DA Cover Letter

                Figure 2: Mapped agricultural land conservation area on the Agricultural land overlay map
              (Source: https://noosacouncil.wixsite.com/interactivemapshome, accessed 11th February 2021)

As such, the proposal needs to be assessed against Performance Outcome PO2 which reads:

“Development does not result in the loss or diminished productive capacity of Agricultural Land
Conservation Area”.

It is important to note that the subject land and surrounding properties consist of large rural properties,
containing dwelling houses, heavily vegetated in areas and mown grass. While the vegetation is not
mapped as native vegetation on remnant on the State’s regulated vegetation management maps it is
however mapped on Council’s overlay mapping as having MSES and biodiversity significance which
suggests the vegetation supports koala habitat.

The land and surrounding land within 200m of the site is not extensively used for cropping or agriculture.
This is supported by the Australian land use and management classification as applied in Queensland
which shows the land and surrounding land in Category 5 – Intensive Uses (residential and farm
infrastructure) and recognises the land is subject to substantial modification, generally in association
with closer residential settlement (refer Figure 3 below).