Planning Report (rev 1)

4.0 Planning assessment
4.1 Coastal Protection and Scenic Amenity Overlay Code
An assessment against the relevant provisions is provided below.

Table 3: Assessment against key development parameters of the Coastal Protection and
Scenic Amenity Overlay Code within The Noosa Plan 2020:
 8.2.4 Coastal Protection and Scenic Amenity Overlay Code

 Provision          Code Provision                                       Proposal                          Compliance

 PO1           -    PO1                                                  The site I located to the west    Y
 Development in     Development allows for natural fluctuations of the
 Coastal Erosion
                                                                         of the Beach Houses Estate
                    coast and foreshores to occur, including             and it is considered that is
 Areas
                    allowance       of       climate         change.     sufficient distance is provided
                    Editor's note—Coastal erosion areas are
                                                                         from the foreshore to allow
                    identified on Council's online mapping for the       natural fluctuations of the
                    years 2040, 2070 and 2100.                           coast environment. This is
                                                                         supported       by     Councils
                                                                         Coastal hazards mapping
                                                                         where the site is not affected
                                                                         by any of the projected
                                                                         erosion prone area mapping
                                                                         including to the year 2100.




 PO2 - Protection   PO2                                                  The site has a sufficient         Y
 of dunes and
 coastal creeks
                    Development is located, designed and                 distance from the beach with
                    constructed to:                                      other private properties in
                                                                         front of the site. Given the
                         (a) maintain dune crest heights and             location    the     proposal
                             minimise and mitigate the risk to           maintains     the     coastal
                             development from wave                       ecosystem      and    natural
                             overtopping and storm tide                  features.
                             inundation; and
                         (b) maintain or enhance coastal
                             ecosystems and natural features
                             such as coastal creeks and marine
                             plants including mangroves, salt
                             marshes and coastal wetlands, to
                             assist in protecting and buffering
                             communities and infrastructure
                             from sea-level rise and coastal
                             inundation impacts.

 PO5 – Visual and
 Scenic Amenity     AO5                                                  Not Applicable - given the        NA
                    A mix of native landscaping, such as                 location of the site and
                    ground covers, shrubs and trees, is                  distance from foreshore. The
                    provided for a width of 5 metres from the            site is also well outside
                    seaward or rear boundary of the site to              Council’s 2100 erosion prone
                    provide adequate landscape buffering to              mapping area.




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