2018-07-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    10 JULY 2018


2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
Immediately to the north is a detached dwelling accessed from Allambi Rise. Further to the north
with frontage to Park Road are units that are considerably elevated above Park Road and
accessed from an Allambi Rise ‘service’ road.
Immediately to the south is a detached dwelling owned by the applicant. This dwelling has direct
vehicle access to Park Road from a basement garage which is within the Park Road setback
area. Further to the south are detached dwellings, unit blocks and mixed uses fronting Hastings
Street.
To the west across Park Road is Noosa Main Beach and units fronting the beach.
3.   STATUTORY PROCESS
The applicant has requested to make a minor change to a development approval under s78 of
the Planning Act 2016. An application for a minor change to a development approval can only be
made in circumstances where a change would constitute a ‘minor change’. The proposed change
to the development approval requested by the applicant is determined to constitute a minor
change on the grounds that:
   the change would not result in substantially different development as the use remains the
     same as that approved and the scale and bulk of the development remains generally
     consistent with the current approval. There are no new uses proposed that would create
     different or additional impacts;
   the change does not include prohibited development;
   the change would not require the application to be referred to an additional referral agency
     or cause a referral agency to have regard to new mattes prescribed by regulation; and
   the proposed changes do not vary the level of assessment.
4.   ASSESSMENT
4.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
   State Planning Policy;
   South East Queensland Regional Plan;
   Planning Regulation 2017;
   The Noosa Plan.
The primary issues which require consideration relate to the potential for the proposed
development to impact adversely on the treed backdrop to main beach. The proposed impact on
existing vegetation is the critical element requiring assessment.
Vegetation
The works that have commenced relate to the construction of piling to each side of the tunnel.
These works have impacted on the root zone of a significant tree. The tree is Endiandra sieberi
(Corkwood). The tree is a significant part of the treed backdrop to main beach, which screens
development along Park Road and Allambi Rise.
The following photograph identifies the location of the Endiandra sieberi (Corkwood).




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