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ATTUNGA HEIGHTS PRELIMINARY EMP

 

PART 1: PRELIMINARY EMP STRATEGY

 

1.0 PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN STRATEGY

 

1.1 PURPOSE

This Environmental Management Plan (EMP) details performance indicators, strategies and
procedures for the management of development at 27 Attunga Heights, Noosa Heads, QLD
4567, described as Lot 27 on RP 89506.

1.2 PLANNING APPROVALS AND REQUIREMENTS

Attunga Heights Pty Ltd submitted to Noosa Council a Development Application for a
Lodge on the site of the current house, accessed from Attunga Heights, plus 13 compact
cabin duplex units accessed from Alma Way via two driveways. The cabins will be in three
groups:
e Southern Pod: a group of two on the eastern side of the watercourse, accessed from
the main driveway off Alma Way;
e Mid Pod: a main central group of nine duplex units, linked by timber decking, over
undercroft car parking;
e Northern Pod: a group of two on the eastern side of the watercourse with separate
driveway off Alma Way in the north-eastern comer; and

Council approved the application, subject to conditions which included site rehabilitation
and a number of other environmental safeguards. The Minister for Environment, Local
Government, Planning and Women subsequently called in the application under the
Integrated Planning Act 1997, for review of the approval. The main issue of State interest,
as it affects environmental and planning matters, was the designation of a State Wildlife
Corridor across the subject land (EPA, 2003). The Minister approved the development on
20 September 2005 subject to conditions, and a negotiated Decision Notice was issued on 6
March 2006.

A Vegetation Clearing Permit was approved for the site by the Department of Natural
Resources, Mines and Water (DNRMW) on the 7 December 2007, refer to Appendix A.

This Environmental Management Plan (EMP) details the performance indicators,
management strategies and procedures to minimise and mitigate potential environmental]
impacts associated with the Attunga Heights development. The EMP will assist the

 

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