Development Application part 2 Report/Plans - MCU11/0254

KHA DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS                                                    TOWN PLANNING REPORT 11396



Comment: The site is mapped under the Koala Conservation in South East Queensland State
Planning Regulatory Provisions mapping as being within a Koala Assessable Development Area and
having a designation of „generally not suitable‟ for Koala habitat. The site is a cleared parcel of land
within the Noosa Business Centre. As the site is designated „generally not suitable‟ for Koala habitat,
no assessment against the South East Queensland Koala Conservation State Planning Regulatory
Provisions is triggered.



5.3 THE NOOSA PLAN

Under The Noosa Plan, the site is included in the RES Precinct of the Shire Business Centre Zone of
the Noosaville Locality.

An assessment of the applicable provisions of The Noosa Plan has been undertaken in the following
sections of this Town Planning Report.

5.3.1 LAND USE DEFINITION
The proposal is defined under The Noosa Plan as follows:

         “Multiple housing means the use of premises for two or more dwelling units or
         accommodation units as the case may be, occupied by permanent or semi-permanent
         residents, where the occupants may share common facilities on the site. The term includes
         the following types:

         Type 4 Conventional: Means the use of premises for dwelling units that do not fall within
         Multiple housing Types 1, 2, 3, or 5. The use includes units, townhouses, flats, apartments,
         villas and small dwelling units.”

         (small dwelling unit: means a dwelling unit containing no more than 2 bedrooms, no
         study, media room or other rooms capable of being used as a bedroom, and has no more
         than 90m2 of gross floor area.)


Comment: The proposal is for 30 dwelling units in accordance with the above definitions.

5.3.2 LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT

Under the table of assessment for Material Change of Use for the Shire Business Zone in the
Noosaville Locality, Multiple housing Type 4 Conventional where small dwelling units located in
Precinct RES, is a consistent use subject to Impact Assessment.

5.3.3 APPLICABLE OVERLAYS

Overlays recognise a wide range of environmental features and values across localities and zone
boundaries and need to be given particular consideration in preparing and assessing development
proposals.

The level of assessment varies depending on the type of overlay, the impact of the use on the overlay
and whether the impacts of the proposal on the overlay have been considered as part of a prior
application. The subject site is to the Biodiversity Overlay and Natural Hazard: Bushfire & Acid Sulfate
Soils Overlay as detailed below:




Development Application For Material Change Of Use                                              Page 8
Multiple Housing – Type 4 Conventional (30 Units)
60 Hofmann Drive, Noosaville