Town Planning Assessment Report

the development site by:                impeded, or otherwise diverted to
                                        adversely affect other properties.
causing ponding of water;

increasing flooding, which adversely
affects the safety or use of any land
upstream and downstream;

adversely affecting the flow of
water in any overland flow path.

                                        AO13
                                        Development on land adjoining              AO13 - Not Applicable
                                        the major road network, Lake               The land does not adjoin the major
                                        Macdonald or the Noosa River               road network.
                                        system minimises visual impacts on
                                        the scenic amenity of the roadway
                                        or waterway by:

                                        sensitive siting and design of
                                        buildings, structures, driveways and
                                        works;

                                        retaining existing vegetation;

                                        incorporating landscape treatments
                                        to visually screen and soften
                                        development; and

                                        incorporating building materials and
                                        external finishes that are compatible
                                        with the site’s visual character and
                                        landscape setting.


Sloping sites and ridgelines

PO15                                    AO15.1                                     AO15.1 - Complies
The landscape character and visual      To protect scenic amenity and other        The building is located on gently
amenity quality of hill slopes and      landscape qualities, buildings,            sloping land at the top of a hill. An
ridgelines are retained and buildings   structures and associated                  existing farm track will be utilised to
and structures:                         accessways are not constructed on          access the building which has a
                                        land with a slope greater than 25%.        maximum gradient of
a) are visually responsive to the                                                  approximately 18%.
   natural topography of the site,      AO15.2
   sitting within the landscape         On sloping sites or on ridgelines at the
   rather than dominating it;           uppermost edge of a hill slope:            AO15.2 - Complies
                                                                                   The building is positioned 11m lower
b) step down slopes or use              a) roof lines are generally parallel       than upper extent of the hillside. It
   suspended floor construction,           with contours of the land;              will also ensure that the roof line is
   minimising cut and fill and                                                     parallel to the contours and
   avoiding benching of the site;       b) roofs do not exceed a pitch of 15       provides a design that
                                           degrees; and                            complements the rural character
c) allow for retention of                                                          and amenity of the area.
   natural vegetation that assists in   c) buildings do not protrude above
   screening or visually softening         the height of
   development; and                        prevailing vegetation.

d) incorporate materials, finishes      AO15.3
   and colours that complement          Cut or fill is less than 1.5 metres in     AO15.3 - Complies


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