AS PUBLISHED - Information Request MCU17 0024 04 · MCU17/0024.04

Council has identified that the submitted high-level indicative landscape concept plan does
not provide sufficient detail to demonstrate that the proposed landscaping will adequately
avoid and minimise visual impacts associated with the removal of native vegetation or that it
will enhance visual amenity and site character consistent with the planning context.
Information Required – detailed Landscape Plan
1.     To address the matters raised and to ensure the protection and enhancement of
       landscaped areas in a manner that supports the visual amenity and character of the site,
       a detailed landscape plan is required, to be prepared by a suitably qualified landscape
       professional in accordance with the Noosa Planning Scheme Policy – PSP2
       Landscaping. The detailed landscape plan will include, but not be limited to, the
       following:
     a) A comprehensive landscape layout plan identifying all proposed landscaped areas,
        planting zones, site interfaces, and relationships with adjoining residential properties
        and public viewpoints.
     b) A plant species schedule detailing species, pot sizes, spacing, and quantities, with
        emphasis on:
            •   Native and locally appropriate coastal species;
            •   Replacement and supplementary planting that offsets the removal of native
                vegetation; and
            •   Planting designed to reinforce the existing coastal landscape character.
     c) Landscaping treatments that demonstrate how visual impacts will be:
            •   Avoided and minimised through appropriate screening and buffering;
            •   Softened at residential interfaces; and
            •   Managed to reduce the visual prominence of built form when viewed from
                adjoining properties and public areas.
     d) Retention and integration of existing vegetation, where feasible, to ensure continuity
        of landscape character.
     e) Establishment and maintenance measures to ensure the successful long-term
        performance of landscape works.


Item - Existing Manhole(s) and Stormwater GPT
The proposed plans detail works around an existing manhole(s) which services a Council-
owned stormwater GPT. Council is seeking confirmation that the proposed works will not
adversely impact Council’s ability to access and undertake maintenance on the GPT.
Please refer to the below extract detailing the required area to service the GPT.




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