Council Report - 132005.638.03 - OTHER CHANGE TO AN EXISTING APPROVAL FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE - EXPANSION OF SPECIAL PURPOSE (WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING FACILITY) & ONGOING CLEARING PURPOSES AT 561 EUMUNDI NOOSA ROAD, DOONAN - Finale

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                     12 FEBRUARY 2024




  STATUTORY DETAILS

  SEQRP Designation              Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area

  Zone                           Community Facility Zone (1. Utility Installation)
                                 Environmental Management and Conservation Zone

  Precinct                       Not Applicable

  Local Plan Area                Not Applicable

  Overlays                       Acid Sulfate Soils –
                                     ▪   Area 2 - Above 5m AHD to 20m AHD
                                 Biodiversity, waterways and wetlands –
                                     ▪   Area subject to biodiversity overlay
                                     ▪   Area subject to riparian buffer overlay
                                 Bushfire Hazard Area –
                                     ▪   High potential bushfire intensity,
                                     ▪   Medium potential bushfire intensity and
                                     ▪   Potential impact buffer
                                 Flood Hazard Overlay
                                     ▪   Waterways (1)
                                     ▪   Flooding and inundation extent
                                 Landslide hazard overlay
                                     ▪   Moderate hazard area


  Assessment Type                Other Change to Approval – Code assessment

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The development application is for an ‘other change’ to an existing development approval (Council
ref: 2005/638) to expand an existing waste disposal and recycling facility at 561 Eumundi Noosa Rd
Doonan (Noosa Landfill).

The application proposes to expand the landfill’s resource recovery area which is used to drop off
and recover steel, concrete, and green waste among other materials. The area also includes an
(High Efficiency Sediment) HES basin and comprises a small pocket of remnant vegetation being
approximately 1ha area.

The proposed expansion seeks approval to remove remnant vegetation to facilitate the repositioning
and expansion of the existing HES basin into the northwestern corner of the site, to assist in the
creation of a new resource recovery area and earth mound pad. The new resource recovery area is
aimed at providing additional space which enables a safer and a more functional operational area
for both Council and the public who are permitted access to this area.