Information Request MCU20 0012

Officer: 	Patrick Murphy
Direct Telephone: 	07 5329 6436
Our Reference:	MCU20/0012
Your Reference:	02615
11 March 2020
Noosa Shire Council
C/- Martoo Consulting Pty Ltd
PO Box 1684
NOOSA HEADS  QLD  4567
[email protected]
Dear Sir/Madam
Information Request
Planning Act 2016
I refer to your application and advise that Council requires further information to satisfactorily assess the proposal.
application details
Application No.	MCU20/0012
Street Address:	4-8 and 16 (Cooroy Creek Bushland Reserve) Lower Mill Road COOROY  QLD
Real Property Description:	Lot 5 SP 213104 Lot 7 SP 173771
Planning Scheme:	The Noosa Plan (8 June 2018)
INFORMATION REQUIRED
The information requested is set out below:
FLOODING
Issue:
Additional flood figures are required to properly understand the flood risk at the site
Information Requested:
Update all flood mapping figures to show the extent of the car parking works on all figures or provide additional figures which focus on the subject application area
Clearly identify the areas of the car parking which do not meet the trafficability criteria of QUDM for each AEP
Provide flood hazard mapping for each AEP for the developed site based on the hazard categories of ARR2019 and include the description of each hazard category on each figure.

Provide a topographic differences plot so the extent of earthworks for the car parking can be clearly understood.
Issue
The location of the carpark requires users of the playground to traverse a bridge, at times likely to be affected by flooding.
Information Required
Demonstrate the suitability of the pedestrian path across the creek to the car park in the event of a flood event.
Demonstrate that the access path over the creek meets the relevant Australian Standards.

ENVIRONMENTAL
Issue
The carpark is located within the Riparian Buffer Area of the Noosa Plan. The Noosa Plan seeks to exclude development from the Riparian Buffer Area.
Information Required
Clearly demonstrate how the proposed playground meets the Biodiversity Overlay Code for the Riparian Buffer Area, in particular Specific Outcome 5.
Demonstrate that there is an overall improvement to the water quality outcomes associated with the site by conserving, managing, enhancing and rehabilitating the ecosystem health and quality of stormwater entering receiving waters. In this regard, it is noted that water quality outcomes for the car parking within the Maple Street road reserve has not been addressed.
Issue
The site is mapped as core Koala Habitat area under the Draft South East Queensland Koala Conservation Strategy. The re-setting of the biobasin could impact on the mapped area.
Information Required
Provide information from a qualified arborist regarding the resetting and re-construction of the biobasin in Lot 7 demonstrating the tree protection zone of the Koala habitat area will be protected.
TRAFFIC
Issue
The application has not addressed the impact of the development on the traffic conditions in Maple Street, Mary River Road and Cooroy CBD.
Information Required
Provide traffic assessment prepared by suitably qualified RPEQ to address the impact of the development on the traffic in Maple Street, Mary River Road and Cooroy CBD. Update plans where required.

due date for response to information request
The due date for providing the requested information is 11 June 2020. Please advise Council of your response to this information request in accordance with section 13 of the Development Assessment Rules.
If you do not provide a response before the due date, it will be taken as if you have decided not to respond to the information request and Council will continue with the assessment of your application.
other details
You can follow the progress of this application online at www.noosa.qld.gov.au. The “Online Services” page can be accessed via "Quick Links" on the left hand side of the screen.
Should you have any further queries in relation to the above, please do not hesitate to contact me on the number above.
Yours faithfully,

Patrick Murphy
Coordinator Planning

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