2017-11-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                7 NOVEMBER 2017


Desired Environmental Outcomes
j)    Residential Uses
      Urban and rural settlement for residential use is contained within the defined urban growth
      boundaries shown on zoning maps ZM1- ZM9 by –
      i          development being within the planned capacity for roads, community services and
                 infrastructure for the particular locality;
      vi         being conveniently located with access to urban services employment and
                 infrastructure;
      vii        being suitably separated from incompatible land uses;
Tewantin and Doonan Locality Code
12.7.2      The overall outcomes sought for the Tewantin & Doonan Locality are the following
            a)    New uses and works are located, designed and managed to—
                   i   be compatible with other uses and works;
                   iii avoid significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by users of other
                       premises including acoustic and visual qualities; and
                   iv avoid significant adverse effects on the natural environment, including native
                      habitat removal, fragmentation and attrition;
            c)    Urban development is limited to land within the Urban Growth Boundary as shown
                  on Map ZM9;
            m) The Tewantin & Doonan Locality retains its primary role of providing housing for
               permanent residents;
            o)    Tewantin maintains the atmosphere of a small country town with residents enjoying
                  high levels of convenience and accessibility to urban services;
The proposal is consistent with the relevant Desired Environmental Outcomes and the Tewantin
and Doonan Locality Code as the proposal provides for new lots within the urban growth
boundary on suitably zoned land within an existing residential area.
The proposed lots accord with the minimum lot area requirements, some of the lots require
variation to the minimum width of 17 metres however these variations are minor being 0.5 and
0.7 metres and are consistent with surrounding lots and the proposed lots will comfortably
accommodate a detached house. The site is situated within approximately 1.2km of the Tewantin
business centre. Therefore, new residential development on the lots will be conveniently located
with access to local employment, urban services and infrastructure.
The supporting documents submitted with the application note that existing vegetation will be
retained where appropriate. However, it is most likely that works associated with reconfiguration
and future development of the site will result in the removal of a significant amount of the existing
vegetation from the site.
A visual assessment of the vegetation has determined the majority of the vegetation is exotic
pine trees (Pinus spp.), with the remaining approximately 30% being native species, consisting of
a range of age classes with few mature species. The native species include Glochidion ferdinandi
(Cheese tree), Melaleuca quinquenervia (Paperbark), Eucalyptus tereticornis (Blue gum),
Eucalyptus tessellaris (Moreton Bay ash) and Syncarpia glomulifera (Turpentine). Generally, the
understorey consists of mown lawn areas, and copses of weeds, including Singapore Daisy and
Easter Cassia.
The Biodiversity Overlay does not apply to the site. It is also noted that the land has been zoned
to facilitate urban development and that building footprints will necessitate vegetation removal.



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