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Letter of Support - Development at 30 Pottery St Pomona · RAL19/0014.01
16 October 2026 Chief Executive Officer Noosa Shire Council PO Box 141 TEWANTIN QLD 4565 Dear Sir, Re: Proposed Development - 30 Pottery Street, Pomona (RAL19/0014 and OPW26/0033) We are the owners of 38 Pottery Street, Pomona, and have owned the property since 1997. Our property directly adjoins the subject development site. We both grew up in Pomona residing in Red and Church Streets as children, both close to the subject site. Accordingly, we have a strong connection to and familiarity with the subject property, the surrounding area and the broader community. We support an extension of the currency period of the subdivision approval, RAL19/0014, together with any associated permit extensions or further permits required to deliver the approved development. Our support includes the tree removal needed to implement the subdivision, subject to appropriate environmental safeguards, safe work practices, appropriate drainage management and protection of neighbouring properties. In our view, the proposed residential lot sizes and layout are sympathetic to Pomona’s character and represent a responsible approach to expanding the township’s housing footprint, particularly given the ongoing housing shortage being experienced across the shire. The new access road, managed asset protection areas and retained conservation land also offer the potential to improve local bushfire resilience and maintain wildlife connectivity. We consider this a positive approach to providing additional housing while respecting the surrounding residential area. The existing tall trees and substantial canopy restrict sunlight reaching our property throughout the year, particularly during winter. Some trees are estimated to be up to 35 metres tall. Over time, branches have fallen onto our property, and we are concerned about the potential damage should a tree or substantial limb fall during severe weather. We would welcome the improved sunlight and amenity that appropriate tree removal would provide. We support the proposed drainage improvements, including along Pottery Street, and consider it important that they accommodate changes arising from excavation, filling and altered ground levels without increasing or concentrating flows onto our property. Effective erosion and sediment controls are also important throughout the clearing and construction process. Page 1 of 2
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We note that Council’s assessment report identifies the site as mapped koala habitat. During
our nearly 30 years of ownership of the adjoining property and our longstanding familiarity with
the area, we have never personally sighted a koala or observed evidence of koala activity on
the subject or neighbouring properties. Pauline’s parents who lived in Red Street, less than
200m from the site, from 1963, have likewise never sighted koala’s or activity of koala activity
in the area. We offer these observations for Council’s consideration alongside the ecological
assessments when considering the extension, associated works and environmental
approvals.
We look forward to the completion of the development, and receiving prior notice of the
commencement of clearing and construction activities near our boundary, as will other
neighbouring properties. And we appreciate that appropriate care and diligence will be taken
to protect our property, fencing and access during construction.
We ask Council to consider our support for extending the approval, allowing the removal of
trees and enabling the associated works to proceed, with appropriate measures to protect
neighbouring amenity and drainage.
Regards,
Scott Dawson Pauline Coles
Owner, 38 Pottery Street, Pomona Owner, 38 Pottery Street, Pomona
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