Appendix A - Response to Noosa Plan

 DEOs                                                                                         Comments
 economic and social profile of the community;                                                       community services and infrastructure for the particular locality;
 iii) development being consistent with the character and amenity of the particular               will provide additional housing choice to meet the expectations of Noosa Shire’s
 locality;                                                                                           population to have access to a broad range of safe, secure and affordable
 iv) development considering the landform, natural environmental and climatic conditions             housing, that specifically caters for the current and projected demographic,
 of the locality;                                                                                    economic and social profile of the community;
 v) employing water conserving design principles;                                                 is compatible with the character and amenity for the particular locality;
 vi) being conveniently located with access to urban services employment and                      has been designed around existing landform, natural environmental and climatic
 infrastructure;                                                                                     conditions of the locality;
 vii) being suitably separated from incompatible land uses;                                       will ensure any subsequent dwelling house on each allotment will be designed
 viii) residential environments maintaining the values identified in the Community Vision;           to meet relevant energy efficiency and water conserving design principles;
 ix) considering the impact new development has on resident perceptions of Noosa                  is conveniently located with access to urban services employment and
 Shire’s natural resources, open space, clean environment, integration of the landform               infrastructure; and
 and landscape, character, natural environment and resident lifestyle;                            is consistent with adjoining and surrounding land uses.
x) open space or farming being the predominant landuse in rural areas, ensuring urban or          is predominantly characterised by an open space landscape setting, with over
rural settlements do not impact on the role performed by those landuses;                             half the site dedicated as parkland, with additional vegetation retained under
xi) development upholding the quality lifestyle and amenity sought by residents of Noosa             covenant within large rural lifestyle lots.
Shire with consideration given to density, noise, accessibility to community services and
infrastructure, security, traffic and aesthetics;
xii) development contributing to Noosa Shire being distinct from other urban and rural
settlement environments in South-East Queensland;
xiii) employing energy efficiency principles in design, minimising the reliance on fossil
fuels for thermal comfort and water heating;
xiv) responding to the changing housing needs of the community, including changing
demographics, changing composition of households, ageing and in-migration, whilst not
impacting on the amenity of residential neighbourhoods or environmental values;
xv) urban and rural settlements not only satisfying the needs and aspirations of residents,
but in many cases also meeting requirements of visitors; and
xvi) making provision for, and coordinating the delivery of, infrastructure to support
population growth resulting from residential development including water, sewerage,
community services, roads and the like.
 l) INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
The efficient provision and use of services such as water, sewerage, power,                   Complies. All relevant infrastructure and services for the rural residential development
telecommunications and waste disposal caters for the needs of residents and visitors,         will be provided to a suitable standard to meet the needs of the proposed land use. These
relative to their location within Noosa Shire by –                                            matters have been appropriately conditioned on the existing development approval.
i) ensuring the ongoing viability of existing infrastructure services and facilities are



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