2020036_17 Cloudsley St_OPW Letter

Chief Executive Officer
Noosa Shire Council
PO Box 141
Tewantin QLD 4565

19 January 2021


Attention: Development Services

RE: 17 Cloudsley St, Noosaville (Lot 11 on RP64921)
Council REF: DBW20/0014 - OPERATIONAL WORKS APPLICATION (Driveway Access)

Please find enclosed an application for Operational Works Approval for the proposed driveway
access to 17 Cloudsley St, Noosaville.

Condition 11 of DBW20/0014 states: -
“A sealed access driveway must be provided from Cloudsley Street to all parking and manoeuvring
areas of the development. The works must be undertaken in accordance with an Operational Works
approval and must include in particular:
    a. a driveway crossover in accordance with council standard drawings RS-049, RS-050 and
        respective addendums;
    b. a construction methodology that complies with the findings and recommendations of the
        report “Arborist Brief” for 17 Cloudsley St, dated July 2020 and prepared by Wayne Gooch of
        Tree Safe Australia Pty and included in Section 7 of this Decision Notice.”

Enclosed is the following documentation for assessment of the application: -

    1.   DA Form 1
    2.   Owners consent
    3.   360 Civil Consulting Engineering Drawings (2020036 Drawing No.’s 01 to 07)
    4.   Construction Methodology for driveway as required by Condition 11 part b of DBW20/0014
         – outlined below

Construction Methodology – Driveway Construction near Norfolk Pine
The arborist report provided by Treesafe Australia dated July 2020 details that excavation or major
fill and compaction over the trees root system needs to be minimised to ensure the preservation of
the existing Norfolk Pine tree.

Proposed construction methodology in the Norfolk Pine SRZ includes: -
   1. Site arborist to supervise the installation of tree protection measures prior to any works
       occurring.
   2. If pruning is required or instructed by the site arborist the tree contractor must have a
       minimum Level 3 AQS qualification in Arboriculture.
   3. Topsoil strip to occur in the extent of the driveway area.
   4. Crossover for the first 1.5m from invert of kerb is to be constructed of concrete.