Arborist Response Correspondence · 132005.1133.06

SUNSHINE COAST

13 June 2017
M2652L

Resort Drive, Noosa Heads
Lot 6 SP178340 & Lot 7 SP178340
Council ref (OPW): OPW17/0123



Att: Noosa Council – Development Assessment
Re: Arborist response to Council’s further information request for OPW17/0123 – Resort Drive, Noosa
Heads.



Dear Sir/Madam,

This letter provides a response to Noosa Councils information request dated 9th May, 2017. Information
has been provide in respect to issue 1(c) as stated:

    1. Provide additional detail on the proposed retaining walls and sheet piling. The detail must be
       either prepared or endorsed by an RPEQ and include but not be limited to:
       (c) Features/methodology to protect retained vegetation



It is noted that vegetation has been proposed for retention within and outside of the site.

Within the site, the majority of trees have been shown to be removed with the exception of tree #807
(Corymbia intermedia) and a number of trees located on or close to the site boundary along the Resort
Drive frontage. Tree #807 can be described as senescent due to the existing characteristics including
reduced leaf cover and hollows. The design aims to retain this tree within the development and
consideration has been given to reducing impacts to the structural root zone (SRZ) as calculated under
AS4970-2009. Although the SRZ will be unaffected by works, impacts to the tree protection zone (TPZ)
are considered to be in excess of the incursion allowable under AS4970-2009. However, rather than
remove the tree it is the clients preference to give this tree the ‘benefit of the doubt’ with the intent of
monitoring the tree throughout a 2 year maintenance period to see how it responds rather than have
this tree nominated for removal now. This approach is supported from an ecological perspective.

Outside of the site there are a number of trees nominated for retention within the Resort Drive road
reserve and conservation area located to the east.

In order to protect trees for retention fencing will be established as per Figure 3 of AS4970-2009
(Protection of Trees on Development Sites). Fencing locations have been shown to the extent of the
Tree Protection Zones (TPZ’s) or within the allowable incursion (10%) as specified in AS4970-2009. Any
civil, building or landscape works that are proposed to occur within fenced areas must be under the
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