Appendix E - Noosa Plan 2020 Assessment

Performance Outcome                Acceptable Outcome              Response

Landscaping

PO5                                No acceptable outcome           PO5 Complies
Development minimises hard         provided
                                                                   The development minimises
surface areas that reflect or
                                                                   hard surface areas that reflect
store heat and maximises
                                                                   or store heat through ensuring
vegetation and soft
                                                                   that private outdoor areas are
landscaping.
                                                                   shaded, the pool is
                                                                   accompanied by a small useful
                                                                   terrace and the path to the pool
                                                                   is stepped to reduce hard
                                                                   surface areas.

                                                                   The development also includes
                                                                   40% landscaping.



PO6                                No acceptable outcome           PO6 Complies
Vegetation is incorporated into    provided
                                                                   The development includes soft
the building design to create
                                                                   landscaping at the front, side
shade and cooling around
                                                                   and rear of the townhouses
buildings.
                                                                   including a planted courtyard,
                                                                   planter boxes and shrubs to
                                                                   aid in shade and cooling.

Design

Site characteristics               No acceptable outcome           PO7 Complies
PO7                                provided
                                                                   The development is east-west
Development and building
                                                                   facing to take advantage of the
siting is responsive to Noosa
                                                                   Noosa Shire sub-tropical
Shire’s sub­tropical climate and
                                                                   climate including ensuring that
the site’s characteristics
                                                                   winter and summer suns and
including topography,
                                                                   winds are managed to ensure
orientation, existing vegetation
                                                                   comfortable living all year
and prevailing winds.
                                                                   round.

Build design                       AO8.1                           PO8 Complies
PO8                                Development provides a
Development –                      detailed assessment including
                                   supporting documents,


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