Attachment 3 - Noosa Plan Code Assessment

Purpose                                              Response

    development is restricted wherever possible
    and if necessary excluded to ensure the
    existing character is maintained.

(d) Development is sited and designed to retain      Not Applicable
    the key natural environment, landscape and
                                                     The proposal is located within an existing urban
    built form elements and significant views
                                                     area and does not impact any key natural
    and vistas that contribute to the vegetated
                                                     environments.
    setting and character of the Noosa Heads
    local plan area, including:

    (i) Noosa Main Beach, Little Cove and
        more secluded beaches of the Noosa
        National Park;

    (ii) Noosa River, Weyba Creek, foreshore
         areas and associated riparian
         communities;

    (iii) Noosa Spit, Noosa Woods, Weyba
          Creek Bushland Reserve, foreshore
          parkland including the Lions Park and
          Weyba Park;

    (iv) Noosa Headland and the vegetated
         hillslopes that frame Noosa Heads,
         Laguna Bay, Noosa Inlet and Hastings
         Street;

    (v) heathland areas of Noosa National Park
        and Girraween Estate; and

    (vi) vegetated drainage lines through
         residential estates and private land with
         native vegetation stands.

(e) Development, through its design and siting,      Complies
    reinforces the correlation between the
                                                     The proposal is limited to changes to the façade
    natural and built character of the area by
                                                     of an existing building. The design of the façade
    development sitting lightly in the landscape,
                                                     incorporates natural elements and reinforces the
    being responsive to the topography and
                                                     nature into the built character of Hastings Street.
    protecting views to or from important
    landscape features.




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