2017-02-07 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 8 Community Feedback on New Noosa Plan

Submitter                 Comments                                                                             Staff Response
                  192    with new modern homes that are not designed for the coast and are not “Noosa”         existing premises having local heritage value. Those provisions are likely to be
                         style. Heritage architecture needs to be preserved - consultation forums for each     continued into the New Noosa Plan. The submissions highlight instances
                         area                                                                                  where new housing designs seem somewhat out of character with the locality.
                         Need more Noosa Design style housing. More recent examples are not consistent.        Consider with design issues under the New Noosa Plan.
                         General amenity of residential areas not as good as is it should be. More focus on
                         design of buildings and place making needs to be updated

      15, 27, 39, 121    Promote more energy efficient building design in both public and private buildings.   Consider with energy issues under the New Noosa Plan however it is not likely
                         More sustainable housing choices. Roof top gardens and solar panels. Need to          the scheme will include mandatory provisions on houses.
                         consider design issues with no extra structure. Cost of approvals need to be
                         reduced.

         16, 27, 141     New developments are more visible now which has changed the natural bush              As development occurs, even as allowed for through long term planning
                         amenity overtime. More landscape greening and screening to reduce visual              commitments, the landscape changes as a consequence. New housing areas
                         impacts of buildings and along main road corridors. We are losing green sense of      are landscaped in public spaces and on private house sites. Over time these
                         identity. Thicken buffer planting so there are no glimpses of suburban fences and     landscape plantings will mature and should improve the presentation of these
                         rooftops form main arterial roads. Noosa's uniqueness is its green landscaped         developments. The planning scheme will include landscaping requirements
                         vegetation and we are losing that.                                                    for commercial and multi-residential development to soften the built form.

                   33    More planting of bare areas, reservations, cross overs, streetscapes to include       Refer to relevant Branch in Council
                         tropical natives like palms, Pandanus, Cordylines, gingers .

                   45    Cottage style dwellings: Single or two storey cottages of single occupancy (not       The submitter’s specific interest is in Boreen Point where there would be little
                         duplexes or units) in the villages.                                                   reason to contemplate attached or semi-attached housing styles. Housing here
                                                                                                               and in the other smaller villages is likely to remain detached, either low set or
                                                                                                               double storey.

                   46    Smaller houses - less McMansions which are environmentally unfriendly.                The size of the dwelling is most commonly at the choice of the property owner
                                                                                                               and frequently reflects the size and value of the lot. Council will explore
                                                                                                               whether the new scheme should actively encourage smaller dwellings to cater
                                                                                                               for an increasing proportion of 1 and 2 person households.

            65, 68, 91   Concern regarding the provisions governing roof form for residential buildings        The inclusion of a roof pitch and eaves was a specific decision of Council when
                         appear to be needlessly prescriptive and make no allowance for innovative and         drafting the current Noosa Plan. The basis for that approach was primarily that
                         site specific responses that may fall outside of the 5 degree minimum pitch and       most existing residential buildings in Noosa contained roof pitches and eaves.
                         600mm eave requirements that have been laid out. Placing rigid controls over          Despite the possibility of architectural excellence many flat roofed buildings
                         building form in this way inhibits architectural excellence.                          detract from the character of local built form. Staff acknowledge that flat
                                                                                                               roofed buildings can be designed in a manner that demonstrates architectural
                                                                                                               excellence. Currently a specific Council approval is needed to vary the roof


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