2018-01-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                          15 JANUARY 2018


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the General Committee Meeting
dated 15 January 2018 regarding Application RAL17/0501 for a Development Permit for
Reconfiguring a Lot – (1 into 6 residential lots), situated at 2 David Low Way, Castaways Beach
and:
A.    Refuse the application for the following reasons:
      1.   The proposed development is contrary to the Overall and Specific Outcomes of the
           Eastern Beaches Locality Code of the Noosa Plan. The development proposes
           significant clearing that is contrary to the Locality Code which requires protection of
           the vegetated character and views from the David Low Way and protection of native
           vegetation.
      2.   The proposed development is contrary to the Biodiversity code as it involves clearing
           of vegetation that is mapped as Environmental Protection and Riparian vegetation
           under the Noosa Plan.
      3.   The proposed development will result in unacceptable impacts on the visual amenity
           and character of the area.
      4.     The applicant has not demonstrated that a compliant, safe access is able to be
             provided to the site in accordance with required standards. To achieve a safe access
             significant clearing of vegetation and earthworks in the road reserve is also likely to
             be required.
      5.     The proposal is an overdevelopment of the site with the resultant development form
             detrimentally affecting the environmental and amenity values of the site.
B.    Advise the utility service providers that there is significant vegetation within the road
      reserve adjacent 2 David Low Way, Castaways Beach that requires detailed assessment
      prior to installation of any services to minimise potential impacts on this vegetation.
C.    Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.


REPORT
1.    PROPOSAL
This application seeks approval for a Reconfiguration of a Lot to create 1 in to 6 residential lots
and an access easement at 2 David Low Way, Castaways Beach. The boundaries of the
proposed 6 lots extend across the entire site and include vegetation buffer areas in the form of
covenants around the boundaries.
The reconfiguration proposes the following lot sizes in Table 1 below with each lot to have a
defined building envelope:
 Lot        Total      Coastal Covenant (required for     Road Buffer Covenant       Building Envelope (vegetation
 Number     Area       stormwater, fire suppression and   (vegetation to    be       to be cleared)
                       structure protection purposes      retained)
 Lot 711    3336m2     83m2                               2142m2                     527m2
                                                          (includes  covenant   to
                                                          Burgess Creek)
 Lot 712    1219m2     102m2                              171m2                      618m2
 Lot 713    1181m2     102m2                              174m2                      613m2
 Lot 714    1118m2     174m2                              105m2                      565m2
 Lot 715     942m2     113m2                              183m2                      388m2
 Lot 716    1807m2     343m2                              746m2                      257m2




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