2022-09-06 Planning & Environment Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             6 SEPTEMBER 2022


It is recommended that the condition requiring a performance bond associated with the retention
of vegetation be deleted on the basis that the remaining performance bond can be called upon for
non-compliance with these conditions.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Coordinator Planning to the Planning & Environment Committee
Meeting dated 6 September 2022 regarding representations made in relation to MCU21/0146 for
a Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Multiple dwelling (90 small dwelling units)
situated at Noosa Civic 28 Eenie Creek Road Noosaville and:
A.   Agree to amend condition 14 to read as follows:
     14.   Security in the Form of a cash bond or trading bank guarantee to the sum of $50,000
           must be submitted to Council, to secure performance of all conditions of this approval,
           prior to a pre-start meeting. The cash bond or trading bank guarantee will be returned
           on performance of the conditions of approval, related to the final inspection, less any
           costs incurred by Council in respect of enforcing performance of this permit. Council
           reserves the right to call upon the bond or guaranteed sum to effect compliance with
           conditions.
B.   Agree to delete conditions 5 and 53.
C.   Issue an updated Infrastructure Charges Notice
D.   Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.

REPORT
1.   BACKGROUND
A development approval for a Material Change of Use – Multiple Dwellings was issued on 21 June
2022. The applicant suspended the appeal period on 30 June 2022 and made representations on
28 July 2022 to the development approval conditions. The representations are detailed below but
primarily relate to the use of the study rooms, and the performance bonds.
2.   ASSESSMENT
An assessment in relation to each of the submitted representations is provided below:
Condition 5
The study rooms must not be used as a bedroom with these rooms to have at least one wall with
a maximum height of 1.5 metres or limited to sliding doors, concertina doors or the like. Study
rooms are rooms detailed on the plans which do not include a bed within the furnishings.
Applicant’s Representation
The following image demonstrates the proposed internal design of the units previously identified
as being one bedroom with a study, it is now proposed that these rooms contain 2 bedrooms.




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