Development Application Part 2 - Environmental & Stormwater Management Plans · OPW11/0335

    1.0          Introduction
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RPS (previously operating as Natural Solutions) has been commissioned by Matrix Projects (Old) Ply Lid to
prepare an Ecological Restoration Plan (ERP) for the approved redevelop the Pereglan Beach Caravan Park
located at 215-219 David Low Way, Peregian Beach. The principal author of this report (Dr Watson) was
involved in the initial ecological assessments for the site and provided advice pertaining to development
opportunities and environmental management.          The ERP has been prepared in response to the
Development Approval Conditions for a Reconfiguration of a Lot (ROL) application, issued by Sunshine
Regional Council (SRC). The ERP has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Noosa
Planning Scheme Policy 18 - Ecological Assessment Guidelines.




The scope of the ERP is in accordance with Condition 53 - 56 of the Development Approval Issued by SRC
on the 8th October, 2009. The ERP will focus on the western portion of the site, which will be dedicated to
Council as Parkland. Specifically, the scope of the plan includes:


•         Outlining the rehabilitation concept with the general objectives, strategy and target community;
•         Prescribing the rehabilitation management measures to be implemented in order to achieve / execute
          the objectives, strategy and target community;
•         Providing a rehabilitation schedule with the schedule for maintenance and monitoring works; and
•         Outlining the rehabilitation and weed removal methods to be utilised to implement the rehabilitation
          management measures.




The approved development involves the upgrading the current tourist accommodation facilities of the
Peregian Beach Caravan Park located at 215-219 David Low Way, Peregian Beach. Queensland. This will
include the construction of commercial (restauranhlretaiVoffices) and accommodation (units and cabin)
buildings as well as associated Infrastructure (recreational facilities), which will replace the existing camping
and caravan grounds.

The proposed development also incorporates an approximate 20m service area comprising 4m wide
landscaped buffer and a six metre fire access trail. A 6m wide stormwater treatment area and a 3m wide
gabion wall diffuser is also included to ensure that stormwater runoff from the development Is properly
managed (Figure 1.1).

The western portion of the site, which currently comprises a vegetation buffer and remnant wet heath habitat
adjacent to Noosa National Park, was retained within the development layout as a 35-80m conservation area
/ parkland. The recent ROL approval enables the dedication of this area to the Crown (with Council as
Trustee) for Environmental Purposes (i.e. Lot 3; Refer to Figure 1.1).




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