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Reference: 22-019                                                                ABN: 74 622 643 421

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28 November 2022



Noosa Council
PO Box 141
Tewantin QLD 4565

Dear Sir/Madam

              MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION
              DWELLING HOUSE, 19 YUROL FROREST DRIVE, POMONA

On behalf of Alex and Jaymie Lee Corrigan, please find enclosed an application for a
material change of use development permit for a new dwelling house on a rural residential
property described as Lot 6 on RP42647. The development application has been prepared
in accordance with section 51 of the Planning Act 2016.

The majority of the property has previously been subject to extensive clearing of the
understorey, although a number of canopy trees remain in place across the allotment. The
proposed dwelling house is located on flatter land towards the centre of the allotment,
however there is insufficient clearing to accommodate a residence within the nominated
setbacks, or to accommodate the firebreak required to mitigate bushfire risk. At a State
level, the site is mapped as supporting remnant vegetation listed as ‘least concern’ under
the Vegetation Management Act 1999 and is also mapped as core koala habitat in a koala
priority area. The site is mapped as supporting an area of biodiversity significance and
MESE environmental values under Council’s Biodiversity, waterways and wetlands overlay.

With regard to State interests, the following applies:
• Schedule 10, Part 3, Division 2 of the Planning Regulation 2017 states that operational
   work that is the clearing of native vegetation on prescribed land is assessable
   development, unless the clearing is exempt clearing work or accepted development
   and is not considered prohibited development. The clearing of native vegetation for
   residential clearing is exempt development under Schedule 21, Part 2, Section 2(b) of
   the Regulation.
• Schedule 10, Part 10, Section 16A of the Planning Regulation 2017 states that
   development interfering with koala habitat in a mapped koala priority area and koala
   habitat area is prohibited development however this does not apply where the extent
   of the development is considered to be exempted development. Reference to Schedule
   24 of the Regulation states the following is exempt development as it relates to the site:
   • Clause (k) – Development other than development mentioned in any of paragraphs
       (a) to (j) of the definitions, that results in a total area on the premises of 500 m 2 or


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