8. Ecological Assessment Report v1- NOOSA NORTHSHORE RETREAT_Optimized · MCU19/0117

Ecological Assessment Report v1                                                         NCES REF: J000436
Lot 500 on SP215779 – 90 Beach Road, Noosa North Shore




1     INTRODUCTION

1.1       Background
North Coast Environmental Services have been commissioned to prepare an Ecological Assessment
Report (EAR) for Lot 500 on SP215779 located at 90 Beach Road, Noosa North Shore (referenced
hereafter as ‘the site’). The EAR was requested to identify the environmental values of the site and
to determine the ecological compliance of a proposed Material Change of Use development
application for Visitor Accommodation to be submitted to Noosa Shire Council. The scope of works
addressed in this report comprises:
      •    A desktop assessment of the potential ecological planning constraints acting on the site;




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      •    A site inspection to ‘ground truth’ the results of the desktop findings;
      •    A flora and fauna habitat survey of the site;
      •    A discussion of the likely impacts of the proposed development on the ecological resources
           identified through the desktop and field investigations;
      •    Analysis of compliance with relevant government environmental assessment frameworks
           identified through the desktop assessment process; and
      •    Identification of suitable mitigation measures to minimise the environmental impacts of the
           proposed development and to assist in securing relevant development permits.
1.2       Development Proposal
The development proposes construction of one visitor accommodation dwelling and a private lagoon.
A site Masterplan has been developed by Tim Ditchfield Architects (refer Appendix 1). The visitor
accommodation is proposed as a two-storey dwelling to be sited in the far south-west corner of the
site with the private lagoon to be constructed in the south-east corner of the site.
1.3       Site Description
The site measures 14,8576.39 ha and is located on the Noosa North Shore within a predominantly
vegetated landscape. The site is currently unimproved and predominately host to native bushland,
excluding an existing sewage treatment plant that services the westerly adjoining Noosa North Shore
Retreat accommodation facility. Beach Road borders the site’s northern boundary with a commercial
campground located north-west of the site. Existing fire management trails are present along the
eastern and southern site boundary and interspersed throughout the site. Large expanses of native
vegetation contained within National Park tenure are present to the east and south of the site. (refer
to Plate 1).




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