SARA information request - MCU21/0110

                                                                                               2107-23530 SRA



                      A porte cochere vehicle setdown adequately distinguished and separated from the
                       vehicle turnaround, short term car parking and the entry and exit of the existing
                       porte cochere. The design of the porte cochere and its vehicle exit should avoid
                       conflicts with cars manoeuvring into and out of the short-term car parking area and
                       entering the existing port cochere. Adequate queuing distance will need to be
                       provided.

             (iii) Urban Bus Stops:
                    A safe, direct and convenient pedestrian pathway connecting the entry of the
                       development to existing footpath on Links Drive, immediately north of the site's
                       gated entrance.

 Koala Habitat Areas

 2.          Issue:
             The proposed resort complex consisting of 112 short term accommodation, bar, food and
             drink outlet, outdoor sport and recreation (3 x tennis courts) has not reasonably avoided or
             minimised the impacts of interfering with Koala Habitat Values.

             The proposed development will impact Koala Habitat Areas with the inclusion of three (3)
             proposed new tennis courts which will involve the removal of 19 Non-Juvenile Koala Habitat
             Trees (NJKHT). It is noted that an offset is proposed by the applicant. However, the
             proposed development has not taken into account avoidance and minimisation of Koala
             Habitat Areas for bushfire management requirements. The proposed site is within a ‘high
             potential bushfire intensity’ rating area and the remaining 41 NJKHT will be potentially
             impacted by the proposed development. The submitted material does not promote
             measures to improve connectivity to allow usage for koala habitat of the remaining NJKHT
             on site or the impact to Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) by the removal
             of the 19 NJKHT.

             Further information is required to demonstrate that all reasonable avoidance, minimisation
             and mitigation measures of development have been undertaken in order to ensure that the
             proposed development will not impact koala habitat or MSES.

             Action
             It is requested that applicant provide further information on PO1 and PO5 of State code 25:
             Development in South East Queensland koala habitat areas (State code 25) of the SDAP.

             Provide a report prepared by an appropriately qualified ecologist that:
                 identifies the number of NJKHTs on site that are proposed to be impacted including
                     those that could be impacted from the future use of the site (e.g. infrastructure,
                     excavation or fill) and as exempted development (as defined in Schedule 24 of the
                     Planning Regulation 2017) which would apply as a natural and ordinary
                     consequence of the development.

             More information on how to demonstrate compliance with this PO is provided in the
             Guideline: State Code 25: Development in South East Queensland koala habitat areas
             (https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/102836/koala-state-
             development-assessment-provisions-sdap-guideline.pdf

How to respond
You have three months to respond to this request and the due date to SARA is 5 November 2021.


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e A porte cochere vehicle setdown adequately distinguished and separated from the
vehicle turnaround, short term car parking and the entry and exit of the existing
porte cochere. The design of the porte cochere and its vehicle exit should avoid
conflicts with cars manoeuvring into and out of the short-term car parking area and
entering the existing port cochere. Adequate queuing distance will need to be
provided.

(iii) Urban Bus Stops:
e Asafe, direct and convenient pedestrian pathway connecting the entry of the
development to existing footpath on Links Drive, immediately north of the site's
gated entrance.

 

Koala Habitat Areas

 

2. Issue:

The proposed resort complex consisting of 112 short term accommodation, bar, food and
drink outlet, outdoor sport and recreation (3 x tennis courts) has not reasonably avoided or
minimised the impacts of interfering with Koala Habitat Values.

The proposed development will impact Koala Habitat Areas with the inclusion of three (3)
proposed new tennis courts which will involve the removal of 19 Non-Juvenile Koala Habitat
Trees (NJKHT). It is noted that an offset is proposed by the applicant. However, the
proposed development has not taken into account avoidance and minimisation of Koala
Habitat Areas for bushfire management requirements. The proposed site is within a ‘high
potential bushfire intensity’ rating area and the remaining 41 NJKHT will be potentially
impacted by the proposed development. The submitted material does not promote
measures to improve connectivity to allow usage for koala habitat of the remaining NJKHT
on site or the impact to Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) by the removal
of the 19 NUKHT.

Further information is required to demonstrate that all reasonable avoidance, minimisation
and mitigation measures of development have been undertaken in order to ensure that the
proposed development will not impact koala habitat or MSES.

Action
It is requested that applicant provide further information on PO1 and PO5 of State code 25:
Development in South East Queensland koala habitat areas (State code 25) of the SDAP.

Provide a report prepared by an appropriately qualified ecologist that:

e identifies the number of NJKHTs on site that are proposed to be impacted including
those that could be impacted from the future use of the site (e.g. infrastructure,
excavation or fill) and as exempted development (as defined in Schedule 24 of the
Planning Regulation 2017) which would apply as a natural and ordinary
consequence of the development.

More information on how to demonstrate compliance with this PO is provided in the
Guideline: State Code 25: Development in South East Queensland koala habitat areas
(https://environment.des.qid.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/102836/koala-state-
development-assessment-provisions-sdap-guideline.pdf

 

 

 

 

How to respond
You have three months to respond to this request and the due date to SARA is 5 November 2021.

 

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