Planning Report - Sunshine Beach Surf Club · MCU17/0024.04

    •   Existing vegetation will largely be retained, with new native dune species planted to
        reinforce the vegetated edge of Ed Webb Park.

Views from the beach are unaffected due to the dune screening, and limited park-side glimpses
are visually integrated by the consistent roofline and materials.

Access, Connectivity and Public Realm

The proposal does not change public access arrangements or vehicle movements.
Existing pedestrian links and paths upgraded in 2018 remain intact and continue to provide good
connectivity between Ed Webb Park, the beach access, and Duke Street.
No new access points are proposed, consistent with the Code’s intent to protect dune systems
and maintain formalised communal access.

Environmental Values and Open Space

The extension sits within a previously disturbed area of the park containing weed species and
poor-quality vegetation. Works will rehabilitate and enhance this area with suitable native
plantings, improving local biodiversity and visual amenity.
The development does not fragment open space corridors or impact on ecologically important
areas, meeting the outcomes of PO23 and PO24.

Conclusion

The proposed Sunshine Beach Surf Life Saving Club extension complies with the Purpose and
Overall Outcomes of the Coastal Communities Local Plan Code.
It represents low-scale, community infrastructure that:

    •   Reinforces the established identity and function of Sunshine Beach as a patrolled coastal
        community;

    •   Respects and enhances the coastal landscape and open space setting;

    •   Maintains public access and recreational amenity; and

    •   Delivers a functional, environmentally sensitive improvement to essential lifesaving
        operations.




8.6 Coastal Protection and Scenic Amenity Overlay Code - PO / AO Summary

The subject site is affected by the Coastal Protection and Scenic Amenity Overlay, which seeks to
maintain natural coastal processes, protect dunes and vegetation, and ensure development
integrates with the coastal landscape and scenic amenity of Noosa’s foreshore areas

A detailed assessment against each Performance and Acceptable Outcome of this code is
contained in Appendix D– Completed Code Tables.

The summary below outlines key compliance outcomes for the Sunshine Beach Surf Life Saving
Club (SBSLSC) emergency storage extension.


RG Strategic Other Change to Development Permit MCU17/0024.02 (Emergency Services – Additional Emergency
Equipment Storage)                                      19