2019-12-11 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 DRAFT 20191202-Noosa Plan Consultation Report

 Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                             Planners’ Response                                                                                      Recommendation
 20845452    Owners of 216 Jorgensens Road, Ridgewood dispute a number of overlays:                                           Noted . Councils Ecologist has assessment the site and submitter’s issues and amendments can            That:
                                                                                                                              be made to the buffer to be reduced to 30m to facilitate productive use of the fenced flat areas that
             “The plan shows all our planted waterways and laneways to be “Biodiversity waterways and wetlands”. There        are used for rotational grazing, laneways and farm infrastructure.                                      -          the riparian buffer be reduced for the tributary off Blackfellas Creek South to 30
             are no wetlands - much of the areas are laneways, and the creek areas are, from our efforts “biodiversity and                                                                                                                       metres width;
             waterways” (after rain).                                                                                         The agricultural overlay map does not show the full extent of productive agricultural land in the       -          the agricultural overlay area be amended to show productive agricultural areas
                                                                                                                              cleared areas. The mapping can be amended to reflect this to give certainty to the owner about its                 outside the cleared areas and riparian areas;
             The plan shows “Bushfire hazards” in the middle of the creek, a well vegetated area. We do have fire breaks      ongoing agricultural use.                                                                               -          no change be made to the landslide mapping.
             surrounding the property and use our road track network for this purpose also.
                                                                                                                              Need further survey information to support change to landslip mapping. No changes
             Land slip – yes, there are areas of landslip on the property. We know where they are. They’re not where they     recommended.
             are shown on your plan. The areas appearing on your plan as slip lines are in reality contour cuts. The
             complete property has been contour cut to prevent run off and generate access for water to enter the sub-soil
             on the slopes.
             The areas shown as “Agriculture” represent only about half the property, and the ridiculous part is that a
             number of our best productive paddocks are not listed as agriculture on your plan.
             We are members of Land for Wildlife, Noosa Landcare, and have spent thousands of hours resurrecting our
             property to a quality far in excess of all areas surrounding us.”
             Concerned about road alignment which does not sit within the actual road reserves and currently traverses
             own property.
 20867834    Owner of 44-47 Coucal Lane, Kin Kin objects to Riparian Buffer and vegetation mapping – does not                 The alignment of the riparian zone is not accurately depicted on the mapping and can be                 That:
             correspond to actual riparian zones.                                                                             amended.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      -          the Area of Biodiversity Significance and Riparian Buffer be amended to better
             Object to Agricultural conservation mapping – this is contrary to our existing established and accepted use of   The Biodiversity overlay can be amended to better reflect the native vegetation extent existing on                 reflect these environmental values on the property;
             the property for tourism uses without need for planning application. Remove agricultural overlay.                the property.                                                                                           -          no change be made to the Agricultural overlay area.
                                                                                                                              The request to reduce the agricultural overlay mapping is not supported. This is State government       Council at its Special Meeting of 12 September 2019 resolved to amend the riparian
                                                                                                                              mapping which includes class A and Class B agricultural lands. The State Planning Policy requires       buffer overlay to incorporate additional buffer widths along creeklines consistent
                                                                                                                              planning schemes to map class A and B areas to ensure their long term productive potential is           under the current Noosa Plan.
                                                                                                                              protected.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      This formed part of a package of significant changes to the draft scheme re-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      advertised from 13 September. During the subsequent consultation period 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      submissions were received relating to the Riparian Buffer. Refer to Table 20.2 below.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      No further changes are recommended to the Riparian Buffer Overlay for this property.



Table 20.2: Submissions on Second round Consultation
 Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                             Planners’ Response                                                                                      Recommendation
 20867476    44 and 47 Coucal Lane Kin Kin. Opposed to riparian zone or protected vegetation or any other restrictive         The road easement has been closed. This information has been provided to the owner.                     That no change be made to the New Noosa Plan as a result of this submission
             overlay which would trigger a development assessment process or in any way constrain freedom to maintain
 20990504    repair improve and pass along the road corridor. Please remove overlays from the easement.                       No changes proposed to Riparian Buffer or Area of Biodiversity Significance. These matters were
                                                                                                                              resolved as part of first consultation submission (ECM20867834).
             Appreciates concession in relation to ALCA - objection now resolved.
                                                                                                                              The request to reduce the agricultural overlay mapping is not supported. This is State government
                                                                                                                              mapping which includes class A and Class B agricultural lands. The State Planning Policy requires
                                                                                                                              planning schemes to map class A and B areas to ensure their long term productive potential is
                                                                                                                              protected.
 20992386    Noosa Par 3 Site - The ‘Significant Changes’ advertising maps show there is a 75m buffer width measured          The changes to the riparian buffers from the first to the second draft of the new Noosa Plan are to     That no change be made to the New Noosa Plan as a result of this submission
             from the top of bank (with an assumed 5.7m wide waterway).The first round of advertising for The New             reflect (and not reduce) the buffer widths in the current planning scheme which are considered
             Noosa Plan shows riparian buffers consistent with the recommendations of the Noosa Waterways                     more appropriate for protecting the waterways values for streams in the lower parts of the
             Assessment Report (Sept 2017) and include a 10m buffer Can you please update the Riparian Buffer Area            catchment where development impacts have the potential to impact on water quality and degrade
             associated with Eenie Creek catchment to reflect the Noosa Waterways Assessment Report (Sept 2017) and           ecological processes.
             the more accurate first round of advertising Overlay maps.
 20998413    250 Tomkinson Road, Cootharaba - Timber has been harvested from this property many times in the past             Submitters' property 250 Tomkinson Road is entirely covered by the Biodiversity Significance layer      That no change be made to the New Noosa Plan as a result of this submission
             years and we intend to continue timber harvesting on this property. We also intend to build a house on this      and the MSES Environmental Values layer and largely by the Riparian Buffer Area.
             property sometime in the future.
                                                                                                                              It is not clear from the submission what areas have been set aside for approved farm forestry or
                                                                                                                              which areas of native vegetation are contested as being inaccurate. The Biodiversity Overlay has
                                                                                                                              exemption for clearing to accommodation the construction of a house, certain farm maintenance
                                                                                                                              activities and approved farm forestry operations.
 21009994    18 Clearview Drive, Lake Macdonald - Biodiversity Overlay as it covers my property appears to be based on        Changes can be made to the Biodiversity Overlay to better reflect the existing vegetation extent on     That the Area of Biodiversity Significance be changes to reflect the native vegetation extent
             out of date vegetation mapping, as it shows areas of biodiversity significance over my existing house and        site. These have been discussed with the owner.                                                         on the property.
             cleared areas around it. Overlay bears no resemblance to the vegetation on my property, nor the level of
             significance. I have no vegetation on my property that is a mapped remnant under the Vegetation


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