Planning
Act 2016. 125 properly made submissions were received, six (6) in support of the development
and 119 opposed to the development. The following table provides a summary of and response to
the issues raised by submitters.
Submissions Opposing the Development

    Matters Raised                                  Comments

    General Environmental Concerns                 Agreed - as outlined in the above assessment,
                                                   the proposal does not meet the environmental
    •   The proposal is the antithesis to the aims
                                                   outcomes of the Strategic Framework, Zone
        of the Biosphere or the expressed
                                                   Codes and Biodiversity, Waterways and
        intentions of Noosa Council
                                                   Wetlands Overlay Code.


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