2020-08-17 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                      17 AUGUST 2020

                g)    would result in significant adverse impacts on biodiversity, native
                      vegetation, native fauna habitat, landscape quality, and ground water
                      quality as a result of clearing, excavation and waste water disposal.
          5.    The proposal does not comply with the Overall Outcomes a) and c) and Specific
                Outcomes O3, and O35 of the Visitor Accommodation Code, as the proposal:
                a)    is not of a scale and nature complementary and respectful to its
                      surroundings, has not been designed to integrate with the natural
                      landscape setting and will result in adverse environmental impacts;
                b)    is not compatible with and does not promote the natural environment.
          6.    The proposal does not comply with the Overall Outcomes a), b) c), d) and g) and
                Specific Outcomes O1, O3, O4, O7, O8, O11, O14, O15, O16, O18 and O19 of
                the Biodiversity Overlay Code, as the proposal would result in significant adverse
                impacts on the natural environment as a result of:
                a)    clearing 1.24 hectares of threatened species habitat of high value regrowth
                      vegetation;
                b)    the potential to pollute a wetland with high ecological values through waste
                      water disposal.
          7.    The development proposal is inconsistent with the 2020 Noosa Plan, in which
                the land is zoned tourist accommodation, the provisions of which seek to restrict
                the subject land for visitor accommodation and to preserve the amenity of the
                area and natural vegetation in a similar manner to the 2006 Noosa Plan.
          8.    Since the time of lodgement of the development application the State mapping
                has been updated, the subject land being now mapped as a koala priority area
                and core koala habitat area in which development is prohibited under the
                Planning Regulation 2017 to the extent it interferes with koala habitat.
          9.    There is no significant economic or town planning need for the proposed
                development.
          10.   There are no discretionary matters which would warrant approval of the proposed
                development.
    B.    Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.
    C.    Note the application was lodged under the Noosa Plan 2006, which was superseded
          by the Noosa Plan 2020, which commenced on 31 July 2020. All references to the
          ‘Noosa Plan’ or ‘the planning scheme’ within the assessment report is in reference to
          the now superseded Noosa Plan 2006.
    For:        Crs Stockwell, Jurisevic, Wilkie and Wegener
    Against:    Crs Lorentson and Stewart
                                                                                         Carried.
    Cr Lorentson voted against the motion.




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