2014-09-16 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       16 September 2014



    Issues                                         Comments

    Impacts of construction start times on         The Environmental Protection Act regulates that
    neighbours – request start after 7:30 am.      construction activities do not commence outside of
                                                   the hours 6:30am to 6:30pm Monday to Saturday
                                                   and no construction on Sundays or public holidays.
                                                   Special concessions are sometimes given for
                                                   Hastings Street, however in this instance it is not
                                                   considered appropriate to regulate the construction
                                                   commencement time not in accordance with the state
                                                   law.

    The bedrooms of the upper floor units 1 and    33 Nannygai Street is located across the road from
    3 will look directly into the property at 33   the development. The design sets the bedrooms
    Nannygai Street.                               back 6m from the Nannygai St frontage. As a result
                                                   the building is setback more than 31m from the
                                                   existing units across the road. This setback meets
                                                   the Probable Solution of the code and is considered
                                                   to be an adequate setback, so as not to result in
                                                   overlooking issues.

    A footpath should be constructed in the        A condition is included for a 2m wide footpath to be
    frontage.                                      provided across the frontage of the site.



5.       CONCLUSION
The proposed development is for Multiple Dwelling Units (4 units) on a 1,619m2 site, within
the Semi Attached Housing zone at 28 Nannygai Street, Noosaville. The development is
identified as an inconsistent use within the zone.
Despite the inconsistency with the zone, the application has been assessed against the
provisions of The Noosa Plan and does not raise any significant planning concerns. The site
is surrounded by existing multiple dwelling units and is only one block away from the Major
Road Network (Weyba Road) and 150m to the Business Centre zone (Aldi and Lake Weyba
Drive restaurants).
While the proposed use raises a conflict with the Noosaville Locality Code, it is considered
that the following grounds are sufficient to support the proposal:
•        The proposal provides for a high level of residential amenity, consistent with the
         surrounding development in the area and The Noosa Plan requirements for the Semi
         Attached Housing zone; and
•        The development is located within convenient access to the major road network and
         surrounding shops.
•        The proposed built form is equivalent to 2 duplex developments, which is consistent
         with the permitted development on the site.
The application is therefore recommended for approval, subject to conditions.




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