Town Planning Report - Expansion to Noosa Landfill

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       Works Codes

       With respect to the most applicable works codes the following comments are made:
          • Driveways and parking code - Under table 9.4.1.4, minimum parking requirements for
              a utility installation is to provide sufficient parking for the intended use. While there is
              an expansion of the existing landfill, given the nature of the use this does not cause an
              increase in traffic movements or an added demand for parking.
          • Earthworks code - the proposed development will require substantial earthworks for
              the pad extension for the RRA, to be designed and certified by an RPEQ. The proposed
              earthworks will meet the overall outcomes in terms of being designed and constructed
              to be structurally sound (a), will provide for land stability (b), will avoid contamination
              of the land (c) and flooding and drainage has been appropriately addressed in the
              SWMP for the site (d). The existing native vegetation on the subject land is to be
              removed, which cannot be avoided.
          • Water quality and drainage code - the matter of water quality and stormwater drainage
              forms part of the updated SWMP. The SWMP has been prepared in accordance with
              the following documents:
                  o Guideline Stormwater and environmentally relevant activities (DES, 2021)
                  o Best Practice Erosion and Sediment Control (IECA, 2008), and
                  o Queensland Urban Drainage Manual (QUDM) (IPWEAQ, 2016).
              Further, the SWMP has been prepared to meet current licence conditions and water
              quality objectives for the operation of the landfill under the relevant environmental
              authority permit (EPP01855314), being for:
                  o ERA 33 – Crushing, milling, grinding or screening > 5000t per year; and
                  o ERA 60-(1a) – Waste disposal facility < 50,000t/yr.

       The proposed development either complies with the works codes or can be conditioned to
       comply.


       Conditions of Approval

       It is reasonably expected the current development approval will be amended to update any
       conditions of approval including reference to the new Master Plan for the subject site
       (Attachment 4). Any conditions imposed are to be in keeping with the context of the current
       development approval having regard to the proposed expansion of the RRA. Further, it is
       expected that the construction of the expanded RRA and the relocation and enlargement of
       the HES Basin would be subject to an operation works application, with the development being
       designed and certified by an RPEQ.

       It is necessary for the current conditions imposed by the concurrence agency with respect to
       the provision of an environmental offset also be amended. In particular, it will be necessary for
       Permit A to be amended to reflect the expansion of the RRA (Attachment 2B). To that end, it
       is expected conditions 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.8 would need to be amended accordingly.




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