Response to Info Request - Planning Response MCU18-0015 & RAL18-0001 · MCU18/0015

        d) allows for adequate area at ground level for outdoor recreation, entertainment,
        clothes drying and other site facilities; and
        e) facilitates onsite stormwater management and vehicular access...”


   Such development controls are clearly intended to ensure built form is compatible with
   surrounding development, does not appear excessively bulky, maximises the retention of
   vegetation, allows adequate area for outdoor recreation and other functions and provides
   necessary space for the provision of infrastructure and access.


   The Locality Plan included with the Architectural Plan Series included at Attachment 1 clearly
   shows the site’s compatibility with its surroundings in terms of bulk and scale. The development
   footprint has been consolidated and clustered into the parts of the site determined by a site
   analysis to be least constrained. This has allowed for the retention of significant tracts of
   vegetation through the site to maintain the green character of Noosa Hill and allow for
   environmental connectivity through the site. We note the site coverage of the unit development
   is comparatively low at 15% when compared with the 40% permitted by the planning scheme.


   We note that the proposed development also aligns with the overall outcomes sought for the
   Noosa Heads locality, in particular the outcomes applying to the Attached Housing Zone as follows:


        pp) For the Attached Housing Zone—residents and visitors are accommodated in
        predominantly Multiple housing forms that—
        iii. offer a high level of residential amenity, design quality and safety; and
        iv. respect the scale and character of the streetscape and surrounding development;


   The Architectural Plans included at Attachment 1 show the high quality residential design of the
   proposed development and the high level of amenity that will be afforded to residents. In
   particular the units have been designed to maximise outlooks and vistas and provide multiple
   areas for quiet enjoyment and recreation in the landscape. This is achieved whilst ensuring the site
   is safely and efficiently serviced by all required urban infrastructure. When compared to existing
   development along Attunga Heights and Edgar Bennett Avenue as well as the adjoining Viridian
   development, the site is considered to be a superior outcome in terms of the ratio of building
   footprint to retained environmental open space.


   In light of the above, we consider that the literal application of conventional built form regulatory
   parameters on this site is not necessarily practical or sensible in the circumstances. However a
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