2015-06-29 Attachment 1 to Item 4 General Committee Agenda - Noosa Design Principles

                             introduction
      THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF NOOSA HAS BEEN SHAPED
BY PASSIONATE RESIDENTS SINCE THE 1950s. BUT IN THE EARLY 1980s
         A NEW COUNCIL WANTED TO SET NOOSA APART.

The new Council wanted to resist the            who have helped shape Noosa, as well as
pressures of unrestrained development           research of past policies and guidelines.
and preserve and enhance the natural            Many of the unwritten beliefs and ideals
environment, ensuring a low-key village feel.   of the design community have also been
                                                captured.
In 1986 Council consolidated policies into
a Design Manual, which focused on the           The Noosa Design Principles aim to inform
visual appeal of the street environment         and inspire the reader to understand the
and its interface with private development.     basis behind what many take for granted in
(This was the first step in defining the        our beautiful environment. Bringing these
Noosa look and feel.)                           principles together in one place will allow
                                                decision makers to test proposals large
Over subsequent years a distinctive Noosa
                                                or small against them to ensure that the
style emerged in the architecture, the
                                                unique character of Noosa is not eroded.
streetscape and the open spaces. This
document captures the principles behind         The future success of Noosa lies in being
this discrete Noosa style.                      able to adapt to future needs whilst
                                                maintaining the core values that surround
Bringing the principles together has
                                                these principles.
involved interviews with many of those