Delegated Report - Code - Planning OPW26 0100 (As Published)

               2.     SITE DETAILS
               2.1. Site History
               There is no higher order approval requiring these works.
               The works are necessary to satisfy the (State) Coordinator-General’s Change Report –
               Construction and associated Traffic Management Plan for the upgrade works to Lake MacDonald.
               2.2. Site Description
               The site is currently used by Wimmers. The site is approximately 14 hectares and incudes a
               mapped waterway either side of the existing built area. The built area generally grades towards
               the western waterway. The site takes access from Lake MacDonald drive from three different
               vehicle crossovers which are separated by their use (i.e., service vehicles, passenger vehicles,
               etc).
               2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
               The surrounding land is primarily used as rural / rural residential living. The adjoining rear lot
               includes an agricultural use (cultivation).
               3.     ASSESSMENT
               3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
               Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
               statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
               •      State Planning Policy;
               •      South East Queensland Regional Plan;
               •      Planning Regulation 2017; and
               •      Noosa Plan 2020 (20 March 2026).
               3.2. Noosa Plan 2020
               The following codes from the Noosa Plan 2020 are applicable to this development:
               •      Works Codes – Earthworks
               •      Overlay Code – Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay
               The application has been found to generally comply with all applicable statutory instruments. The
               pertinent issues arising out of the assessment are discussed below:
               The applicant is seeking approval to undertake earthworks on the subject site to facilitate a
               temporary carpark and site laydown for the ongoing state project at Lake MacDonald. It is proposed
               that the temporary carpark and laydown be utilised by the applicant for 36 months (until May 2029).
               The works includes minor earthworks to achieve suitable finished levels (including topsoil
               stripping), placement and compaction of road base, delineation of temporary carparks, long-term
               erosion and sediment controls, drainage and rehabilitation of the site.
               SEQWater have undertaken a Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) to determine the
               erosion risk for the site and the level of controls required in accordance with IECA’s Best Practice
               Erosion and Sediment Control. The calculation includes a conservative soil erodibility and rainfall
               erosivity factor to arrive at a predicted soil loss per hectare per year of 132, placing the site in a
               very low risk category. For the catchment area (the works area), the standard recommends the
               site be provided with Type 2 controls. This is generally satisfied in Section 5 of SEQ Water’s
               Planning Assessment through a series of sediment fences, rock check dams, a rock mattress and
               a rock outlet structure.
               The works do not propose to remove any vegetation or create any new vehicle access to Lake
               MacDonald drive.
               The proposed earthworks will not require 36 months to complete. However, Council recognises
               that:

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