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•       Koala habitat Area – Core koala habitat area.
 The proposed altered boundaries are located within the areas mapped as Category B
 vegetation and Core Koala habitat area; therefore, it is considered that the
 application will have to be referred to SARA as a concurrence agency.

3.3 State Planning Policies

The site is not mapped as being affected by any of the State Planning Policy’s State
interest




4.       NOOSA PLAN 2020

The subject lands are located in the Rural Zone.

The subject lands are affected by the following Overlays of the Planning Scheme:

     •   Agricultural Land:   Agricultural Land Conservation Area
     •   Biodiversity:        Area of Biodiversity Significance
                              Riparian Buffer Area
                              Waterway
     •   Bushfire Hazard:     High Potential Bushfire Intensity
                              Moderate Potential Bushfire Intensity
                              Potential Impact Buffer
     •   Landslide Hazard:    High Hazard Area
                              Moderate Hazard Area


The above overlays do not affect the level of assessment of the application.

The proposal has been assessed against the relevant codes including: The Lot
Reconfiguration Code, the Rural Zone Code, the relevant overlay codes and the
relevant development codes. The aspect of the codes that do not comply with the
Acceptable Solutions is discussed below.



4.1 Reconfiguring a Lot Code

Performance Outcome PO5

The proposed Lot areas do not comply with the preferred minimum lot size of 100ha
as specified in Table 9.5.1.4. of the code.

Notwithstanding the above it is considered that the proposal can satisfy the relevant
requirement of Performance Outcome PO5 for the following reasons:

     •   The proposed lots are appropriate with the intended use and the character of
         the local area.


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