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            4. Deficient Walkable Access to Essential Services

                     o    Under the Transport Code’s purpose (9.4.7.2), development should improve “coordination
                          between transport and land-use” to foster more walkable and connected neighbourhoods.
                          Noosa Shire Council

                     o    The fact that the closest core function grocery store is ~1.6 km away, combined with challenging
                          road crossings and elevation changes, indicates that the development does not adequately
                          fulfill the “efficient transport network” objective expected by NP2020.

            5. Loss of Informal Green Space (Landscape / Open Space Character)

                     o    The Landscaping Code (Part 9, Section 9.4.5) includes Performance Outcome PO1, which
                          requires landscaped areas to integrate water-sensitive design and retain existing vegetation
                          where possible. Noosa Shire Council

                     o    Replacing a long-used informal green space (which currently provides visual relief, passive
                          recreation, and a buffer associated with the cemetery) with dense built form would undermine
                          these outcomes, reducing the quality of landscaped and public amenity.

            6. Inadequate Parking and On-Street Overflow

                     o    In the Transport Code, there are also provisions relating to driveways, parking, and safe access
                          (Part 9, Table 9.4.1.3, Driveways and Parking Code). The scheme requires adequate parking to
                          serve development while maintaining character and safety. Noosa Shire Council

                     o    The proposal’s allocation of only 31 parking spaces for 25 dwellings (plus community facilities)
                          will not comply with required acceptable or performance outcomes, especially for visitor
                          parking, manoeuvring, and overflow — risking non-conformity with the Driveways and Parking
                          Code.

            7. Height, Bulk, and Visual Impact (Design / Built Form)

                     o    The Sustainable Building Design Code (Part 9, Section 9.4.6) requires development to respond
                          to local site characteristics such as topography, orientation, and existing vegetation (PO7) to
                          minimize visual impact. Noosa Shire Council

                     o    PO8 of the same Code demands a high-quality design response: “Development … is designed
                          to a measured equivalent of a 5-star Green Star rating” or demonstrates detailed design
                          response (e.g., passive design, cross-ventilation, shade). Noosa Shire Council

                     o    A three-storey appearance (resulting from underground parking) is inconsistent with these
                          design expectations: not only would the scale potentially undermine “low-scale character”
                          (Medium Density Code 6.3.2.2), it will fail to meet the design performance outcomes in PO7 and
                          PO8.

            8. Overdevelopment Relative to Site Capacity

                     o    Under the Medium Density Residential Zone Code (6.3.2), the overall outcomes include
                          ensuring development is “compatible with surrounding uses” and avoids “intrusion of
                          incompatible uses … to protect land for … multiple dwellings …” (6.3.2.2(2)(d)–(e)). Noosa Shire
                          Council

                     o    Over-intensifying the site risks breaching these outcomes by overwhelming infrastructure,
                          character, open space, and amenity.

            9. Stormwater and Flooding Risk (Water Quality & Drainage Code)

                     o    The Water Quality & Drainage Code (Part 9, Section 9.4.8) applies to assessable development.
                          Table 9.4.8.3 defines Performance Outcome PO1: “The development … is planned and


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