2014-03-25 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda Pages 81-167

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     25 MARCH 2014


      Bushfire Risks

      If the area is constructed as per plans QPWS is satisfied with proposed cleared areas along
      the interface between the residential areas and the proposed national park offset.

      A possible additional mitigation feature would be the provision of water access points (e.g.
      standpipes for filling water tankers). This may be addressed through Qld Fire & Rescue
      Service requirements.

      Active Recreation

      On the issue of QPWS providing recreation facilities or maintaining recreation facilities
      provided by the developer QPWS have no intention at this stage to provide any active
      recreation facilities in this area. The demand for active recreation facilities in this area will
      almost entirely be generated by the proposed development and as such should rest with the
      development.

      QPWS does not have the capacity to maintain any new infrastructure within the proposed
      national park offset and the provision of the land offset with new recreation infrastructure is
      not acceptable to QPWS.

SEQ Regional Plan Referral

Department of State Development Infrastructure & Planning

The application was referred to the department as the development involves subdivision in the
Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area under the SEQ Regional Plan. The department
responded by letter dated 8 March 2013 stating that the Biodiversity Development Offset Area
(BDOA) declaration for the site suspends the provisions of the SEQ regional plan applying to
development in the Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area. The department, therefore,
is not a concurrence agency for this application.


7.3     Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for 30 days in accordance with the requirements of the
Sustainable Planning Act 2009. 1068 submissions were received of which 984 were properly
made and 84 were not properly made. Approximately 37 of the submissions were in support of
the development, a small number (<10) were neutral and the balance objected to the
development.

A number of community groups and other bodies made submissions objecting to the
development, including: Noosa Integrated Catchment Association; Noosa Biosphere Association;
Sunshine Coast Environment Council; Coolum District Coast Care; Wildlife Preservation Society
of Queensland; Friends of Lake Weyba; Noosa Parks Association; Noosa Waters Residents
Association; Peregian Beach Community Association; and Eumundi, Doonan & Verrierdale
Residents Group.




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