6. Appendix C - Noosa Assessment Benchmark Assessment

Performance Outcomes               Overall Outcome                  Response to Overall Outcome

                                                                    easily accessible environment for
                                                                    the users.
11.62 Open space, environment and conservation
Public access                       No solution provided            Not Applicable
O210 Access to the Noosa River,
                                                                    The development site does not
Weyba Creek, Eenie Creek and                                        adjoin nor is located within
Lakes Doonella and Weyba is                                         proximity to the Noosa River,
defined and controlled by the
                                                                    Weyba Creek, Eenie Creek and
establishment of key access
                                                                    Lakes Doonella and Weyba.
nodes with formalised communal
                                                                    However, the proposed
paths, rather than informal tracks,
                                                                    development maintains the
which are designed and sited                                        existing open space within the
such that the level of                                              site and does not cause any
environmental impact on these
                                                                    environmental impacts on these
open space systems does not
                                                                    open space systems.
increase;

O211 Existing impacts from        No solution provided              O211 Complies
public access are reduced or                                        The existing open space areas
negated.
                                                                    and landscaping features along
                                                                    the street frontage are retained
                                                                    on site.
11.63 Shire Business Centre - Open Space Precincts
All Open Space Precincts            S212.1 No solution provided     S212.1 Complies
O212 Open Space Precincts are                                       The open space precincts area
retained in their natural state, or                                 are Covenant Areas which will be
enhanced through additional                                         retained throughout the
plantings along drainage lines                                      development.
and road reserves, and dedicated
for public open space;

O213 Areas disturbed during       S213.1 Revegetation is carried S213.1 Complies
construction activities are       out using species endemic to the The open space precincts area
revegetated.                      Shire Business Centre site or       are Covenant Areas which will be
                                  species identified for the relevant retained throughout the
                                  landscape character area in         development.
                                  PSP3 Landscaping Plants and
                                  Guidelines

Open Space Precincts OS1          No solution provided              Not Applicable
and OS2
                                                                    The site is not mapped within
O214 Land and natural
                                                                    OS1 or OS2 areas.
environmental values within
Precincts OS1 and OS2 are
conserved and appropriately
managed to—
a) protect vegetation communities
and habitats of conservation
significance;
b) protect water quality in Eenie
Creek;
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