2020-06-09 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        9 JUNE 2020


      (ii)    The applicant has not satisfactorily demonstrated the proposed development footprint
              is commensurate with the site’s constraints and values.
      (iii)   The proposal will adversely impact on the sites and the adjoining road reserve’s
              scenic and environmental values.
      (iv)    The proposed built form will adversely impact on the visual amenity of nearby
              properties in Attunga Heights.
      (v)     The proposed development does not respect the scale and character of the
              surrounding development.
3.    The proposed development is contrary to the Specific Outcomes of the Noosa Heads
      Locality Code for population density, gross floor area, site cover, building height and
      setbacks.
4.    The proposed development is contrary to the Biodiversity Overlay Code as the proposal
      does not satisfactorily manage, minimise or mitigate its impacts on the site’s ecologically
      important areas, ecological linkages for the koala population and the site’s watercourse
      with the development resulting in excessive clearing of protected vegetation.
5.    The proposed subdivision is contrary to the Reconfiguring a Lot Code as:
      (i)     The proposed lots and lot boundaries fragment the site’s wildlife corridor and the
              riparian buffer to the site’s watercourse.
      (ii)    The proposal is to subdivide land in the Open Space Conservation zone.
      (iii)   The applicant has not demonstrated appropriate access for Lot 3 for construction
              purposes is available or achievable.
      (iv)    The proposed parkland lot, Lot 4, includes part of the bushfire protection zone for the
              multiple dwelling units and steep slopes which will require ongoing monitoring and
              future management, inappropriately burdening Council’s resources.
6.    The proposed development has not been designed to avoid any potential instability and
      associated problems and seeks to clear excessive vegetation that assists in stabilising the
      site and the development in the long term contrary to the Natural Hazards Overlay Code
      and Reconfiguration of Lot Code.
7.    The proposed development will adversely impact on the vegetated character of the
      adjoining pedestrian path in Edgar Bennett Avenue road reserve enjoyed by residents and
      visitors to the area due to the scale and extent of development proposed along this
      boundary and limited landscape opportunities to screen the development. The proposed
      works for the driveway and associated retaining walls are also likely to adversely impact on
      the vegetation within the road reserve and result in the removal of some existing mature
      vegetation.
8.    The proposed stormwater management strategies for water quality for the multiple housing
      development on lot 1 conflict with the Water Sensitive Design Code, which requires natural
      treatment strategies and systems and are contrary to the Reconfiguration of Lot Code.
9.    The proposed proprietary device has not been accepted by Stormwater Australia as a
      satisfactory water quality treatment system for this area. Therefore, the proposed
      development may adversely impact on the downstream ecosystem due to changes in water
      quality.
10.   The proposed development is contrary to the draft Noosa Plan provisions which are more
      protective of the site’s environment values and consequently more restrictive of
      development.
11.   The application attracted a considerable number of public submissions raising valid
      grounds of objection to the development.


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