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safety become paramount and the use of a built form that addresses the road
frontage is necessary to assist in creattrig a safe environment. Development in
this location will still retain dominant trees as. the primary element of the
landscape setting. In other parts of the site natural bushland will be
regenerated particularly along the road frontage consistent with the
wilderness character sought for the Noosa North Shore.

-* The sensitive approach to the proposed development of the site and the

significant retention of large areas of vegetation, particularly in elevated areas
such as the ridgelines, ensures that the visual integrity and scenic quality of
the site and the greater North Shore area is maintained at a regional level. This
development approach when considered at a local level will also ensure that
the local visual quality and landscape character is enhanced significantly from
its existing condition.

‘Overall, the development realises the development potential committed under
the planning scheme, whilst maintaining the integrity of the site’s visual and
landscape values.

STATUTORY PLANNING

Annex D provides detail on current planning scheme provisions and
directions. The following sections provide a summary of findings and
assessment of the stated planning intent and provisions concerning the Noosa
North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal site. ,

Noosa Shire Strategic Plan

The site is included in the Open Space ~ Conservation and Waterway Protection
Preferred Dominant Land Use designation of the Noosa Strategic Plan, with
an overlay Visitor Accommodation and Services designation. An inconsistency in
the terminology used in the Strategic Plan sees it reference the subject site
(Lot 3 on RP138773 as it was around the time of gazettal) in the Open — Space
Recreation designation, rather than the Open Space - Conservation and Waterway
Protection designation. To adequately interpret the intent of the plan, this
inconsistency has been disregarded.

The Strategic Plan seeks to contain visitor accommodation to tao locations, one of
which identifies the subject site and that of the Noosa North Shore Retreat.
The following table identifies the particular implementation criteria of this
objective and relates the Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal response to
those criteria.

 

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