Development Application part 2 OF 2 All of CD, Information in notes - MCU12/0216

Planning Assessment Report                                                                                          Page 29
300 Kennedys Road, Lake Macdonald QLD 4563 – Extractive Industry




      viii.     adopting water and energy efficient practices.

RESPONSE:
Managing water quality is the principal environmental issue for CSR’s mining areas and is recognised as such in the Plan
of Operations. Appropriate water and energy efficient practices will be employed as part of the proposed development.

The proposed development will be guided by a Site Based Management Plan (“SBMP”) prepared for the Site. The SBMP
provides a framework for environmental management on the Site and is a practical guide at the operational level to contain
impacts. The SBMP has been prepared to assist in the management and protection of surrounding environmental values
and describes how the operator proposes to manage potential environmental impacts which may be caused by carrying
out extractive industry activities. The SBMP prepared for the Site includes a Stormwater, Erosion and Sediment Control
Plan to ensure changes to the hydrological regime, contamination of stormwater, on-site soil erosion and release of
contaminated water off-site is prevented, as far as practicable (refer ATTACHMENT 8 – SITE BASED MANAGEMENT
PLAN).

b) COMMERCIAL & RETAIL USES

      A hierarchy of centres with a range of Commercial and Retail business uses provide suitable levels of
      amenity, service and access to the community, consistent with the community’s location and needs and is
      based on –

      i.        a proportion of Noosa’s higher order needs fulfilled by centres in other areas, particularly the key
                regional centre of Maroochydore;

RESPONSE:
Not applicable.

      ii.       the Shire Business Centre, a Majority Activity Centre for the purposes of the SEQ Regional Plan and
                the highest order centre within the former Noosa Shire, developed in stages consistent with the needs
                of the population of the former Noosa Shire and areas to the immediate south;

RESPONSE:
Not applicable.

      iii.      protecting the long term viability of the Shire Business Centre as the principle business, retail and
                administrative centre;

RESPONSE:
Not applicable.

      iv.       recognising that it may be necessary to increase floor space in existing centres to meet changing
                needs, provided any increased floor space does not impact on the successful operation and
                development of the Shire Business Centre;

RESPONSE:
Not applicable.

      v.        business centres at Cooroy, Noosa Junction, Noosaville and Tewantin;

RESPONSE:
Not applicable.




December 2012 / file ref. 1271_DA1_310_001                                                               GROUNDWORK p l u s