2020-03-16 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                                 16 MARCH 2020


4    FURTHER REPORT - MCU18/0015 & RAL18/0001 - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR
     MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE (2 DETACHED HOUSES AND 12 MULTIPLE HOUSING -
     TYPE 4 CONVENTIONAL) AND RECONFIGURATION OF A LOT (1 INTO 4 LOTS PLUS
     EASEMENT) AT 27 ATTUNGA HEIGHTS, NOOSA HEADS

Author             Coordinator Planning, Patrick Murphy
                   Environment and Sustainable Development Department

Index              ECM / Application / MCU18/0015 and RAL18/0001

Attachments        1.   Officer Report & Attachments from 11 June 2019 Planning and
                        Environment Committee Meeting (84 page Attachment provided
                        separately to this agenda)



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Contract Planner to the Planning & Environment Committee
Meeting dated 11 June 2019 and the Further Report to the General Committee Meeting dated 16
March 2020 regarding Application No. MCU18/0015 for a Development Permit for Material Change
of Use (2 Detached Houses and Multiple Housing – type 4 Conventional – 12 Units) and
Reconfiguring a Lot (1 into 4 lots plus Access Easement) situated at 27 Attunga Heights, Noosa
Heads and:
A.   Refuse the application for the following reasons:
     1.    The proposed development is contrary to the Noosa Plan’s Strategic Framework and
           the Desired Environmental Outcomes as
           (i)     The proposal does not satisfactorily protect the site’s significant environment
                   values.
           (ii)    The proposal does not maintain a satisfactory wildlife corridor through the site
                   and intrudes into the riparian buffer to the site’s watercourse.
     2.    The proposed development is contrary to the Overall and Specific Outcomes of the
           Noosa Heads Locality Code as
           (i)     The proposed uses are inconsistent with and therefore strongly inappropriate in
                   the Open Space Conservation Zone. .
           (ii)    The applicant has not satisfactorily demonstrated the proposed development
                   footprint is commensurate with the site’s constraints and values.
           (iii)   The proposal will adversely impact on the sites and the adjoining road reserve’s
                   scenic and environmental values.
           (iv)    The proposed built form will adversely impact on the visual amenity of nearby
                   properties in Attunga Heights.
           (v)     The proposed development does not respect the scale and character of the
                   surrounding development.
     3.    The proposed development is contrary to the Specific Outcomes of the Noosa Heads
           Locality Code for population density, gross floor area, site cover, building height and
           setbacks.



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