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Amended Referral Agency Response - Planning - RAP22 0023 01 (As Published)
Officer: Georgina Schramm
Direct Telephone: 07 5329 6245
Our Reference: RAP22/0023.01
Your Reference: 25-1004
27 April 2026
MA Fraser
C/- Park Lane Planning
PO Box 819
NEW FARM QLD 4005
[email protected]
Dear Sir/Madam,
Amended Referral Agency Response
Planning Act 2016
I refer to your application received on 2 February 2026, requesting an amendment to the
referral agency response. Council on 20 April 2026 has decided your requested changes.
Details are as follows:
1. APPLICATION DETAILS
Application No. RAP22/0023.01
Street Address: 45 Witta Cir, Noosa Heads Qld 4567
Real Property Description: Lot 111 N 21845
Planning Scheme: Noosa Plan 2020 (26 September 2025)
2. DECISION DETAILS
A referral agency response was issued on 5 July 2023.
• Referral Agency Response for Dwelling House.
In relation to the request to an amendment to the referral agency response, Council on 20
April 2026, decided to approve the requested changes. The amendments are detailed below:
A. Approve the change.
B. Amend conditions 3, 12, 13 & 17.
1. REFERRAL AGENCY CONDITIONS
PLANNING
When Conditions must be Complied With
1. Unless otherwise stated, all conditions of this Decision Notice must be complied with
prior to the use of the building commencing, and then compliance maintained at all times
while the use continues.
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noosa.qld.gov.au Tewantin QLD 4565
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Currency Period for Referral Agency Response
2. This Concurrence Agency response is no longer valid if works have not substantially
started within 4 years of the date of this notice, unless otherwise extended in writing by
Council.
Approved Plans
3. Development authorised by this approval must be undertaken generally in accordance
with the Approved Plans listed in the tables below. The plans must be amended to
incorporate the amendments listed within the table below and resubmitted to Council
prior to the issue of any Development Permit for Building Works.
Plan No. Rev. Plan/Document Name Date
SD0030-01 A Design Visualisation Streetscape prepared by 12.12.2025
Minnow Studio
SD0030-02 A Design Visualisation Entry Courtyard & 12.12.2025
Driveway prepared by Minnow Studio
SD0030-03 A Design Visualisation Waterfront prepared by 12.12.2025
Minnow Studio
SD0030-04 A Design Visualisation Central Courtyards and 12.12.2025
Voids prepared by Minnow Studio
SD-100-02 A Site Plan Proposed Site prepared by Minnow 12.12.2025
Studio
Annotated by Council
SD-200-01 A Floor Plan Lower Ground Level prepared by 16.12.2025
Minnow Studio
SD-200-02 A Floor Plan Ground Level prepared by Minnow 12.12.2025
Studio
Annotated by Council
SD-200-03 A Floor Plan First Floor Level prepared by Minnow 12.12.2025
Studio
Annotated by Council
SD-210-01 A Roof Plan prepared by Minnow Studio 12.12.2025
Annotated by Council
SD-300-01 A Elevation North West Front Elevation prepared 12.12.2025
by Minnow Studio
SD-300-02 A Elevation South West Side Elevation prepared 12.12.2025
by Minnow Studio
SD-300-03 A Elevation South East Rear Elevation prepared 12.12.2025
by Minnow Studio
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Building Height
4. The maximum height of the development must not exceed 8 metres above the ground
level.
5. The ‘Feature Rib Surrounds’ are not to be covered unless detailed on the approved
plans.
Streetscape
6. Any shipping containers, railway carriages or similar must be placed behind the dwelling
house and not visible from the street.
Lighting Amenity
7. No flood lighting must be used on site. Any vertical illumination resulting from direct,
reflected or other incidental external lighting emanating from the site must not exceed 8
lux when measured at any point 1.5 metres outside the boundary and at any level from
ground level upward.
Environment
8. Sediment or any other material including building materials or waste products must not
be deposited or released into the road reserve, stormwater drain or adjacent properties.
Landscaping Works
9. A minimum of 20% of the site must be retained as soft landscaping.
10. Existing vegetation in the road reserve must be retained, unless written authorisation
from Council is granted for the clearing.
Flood Immunity and Earthworks
11. The minimum floor levels of all new habitable rooms must be at least 300 millimetres
above the Defined Flood Event – 1% AEP.
Site Access and Driveways
12. A sealed access driveway must be provided from Witta Circle to all parking and
manoeuvring areas of the development. The works must be undertaken in accordance
with an Operational Works approval and must include in particular:
a. driveway crossover in accordance with Noosa Council’s standard drawings RS-
049,RS-050 and any associated addendum;
b. the construction of the driveway crossover must not create any trip hazards in
Council’s road reserve, any reshaping of Council’s road reserve is limited to a
maximum 1 in 10 grade and must be done so without the use of privately owned
retaining structures.
Stormwater Drainage
13. The site must be provided with a stormwater drainage system connecting to a lawful
point of discharge. The works must be undertaken in accordance with an Operational
Works approval.
