Town Planning Assessment Report

Figure 1 - Proposed Subdivision Layout


3. Background
A pre-lodgement meeting was held with Noosa Shire Council on 9 April 2025 in relation to a proposed 1 into
7 lot reconfiguration of the subject site.

The pre-lodgement discussions confirmed that the site is located within the Rural Residential Zone and is
affected by a range of overlays, including the Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay, Flood Hazard
Overlay, Bushfire Hazard Overlay and Landslide Hazard Overlay. Council noted that each proposed lot
would achieve the minimum lot size of 1.5ha required under the Reconfiguring a Lot Code.

The key issue raised by Council related to vehicle access and road safety, having regard to the constrained
horizontal and vertical geometry of Black Mountain Range Road. Council advised that any future application
would need to demonstrate safe and suitable access arrangements for each proposed lot, supported by
RPEQ-prepared engineering drawings and sight distance assessment.

Council also advised that any future application should demonstrate that each proposed lot contains a
suitable house site area, together with preliminary details of associated accessways, cut and fill, servicing
and effluent disposal areas. A geotechnical/slope stability assessment was also identified as being required
to demonstrate that the proposed house site areas are safe and appropriate.

In response to the matters raised at the pre-lodgement stage, the proposal has been supported by technical
reporting, including traffic engineering, geotechnical and bushfire assessment material. The proposed lot
layout has also been refined from the pre-lodgement concept to a reduced 1 into 5 lot outcome, which
assists in responding to Council’s pre-lodgement concerns regarding access, slope stability, servicing and
environmental constraints.




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