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Response to Information Request Report (rec. 17.02.26) MCU25/0092 & OPW25/0143
17 February 2026 Noosa Council [email protected] RE: Response to Information Request (MCU25/0092) – Dual Occupancy & Associated Operational Works - situated at 5 Martin St, Peregian Beach Council issued a further information request on 17 October 2025. The following additional information provides a response to Council’s request items: 1. Revise plans between discrepancies between engineering and architectural plans. 2. Reduce the number of openings to the streetscape and total access width. Detail contours levels on the plans including the road contour. AND Detail basement footings/contiguous piles / means of construction on the basement plan. The basement access and earthworks have been substantially modified to allow for appropriate access to the basement. The basement is proposed to be cut within the sand and includes a retaining wall design that is not within the setbacks. Continuous piling will be designed by the structural engineers for Building Approval, however a condition may be imposed for any structures to be located outside of the setback to ensure appropriate landscaping opportunities between buildings. A copy of the earthworks sections is included below.
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3. Confirm how ground level has been determined i.e., ground level is the
level of the surface of the land on the day the first plan of survey was
registered or as determined by a registered cadastral surveyor.
4. Detail the buildings maximum height with Reduced Level (RLs).
Max Watterson Surveyors has determined ground level based on the adjoining ground
levels. This plan forms part of the engineering drawings and the finished height of the
building relative to this level
5. Provide revised landscape plans prepared by a suitably qualified
landscape architect in accordance with the requirements of the PSP2 –
Landscaping, and that incorporate the following:
a. A layout that includes additional landscape vegetation in front of
the boundary walls. The garden is required to incorporate
additional trees and tall shrubs to assist in the screening of the
built form of the fence and development when viewed from Martin
Street and Avocet Parade.
b. Additional screening vegetation with vertical scale to be provide
either side of the driveway, to buffer the built form when viewed
from Avocet Parade. Ensure planting includes appropriate height
screening plants (minimum 4-5 metres in height at maturity).
6. In accordance with AO2.1 of the Sustainable Building Code provide a
minimum 3,000 litres of rainwater storage is provided per dwelling and
reused for non-potable purposes and incorporated into a stormwater
management plan.
Detailed Landscaping plans are provided as Sheets 400-00 to 400-04 which includes
landscaping in accordance with Planning Scheme Policy for coastal species. The 3kLitre
water storage tanks are also provided for and shown under the building adjoining the pool
and will be reused by each unit for landscaping purposes. Detailed plans and connections
are required for the plumbing approvals.
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Pursuant to the Development Assessment Rules, the applicant has given the assessment
manager the information requested. Please proceed with the processing of the application
at your earliest convenience.
If you have any further queries in relation to the above, please do not hesitate to contact
myself.
Regards,
Jack Lewis B.Sc Hons UNSW M.Plan Otago
Planner/Director
Pivotal Perspective Pty Ltd
0406 334 227
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