Planning & Environment Court Appeal No. 2698 Of 2025 – Application For A Material Change Of Use For A Dwelling House 6 Arakoon Crescent, Sunshine Beach · Attachment 3 - Officer'S Original Report

               3.2. Site Description

                    Site & Locality Description

                    Road Frontage                     15m to Arakoon Crescent

                    Existing Significant Vegetation   N/A

                    Topography                        The site falls downhill towards the seaward boundary with a
                                                      change in site levels between 29 metres AHD at the front
                                                      boundary and 18 metres AHD at the rear boundary.

                    Surrounding Land Uses             Existing detached houses and vacant land (North)
                                                      Existing detached houses (South)
                                                      Vegetated coastal dune zoned Environmental Management
                                                      and Conservation and the beach (East)
                                                      Existing detached houses (West)
                                                      Within the street and surrounding area there are existing
                                                      detached houses in the Low Density Residential Zone

               4.      ASSESSMENT
               4.1. 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 (25 September 2020).
               4.2. Noosa Plan 2020
               The following codes from the Noosa Plan 2020 are applicable to this development:
               •     Low Density Residential Zone Code;
               •     Coastal Communities Local Plan Code;
               •     Low Density Housing Code;
               •     Acid Sulfate Soils Overlay Code
               •     Coastal Protection and Scenic Amenity Overlay Code
               •     Landslide Hazard Overlay Code
               •     Works Codes
               The subject site is located in Sunshine Beach and is zoned Low Density Residential. The proposed
               use is identified as a consistent use within the zone and is required to follow a code assessable
               application process.
               The pertinent issues arising out of the assessment are discussed below:
               Summary of Proposed Development Statistics

                Criteria                     Planning Scheme              Proposal                     Complies


                Building height
                •     storeys                2 storeys max                3 storeys (by definition)       X

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