2021-10-18 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                     18 OCTOBER 2021


                 the street; and
           iv.   does not allow for sufficient landscaping and spacing between the proposed
                 building and neighbouring properties.
     c.    Specific Outcomes O39 and O42 as the garages are not articulated, span most of the
           site’s frontage, do not visually integrate with the building and will dominate the street front.
2.   The proposal is not consistent with the built form requirements of the Noosa Plan 2020.




                                         Figure 1 – Locality Plan

The application was refused as while the area is intended to be developed for duplex dwellings being
zoned Attached Housing under The Noosa Plan 2006, the proposed built form was non-compliant
with a number of key development parameters, including population density, plot ratio, site cover,
building height in storeys and side setbacks
These key development parameters are designed to ensure buildings are consistent in scale and
bulk with surrounding development in the area, buildings do not present an appearance of excessive
bulk, preserve the amenity of the surrounding area, allow soft landscaping between buildings and
adequate recreation area at ground level for residents.
The delegated officer report at the time noted that while there may be some grounds to approve the
additional bedroom given the changes to the planning scheme, there were no grounds to approve
the development in full given the number and extent of non-compliances with the scheme’s built form
outcomes.
As a result of Council’s decision to refuse the application, the applicant lodged an appeal to the
Planning & Environment Court seeking that the duplex be approved subject to reasonable and
relevant conditions.
During the course of the appeal, mediation was attended with the Court registrar wherein Council’s
reasons for refusal were discussed with the applicant and officers explored potential amendments
to the plans with the applicant to address the issues raised in the refusal. Following the mediation
the applicant made a number of amendments to the proposal plans. The amended plans address
the non-compliances with the planning scheme including:

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