Appendix E - Noosa Plan 2020 Assessment

Performance Outcome               Acceptable Outcome                  Response

PO25                              constructed on land with a          The development is located on
Development on slopping sites:    slope greater than 25%              land will a slope less than 25%.

   a) is visually responsive      AO25.2                              Not Applicable
      to the natural              On sloping sites, split level
                                                                      The development is not located
      topography and sits         buildings with small floorplates,
                                                                      on a sloping site.
      within the landscape        that step down the slope are
      rather than dominating      used as an alternative to
      it; and                     standard single or double
                                  storey construction to minimise
   b) steps down slopes or
                                  building bulk and benching of
      uses suspended floor
                                  the sites
      construction,
      minimising cut or fill      Editor’s notes – refer to Figure
      and avoiding benching       6.9.1A an Figure 6.9.1B
      of the site.
                                  AO25.3                              Complies
                                  The distance between the
                                                                      The development has been
                                  ground level and the lowest
                                                                      designed to ensure that the
                                  part of the floor of the building
                                                                      distance between the ground
                                  does not exceed 3 metres.
                                                                      level and the lowest part of the
                                                                      floor of the building does not
                                                                      exceed 3 metres.

Earthworks and drainage

PO26                              AO26                                Complies
Filling and excavation for        Filling and excavation for
                                                                      The development involves
operational works do not          operational works is designed
                                                                      minor filling and excavation,
directly, indirectly or           and constructed to ensure
                                                                      that will be designed and
cumulatively cause adverse        overland flow and/or flooding is
                                                                      constructed to ensure no
impacts external to the           not worsened, impeded, or
                                                                      adverse effect on other
development site by:              otherwise diverted to adversely
                                                                      properties or downstream
                                  affect other properties or
   a) causing ponding of                                              environments.
                                  downstream environments.
      water on the site or
      nearby land;
   b) increasing flooding,
      which adversely affects
      the safety or use of any
      land upstream or
      downstream; or
   c) adversely affect the flow
      of water in any overland
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