Martoo Response to IR

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Item 12:         A Waste Management Plan is to be submitted.

Applicant’s Response to Item 12: Attachment G includes a Waste Management Plan for the site.



Item 13:        Water for the cultivation is sourced from the 271 Lake Macdonald Drive. Provide
evidence that the appropriate licenses have been obtained.

Applicant’s Response to Item 13: The site has been utilized for a turf farm for the previous 30 years
and has always obtained water from the existing dam at 271 Lake Macdonald Drive. The applicant
intends to continue to utilize this existing arrangement of utilising the dam for rural purposes consistent
with the scheme.


Item 14:         If connection to Unity water network is proposed then a network analysis is to be performed.

Applicant’s Response to Item 14: The applicant does not intend to connect to the Unity Water
Network. Water will be collected from the existing buildings on site and utilised for staff and agricultural
uses. Supplementary water for the agricultural use will be continued to be obtained from the existing
dam at 271 Lake Macdonald Drive in accordance with the original turf farm operations.


The applicant considers that they have now responded to Council’s information request. The Decision
Making Period has therefore commenced and we request that your Council proceeds with its assessment of
the application as soon as possible in accordance with the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

Please contact our Sunshine Coast office if you require any further information and/or clarification.


Yours faithfully,




Nadine Gorton
Senior Planner
martoo consulting pty ltd




Enclosures:

Attachment A: Proposal plans
Attachment B: Flood Management Plan
Attachment C: Storm water Management Plan
Attachment D: Riparian Buffer Assessment
Attachment E: Traffic Statement
Attachment F: Effluent Disposal Report
Attachment G: Waste Management Plan
IDAS Form 1 and 7.