Town Planning Report · MCU18/0015

Town Planning Report                                                                           January 2018


Desired Environmental Outcomes

37. The Noosa Plan 2006 (Planning Scheme) includes Desired Environmental Outcomes (DEO’s) which seek
   to balance the components of ecologically sustainable development and achieve the desired vision for
   Noosa. Table 3 below provides a review of the proposed development against the relevant DEO’s

       Table 3 – Response to Desired Environmental Outcomes
       Desired Environmental Outcome              How the proposal addresses DEO
       OPEN SPACE, ENVIRONMENT AND The proposed development is consistent with
       CONSERVATION FUNCTIONING                   Desired Environmental Outcome – Open Space,
       Networks of open space and natural Environment and Conservation Functioning on the
       habitat, vegetated lands, and riparian following basis: -
       zones along watercourses—                   The proposed development is such that
       i. are sensitively managed and                ecological values on site will be protected via
             protected from any adverse              an ecological reserve in public ownership to
             impacts, including cumulative           ensure strong protection;
             impacts,        resulting      from  The subject site contains large areas of existing
             development;                            vegetation that are intended to be protected
       ii. set Noosa apart from other coastal        through built form arrangement and proposed
             parts of south-east Queensland by       lot configuration. It is intended that vast areas
             strongly protecting the natural         of the site be preserved by way of park
             environment;                            dedication which will ensure the ongoing
       iii. support the economy through the          retention of this greenspace for public
             tourism industry;                       enjoyment;
       iv. define the boundaries to or of each  Proposed building envelopes have been
             of the distinct urban localities of     rationalised and consolidated towards the least
             Noosa;                                  constrained areas of the site, with proposed
       v. protect water quality, landscape           lots configured to maintain the existing
             stability and biodiversity;             amenity of the Noosa heads locality;
       vi. provide passive, nature-based  The development layout is such that natural
             recreational and educational            hazards will be avoided and / or mitigated;
             opportunities;                        The development layout has been designed to
       vii. enhance visual amenity; and              ensure that risk of harm to people, property
       viii. provide linkages beyond Noosa’s         and the environment due to bushfire is
             boundaries.                             minimised, by way of appropriate design and
                                                     provision of essential water infrastructure;
       RESIDENTIAL USES                           The proposed development is consistent with
       Urban and rural settlement for             Desired Environmental Outcome – Residential
       residential use is developed to be         Uses on the following basis: -
       consistent with—                            The proposed development anticipates only 4
       i. the planned capacity for roads,             residential lots, with 3 of these lots to be
             community         services      and      developed with a single detached dwelling and
             infrastructure for the particular        the remaining lot developed with 12 multiple
             locality;                                housing units. The functional road hierarchy
       ii. the expectations of Noosa’s                within which the proposed development
             population to have access to a           intersects has been designed to accommodate
             broad range of safe, secure and          such densities;
             affordable housing;                   The proposed development achieves a
       iii. the expected character and                compact       settlement      pattern     which
             amenity for the particular locality;     successfully integrates with the existing road
                                                      network;




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