2014-05-20 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       20 MAY 2014


Group                                               Key Points to Note

Noosa Model Flyers Inc.                            22 year history of usage
                                                   Currently 9 members

Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators Inc. – formerly     38 year history of usage
Sunshine Coast Hang Gliding Inc.                   Half of the current 150 members use Noosa
                                                    North Shore Landing Ground covering
                                                    microlight, paragliding and hang gliding
                                                    activities.
                                                   Received a Development Permit for a Material
                                                    Change of Use for Transport - Type 4
                                                    Aeronautical (Hangar) from Sunshine Coast
                                                    Regional Council. The approval lapses
                                                    15/12/14.
                                                   Have lodged a building application with a
                                                    private certifier to construct a 360m2
                                                    colourbond shed on part of the landing ground
                                                    reserve.


Status of current tenure applications

Noosa Model Flyers:
 A letter requesting renewal of the previous permit was received by Council on 24 March
   2014.
 An Application for Tenure was sent to the group 10 April 2014.
 The Application for Tenure has been received by Council.

Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators:
 A letter requesting a lease was received by Council on 28 February 2014.
 An Application for Tenure was sent to the group 10 April 2014.
 The Application for Tenure has been received by Council.
 Sunshine Coast Aviators were requested by Council on 17 April 2014 to provide an updated
   constitution to reflect the current activities of the group as the previous constitution related to
   the Sunshine Coast Hang Gliding Club. As of 12 May 2014 this item was still outstanding.

Access road to site

   The current access track is approximately three kilometres long through national park to the
    landing ground.
   The existing track is not legal access to the site. The existing road reserve (located
    approximately one kilometre to the east of the current access track) is the designated legal
    access, but the road reserve is heavily vegetated and would require extensive works to bring
    it to an appropriate standard for vehicular use.
   To legalise the use of the access track it is required to become road reserve. Queensland
    Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) have requested that the existing access track be
    dedicated as Council road reserve.
   QPWS have indicated their preference is for access to occur adjacent to the third cutting via
    the existing ‘Powerline Track’ heading west which intersects the current access track. As a
    result approximately one kilometre can be reduced off the proposed Council road reserve
    (see Attachment 2). To allow this access a number of boulders require removal, to allow an
    access gate to be constructed.


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