Town Planning Report · REC15/0011

                                                                                                         Town Planning Report
                                       Development Permit for a Reconfiguration of a Lot (1 Lot into 11 Residential Lots and 1
                                                                                                  Balance Environmental Lot)
                                                                                                      1 George Street, Tewantin



3.         Background
3.1        Pre-lodgement Meetings

A pre-lodgement meeting was held with Noosa Council officers (Mark Lewis, Denis Wallace & Jack Lewis) on
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the 14 April 2015 when an eleven residential lot proposal plan was tabled. This plan was prepared in response
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to an Information Request issued last year (24 November) following our submission of a fourteen residential lot
proposal plan for the previous land-owner; Council officers had previously made it clear that the developable
footprint proposed at that time was too big (ie too many lots) and also that a “battle-axe” configuration option
was preferred.

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The general consensus of the 14 April meeting was that the eleven residential lot proposal seemed generally
acceptable, subject to a further decrease in the developable footprint and due consideration to the treatment of
stormwater in particular. Several environmental constraints also needed to be adequately addressed, mainly in
regard to the protection of vegetation both within the site and along the George Street frontage. In addressing
the issues raised, the following actions have been taken:

         Reduced the developable footprint by shifting the rear boundary of Lots 2, 3, 6, 8 & 9 between four and
          six metres north, thereby decreasing the depth (and area) of those lots;

         Amended the proposed sewerage reticulation layout, in consultation with Unitywater;

         Amended the proposed method of treatment of storm-water and roof-water drainage, in part by piping
          roof-water into two bio-retention basins that are as remote as practicable from significant trees;

         Proposing preferred driveway locations to minimise impact on street frontage vegetation;

         Preparing a Preliminary Vegetation Rehabilitation Plan.

A range of technical information has been provided to address the key concerns raised at the pre-lodgement
meeting, as well as other statutory issues. A copy of the pre-lodgement meeting minutes is included at
Appendix C of this report.




PR122205-3: Ver. C – 19/06/15
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