Easements
14. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the relevant service provider, any public or third
party infrastructure located on the subject site must be placed within an easement
registered against the title of the property.
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15. All easements must be designed in accordance with the planning scheme and granted
at no cost to the Grantee. Where the Grantee is Council or a service authority, the
easement documentation must be in accordance with the Grantee’s standard easement
terms. Draft easement documentation must be submitted to Council for endorsement.
16. All works must be kept clear of any existing or proposed easements on the subject land,
unless agreed otherwise in writing by the Grantee.
Earthworks and Retaining Walls
17. All earthworks and associated structures/batters must be undertaken in accordance with
an Operational Works. All earthworks and associated structures/batters, both above and
below ground level, both temporary and permanent must be contained entirely within
the subject site unless written permission from the respective landowner(s) is provided
to Council.
18. Prior to the issue of an Operational Works permit for Earthworks, an Acid Sulfate Soils
Assessment and Management Plan and a site-specific Dewatering Plan must be
prepared, submitted and accepted by Council. The Acid Sulfate Soil Assessment and
Management Plan and the Dewatering Plan must be prepared by a suitably qualified
person (RPEQ) and must include but not be limited to:
a. sufficient detail to demonstrate how acidic water encountered during excavation and
construction will be treated and disposed of; and
b. sufficient detail to demonstrate that the dewatering of the site will not impact on the
structural integrity of buildings and structures on adjoining properties.
19. All retaining walls must be designed and constructed in accordance with the planning
scheme and must be certified by an RPEQ where exceeding 1.0m in height. All retaining
walls that are publicly accessible and exceed 1.0m in height must be fitted with a
commercial grade safety fence.
Damage to Services and Assets
20. Any damage caused to existing services and assets as a result of the development
works must be repaired at no cost to the asset owner at the following times:
a. where the damage would cause a hazard to pedestrian or vehicle safety,
immediately; or
b. where otherwise, upon completion of the works associated with the development.
Any repair work which proposes to alter the alignment or level of existing services and
assets must first be referred to the relevant service authority for approval.
2. REASONS FOR REFERRAL AGENCY’S DECISION
The proposal is subject to specific built form parameters outlined in The Noosa Plan.
3. ADVISORY NOTES
The following notes are included for guidance and information purposes only and do not form
part of the referral agency conditions:
Development Compliance Inspection
1. Prior to the commencement of the use, please contact Council's Development
Assessment Branch to arrange a Development Compliance Inspection.
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Infrastructure Charges
2. All developments and/or changes to existing developments may require payment of
“Infrastructure Charges” (as applicable) in accordance with Council’s “Charges
Resolution” made pursuant to the planning legislation and regulations current at the time
of issue. Infrastructure Charges | Noosa Shire Council
Fires in Urban Areas
3. In urban areas fires are prohibited except where in an appliance is used for domestic
heating or cooking purposes, which must comply with particular standards. Any area
identified as a fire pit area on approved plans is to be in accordance with Local Law &
Subordinate Local Law No. 3, Schedule 3. Refer to the following link for details:
Sustainability
4. Council encourages sustainable and energy efficient building design for all development.
including the use of sustainable building materials, energy efficient fittings, solar hot
water, photovoltaic systems (including the use of inverter/charges), solar panels, water
saving devices and rainwater harvesting.
Qualified Person
5. For the purpose of preparing a Acid Sulphate Soils Management Plant for the
development, a qualified person is considered to be a person who:
a. is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ); and
b. has a degree in civil engineering or engineering geology; and
c. has a minimum of 5 years experience in the field of geotechnical engineering or
engineering geology.
Property Driveway and Vehicle Crossover
6. The planning scheme declares the construction of a driveway and vehicle crossover to
the property to be Accepted Development subject to meeting the requirements of the
Low Density Housing Code. If the proposed driveway and vehicle crossover does not
comply with each Acceptable Outcomes contained in the Code, a Development Permit
for Operational Work is required to be obtained from Council.
Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Levy
7. The QLeave levy must be paid prior to the issue of a development permit where it is
required. Council will not be able to issue a Decision Notice without receipt of details
that the Levy has been paid.
Co-ordination of Operational Works Assessment
8. Additional application fees apply to Operational Work applications where the different
aspects of the works are lodged separately. Significant savings in application fees will
result if all works are lodged in a single application.
Works affecting the Revetment Wall
9. Any works that may affect the structural integrity of the revetment wall or extend outside
the property boundary of the subject site must be done so in accordance with an
Operational Works permit for Prescribed Tidal Works, requiring owner’s consent by the
State.
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4. REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT REFERRAL AGENCY RESPONSE
The applicant may make representations to Council about this referral agency response at
any time before the application is decided pursuant to section 30 of the Development
Assessment Rules.
Yours faithfully,
Nadine Gorton
Coordinator Planning | Development Assessment
Development & Regulation
Enc: Approved Plans/Documents
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