Response to Information Request RAL190011 · RAL19/0011

towards the northern boundary) Council has concerns with the ability to construct the
building works and provide access.

Information Required
    2. Provide amended plans that indicate:
           a. The house site for proposed Lot 2; and
           b. the contours and slopes across the house site sufficient to demonstrate that
                the house site is not located on a “steep slope” as defined in The Noosa Plan
                or in an area mapped as “Landslide Hazard” in the Noosa Plan; and
           c. the vehicle access to the house site for proposed Lot 2 including any
                proposed waterway crossings; and
           d. the grades and recommended formation of the vehicle access.
    3. Provide comment sourced from the property owner regarding the historical flood
       levels in the lower part of proposed Lot 2, the intersection of Happy Jack Creek Road
       and Crawfords Road and the bridge on Crawfords Road.

Applicants Response

In response to Item 2 of Council’s Information Request, we make reference to the Amended
Plan of Development (Plan No. 61948/A) prepared by Murray & Associates and attached at
Appendix B of this response. As described above, the amended plan demonstrates a newly
configured proposed Lot 2 in response to the natural features of the site and aligns the
boundary with the outer edge of vegetation associated with Happy Jack Creek (western
edge) and a gully system that traverses the existing Lot 480 on MCH524 (northern edge).
The newly configured Lot 2 now comprises gently undulating slopes with open grassland
country and ease of access from Crawfords Road

This open / gently sloping character of Lot 2 was confirmed via an on-site meeting with
Council officers and access from Crawfords Road to proposed Lot 2 proved to be no major
issue with respect to gradient (i.e. level entry).

In addition (as described above), to ensure that a house site and associated access is
confined to this portion of the land, Lot 2 has been significantly reduced in size to 1.451ha
and utilises Happy Jack Creek and the vegetated gully system as a natural buffer to the
adjoining Lot 3.

Following the site inspection with Council officers and in light of the newly configured Lot 2,
it is now considered that the issues associated with a house site area (i.e. not being located
on a steep gradient/slope) and concerns with vehicle access (i.e. traversing steep slopes and
a waterway crossing) no longer applies together with the engineering design details that
would otherwise be required to justify the original layout.

In response to Item 3 of Council’s Information Request, following consultation with the owner
of Lot 480 on MCH524, we confirm that he has not visually seen the lower portion of proposed
Lot 2 been susceptible to flood inundation. Importantly, following the site inspection with
Council officers, it is evident that the body of Lot 2 and associated access opportunity from
Crawfords Road rises up relatively quickly from the Happy Jack Creek crossing and there is
significant elevation (in a flooding context) above the defined bank of Happy Jack Creek for
access and house site opportunities.

Item 4

Issue
The submitted plan of development does not detail a natural or existing built feature in close
proximity and in relation to the boundaries of Lot 528 MCH 1930. As per the plan of
development (aerial), it appears the existing cattle yard on Lot 481 MCH 524 is located