Information Request MCU22 0094 · MCU22/0094

Officer: 	Patrick Murphy
Direct Telephone: 	07 5329 6436
Our Reference:	MCU22/0094
Your Reference:	n/a
28 June 2022
Stockwell Development Group Pty Ltd
PO Box 3144
SOUTH BRISBANE   QLD  4101
[email protected]
Dear Sir/Madam
Information Request
Planning Act 2016
I refer to your application and advise that Council requires further information to satisfactorily assess the proposal.
application details
Application No.	MCU22/0094
Street Address:	Noosa Civic 28 Eenie Creek Roadd Noosaville
Real Property Description:	Lot 3 SP 246584
Planning Scheme:	Noosa Plan 2020 (25 September 2020)
INFORMATION REQUIRED
The information requested is set out below:
Issue – Stormwater quality management
Information Required
Provide an updated SWMP and preliminary engineering plans, which address the following:
The sizing proposed for the bioretention device is ~0.6% of the site area which is well below expected sizing for this development type. Provide electronic copies of the MUSIC model to enable all assumptions to be reviewed
Provide details for the proposed rainwater tank, including size, location and proposed reuse fixtures and modelled reuse demand
Identify the location and form of the swale included in the MUSIC model

Issue - Landscape integration of bioretention devices
Concern is raised in relation to the amenity and safety aspects (given the use and presence of small children) of the end-of-line bioretention device. The device set-down and degree of retaining wall use appears to conflict with Tables 8 and 9 of the Bioretention Technical Design Guidelines (Water by Design, 2014). Regardless of the guideline requirements, specific care should be taken given the proposed use, to ensure the design outcome does not present a hazard to children.
Information Required
Provide an updated SWMP and preliminary engineering plans, which:
achieves a higher level of landscape integration by minimising bioretention system surface set-down relative to surrounding areas and minimises retaining walls consistent with the allowances specified in the Bioretention Technical Design Guidelines (Water by Design, 2014);
includes a safety risk assessment that demonstrates that the design does not pose an unacceptable risk to children without fencing being required;
gives greater consideration to the use of at-source bioretention devices within the car parking areas.
Clarify how users can safely exit a vehicle parked in space 13 given the proximity of the bioretention device and retaining wall
Issue
Condition 53a of the reconfiguration approval (RAL18/0023) requires 10 metres of planting to the front of the site:

With Condition 57 requiring that this landscaping be maintained:

The 10 metres of landscaping is required prior to the plan seal for RAL18/0023, and it is expected that the landscaping be maintained as the lots are developed. Therefore the proposed ‘4m wide buffer planting’ within the Landscape Concept plan along Hofman Drive is not adhering to the reconfiguration approval.
Information Required
Amend the layout and the Landscape Concept plans to include the required 10m of planting that will have been completed as per RAL18/0023 along Hofman Drive.
Issue
Floor Plan – Ground Plan A-DA-03.01 indicates that there will be shade sails extending within the proposed 4m landscape buffer along Hofman Road. As detailed in Information Required 1 above the Hofman Road boundary is required to have the 10m landscaped garden maintained. Therefore shade sails or any other infrastructure is not supported to be within this found landscaped area.
Information Required
Amend all plans to ensure no infrastructure such as shade sails are located within the Hofman Road landscape buffer.
Issue
Plan A-DA-00.01 includes drawings of the site however the landscaping proposed within the drawings does not meet the requirements of the Noosa Plan or the conditions stipulated within RAL18/0023 requiring a 10m wide planted garden. Landscaping needs to include appropriate screening planting and heights.
Information Required
Amend drawings to adequately display the landscaping requirements for example ensure tree species of adequate height are included to depict what the actual development landscaping would look like.
Issue
The proposed bio-retention basin is located within the frontage of the site that RAL18/0023 conditions require that area to be a 10m wide planted garden. The bio-retention basin would require the removal of a large volume of the planting required by RAL18/0023 Condition 53 and Condition 57. The planting proposed within the bio-retention basin also does not provide the required plant types to provide adequate screening to buffer the development from the road.
Information Required
Amend the Landscape Concept plan to locate the bio-retention basin outside of the required 10m garden bed.
Issue
All boundaries require a dense screening of adequate height. The Landscape Concept plan does not provide enough detail specifying the mature heights within the boundary screening. Screening planting should provide a minimum 3m height landscaped screen at maturity.
Information Required
Amend the Landscape Concept plan to include detail regarding screening height requirements for boundary landscaping.
Issue
The building and associated car parks to be setback at least 10 metres from the front boundary.
Information Required
The building and associated car parking is located within the 10 metre landscaped area required by RAL18/0083.
Issue
The application material does not include an assessment of the proposal against the requirements of the Sustainable Building Design Code.
Information Required
Assessment of the proposal against the requirements of the Sustainable Building Design Code.
due date for response to information request
The due date for providing the requested information is 28 September 2022. Email your response to [email protected]. Please advise Council of your response to this information request in accordance with section 13 of the Development Assessment Rules.
If you do not provide a response before the due date, it will be taken as if you have decided not to respond to the information request and Council will continue with the assessment of your application.
other details
You can follow the progress of this application online at www.noosa.qld.gov.au. The “Online Services” page can be accessed via "Quick Links" on the left hand side of the screen.
Should you have any further queries in relation to the above, please do not hesitate to contact me on the number above.
Yours faithfully,

Patrick Murphy
Coordinator Planning

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