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                                                      l   Noosa Netserv Plan Planning Assumptions June 2024




3.6.   Development Approvals


Council development approvals are a key input for a DMaTT forecast model. Unitywater
captures and maintains spatial information for uncompleted development approvals by:
   •   Downloading development application data provided by Noosa Council’s planners;
   •   Filtering the data for MCU and RaL approvals, changes of approval;
   •   For each new approval:
          o   Create a GIS record and polygon;
          o   Look up the approval using DA Tracker;
          o   Use the Decision Notice to capture the number of approved attached,
              detached dwellings and/or GFA by land use type (up to 10);
          o   Apportion the approval if over multiple properties;
          o   If the development approval is partially complete, capture approval
              information that applies specifically to the balance lot;
          o   If the development approval is a preliminary type approval or creates lots for
              future development, apply development densities to the unconstrained land
              area to calculate the approved dwellings and/or GFA
          o   Capture the application number, description and decision date; and
          o   Populate the commencement date of the approval based upon its currency
              period that is brought forward if development activity is seen using the latest
              aerial photography.
   •   For existing approvals:
          o   Check/update each approval for completion / part completion;
          o   Check for a new approval that supersedes a previous approval;
          o   Update the spatial extent of the approval if required; and
          o   Check/update the status of the approval and update the commencement date
              (i.e. development activity, extension to the currency period).
   •   For completed approvals;
          o   Transfer data to the baseline land use GIS layer; and
          o   Remove the development approval from the GIS layer.




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