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    justification upon which the submission is able to be supported and the Draft Noosa Plan amended
    accordingly.

Desired Environmental Outcomes

70. The Desired Environmental Outcomes of the Planning Scheme set the policy direction for the region
    and form the basis for ensuring appropriate development occurs within the Noosa shire region. Table
    10 below provides a review of the proposed development against the relevant DEO’s.

        Table 10 – Desired Environmental Outcomes Response
        AGRICULTURE USES
        Agricultural uses contribute to Noosa Shire’s Whilst it is acknowledged that the subject
        economy, environment, rural heritage and land is currently included within the Rural
        hinterland character by;                         Zone, it is contended that the scale of the site
        i ensuring land is suitable for sustainable in conjunction with its separation and
        agricultural uses and environmental impacts isolation from other productive agricultural
        are avoided and managed through effective ventures renders the subject land for ongoing
        land management practices including:             agricultural purposes as highly impractical.
        a. avoiding land clearing, loss of significant The development application history,
        habitat, visual scarring of significant alongside the maintained grassland prevalent
        landscapes, impacts on downstream land and over the site, would seemingly support this
        groundwater, environmental harm and position. The retention of the site for
        erosion; and                                     agricultural pursuits into the future would
        b. management of fertiliser applications.        therefore seem to not maximise the potential
        ii conserving land for economically viable and of the site given its proximity to nearby
        environmentally       sustainable   agricultural services and amenities.
        purposes;
        iii preventing the fragmentation of agricultural
        land;
        iv facilitating the growth of non-traditional,
        high value crops that have minimal impact on
        the natural environment or adjacent crops;
        v facilitating the growth of non-traditional
        animal husbandry practices such as
        aquaculture, where it does not alienate
        agricultural land or have a detrimental impact
        upon the environment;
        vi protecting agricultural pursuits from
        incompatible uses, particularly those more
        suitably located within the urban growth
        boundary;
        vii improving opportunities for mutually
        beneficial enterprises that are complementary
        to agriculture and other non-agricultural uses
        that do not diminish agricultural production,

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