Attachment 4 - Response to Further Advice Rob Friend and Associates

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INTRODUCTION
Rob Friend & Associates Pty Ltd were engaged by Noosa Springs Real Estate Pty Ltd (GH
Properties) to undertake an assessment of the bushfire hazard issues relative to the
proposed development application for a Material Change of Use development permit over
land within the area commonly referred to as Noosa Springs, Noosa Heads, please find our
advice below.

Site inspections of the development footprint and adjacent vegetated areas were undertaken
on the 10 October 2017 and 28 September 2020 to inform this advice.

SITE DESCRIPTION
The subject site is located at Resort Drive, Noosa Heads and is described as Lot 4 on SP
178340, covering an area of 3.802 ha, and under the local government jurisdiction of Noosa
Shire Council. Part of the land is currently used by the Noosa Springs Golf and Spa,
auxiliary services, tennis courts and car parking facilities.

The Noosa Springs is located to the south of Noosa Heads and is accessed via Noosa
Springs Drive and Links Drive, Noosa Heads. This road is a single access roadway and
which services the golf course, Club House and Spar and adjacent residential areas.

The subject site has a proposed Hotel in the eastern portion of the lot abutting Resort Drive.
Noosa Plan Zones (2020) maps the development footprint as Open Space and Recreation,
with the remainder of the subject site zoned as Tourist Accommodation.

The site of the proposed hotel currently contains car parking facilities for the Golf Course
Club House & Spa and tennis courts. Additionally, auxiliary structures are also present
within this area, however, the proposed plan of development indicates that these will be
retained in situ.

Within the subject site four tennis courts are located on terraced land, having two on each
level. The car parking facilities are also on three terraces below the tennis courts. To the
south is the Club House and Day Spa complex and to the west are carparks and Pilates
studio.

The surrounding area is mixed use (see Figure 1); To the west is an extended area of golf
course, waterways and residential lots, directly south is a new residential development and
the greater area to the north and east is the Council managed bushland area, Girraween
Nature Reserve.




RFA17-040 - Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Mitigation Plan | 61 Noosa Springs Dr. Noosa Heads 30 April 2022

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