Martoo Planning Statement · MCU18/0013

4. ASSESSMENT
The Noosa Plan includes the site in the Eastern Beaches Locality and provides the site with an Attached
Housing zoning.




Figure 3 - Noosa Plan

The assessment table for the Detached Housing zone indicates a Detached House is a consistent
use and is code assessable development if the proposal does not comply with Column 2 of Table
14.28 – 14.30 of the Detached House Code except if an alternative provision to the QDC.

The proposed dwelling has been assessed against the provisions of the Detached House code and
does not comply with the Acceptable solutions with regard to setbacks, building height in storeys
and metres and site cover.

The site is also mapped as being in the Coastal Protection Area under the Natural Hazards and
Natural Resources Overlay which details that the development is to follow a code assessable
process.

4.1 Detached House Code

Setbacks

The Detached House code indicates that dwellings are to have the following setbacks:

          Frontage:                6m
          Other boundaries:        1.5m up to 4.5m height
                                   2m between 4.5m -7.5m height
                                   2m plus 0.5 m for every 3m or part therefore above 7.5m height.

The proposal does not comply with the above setbacks and proposes a garage within the front 6 metre
setback due to the steep slope of the site and to minimise impacts on the surrounding area. The proposed
carport location is consistent with other garages that have been approved within the street and has been
assessed to comply with the Specific Outcome O1 of the Code as detailed below:

        O1 Buildings and other structures are appropriately designed and sited to—
          a) provide amenity for users of the premises as well as preserve the visual and acoustic
          privacy of adjoining and nearby land uses;

            The proposed garage has been located at the front of the site within the front setback in a
            direct response to the steep slope of the site. The garage and pedestrian entrance are
            located at street level and present a single storey to this area with the rest of the building
            stepping down the site. (refer figure 4). This stepping down the site preserves the existing
            amenity of the area and is consistent with the character of the street which already several
            dwellings with garages in the front setback.




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