Cover Letter - Minor Change Application

        b.     provision of canopy trees;
        c.     shrubs and garden beds to clearly define pedestrian walkways;
        d.     use of screen planting to conceal service and loading areas;
        e.     planting design and species selection that can endure an intensively used environment and
               avoids the use of formal planting design;
        f.     retention of the existing trees.

38.   Rehabilitation Works must be undertaken in accordance with Planning Scheme Policy PSP2 –
      Landscaping and rehabilitation best practice. The rehabilitation must include:
       a.      Removal of all weed species, including declared plants under the Biosecurity Act 2014 and
               sub-ordinate Regulation 2003 and the Noosa Local Government Area Pest Management
               Plan 2015-2019.
       b.      rehabilitation works to the area covering 10 metres along the site’s eastern boundary with
               Cooroy Creek for a minimum distance of 50 metres;
       c.      planting density must be 1 tree at 3m centres and shrubs at 2m centres, with tree species
               representing at least 30% of the total plants;
       d.      75mm tube stock (pot size) plants;
       e.      a species mix and density reflective of the local variation of the Regional Ecosystem and site
               specific conditions. These works must be undertaken by a qualified person.


Applicants Request

It is requested that conditions 36 & 38, be amended as follows:


36.   Prior to the commencement of the use of Stage 4, the development site must be landscaped.
      The works must be undertaken in accordance with the Noosa Plan 2020 for that specific area and
      must include in particular:
       a.      landscape solutions that reduce the visual impact of building bulk;
       b.      provision of canopy trees;
       c.      shrubs and garden beds to clearly define pedestrian walkways;
       d.       use of screen planting to conceal service and loading areas;
       e.       planting design and species selection that can endure an intensively used environment
               and avoids the use of formal planting design;
       f.       retention of the existing trees.

38.     Prior to the commencement of the use of Stage 4, rehabilitation works must be undertaken in
        accordance with Planning Scheme Policy PSP2 – Landscaping and rehabilitation best practice.
        The rehabilitation must include:
        f.     Removal of all weed species, including declared plants under the Biosecurity Act 2014 and
               sub-ordinate Regulation 2003 and the Noosa Local Government Area Pest Management
               Plan 2015-2019.
        g.     rehabilitation works to the area covering 10 metres along the site’s eastern boundary with
               Cooroy Creek for a minimum distance of 50 metres;
        h.     planting density must be 1 tree at 3m centres and shrubs at 2m centres, with tree species
               representing at least 30% of the total plants;
        i.     75mm tube stock (pot size) plants;
        j.     a species mix and density reflective of the local variation of the Regional Ecosystem and
               site specific conditions. These works must be undertaken by a qualified person.