Development Assessment Report

Project Urban – 15228                                                                                   June 2016



 Overall Outcomes                                           Comment
         Harry Springs Conservation Park and open
         space associated with rural settlement and
         sports fields; and
    iv. iv from the south along Walter Hay Drive and
         Eumundi Road, flanked by State Forest,
         bushland and rural residential development;
 o) Tewantin contributes to the Shire’s social and          Complies – The proposal is for a small scale low
 economic well-being through the retention of—              density residential subdivision within the detached
      i. the significant business and community             housing zone. The development is consistent with
         activities generated in or by the Tewantin         the subject site’s zoning. The development will not
         Business Centre;                                   compromise any of the items mentioned by this
     ii. access to the Noosa North Shore area, via the      overall outcome. The proposed development will
         ferry crossing at Moorindil Street;                contribute to the shire’s social and economic well-
   iii. visitor and resident entertainment, dining;         being by providing an increase in residential
         boating-related activities at Noosa Harbour        density in close proximity to a variety of
         Marine Village;                                    infrastructure and services in accordance with
    iv. recreational opportunities based on the             sound planning principles.
         watercourses and State forest;
     v. caravan parks providing low cost visitor
         accommodation opportunities;
    vi. the primary school;
   vii. aged       care    facilities  and     retirement
         communities;
  viii. major sporting facilities including those of the
         Noosa District Sports Complex and the
         Tewantin-Noosa Golf Club;
    ix. the coastal landfill facility and associated
         recycling and waste collection facilities in the
         south of the locality; and
     x. State forest resources;
 p) The environmental, aesthetic and scenic values          Complies – The proposed development layout has
 of the locality, or watercourses just outside the          been sensitively designed to avoid lot boundaries
 locality, are protected and maintained. These              traversing vegetation that is identified as
 include—                                                   environmental protection area. A riparian buffer
      i.    the Noosa River;                                area will be provided by maintaining all existing
     ii.    Lakes Cooroibah, Doonella and Weyba;            vegetation along the sites eastern boundary within
   iii.     Cooroibah, Wooroi, Cranks, Eenie and            proposed lot 9. Retention of this vegetation will
            Keyser Creeks and their associated riparian     protect the environmental, aesthetic and scenic
            communities;                                    values of the subject site and surrounding locality.
    iv.     Mt Tinbeerwah;
     v.     the vegetated range systems, particularly in
            areas close to or visible from Eumundi
            Road, Cooroy-Noosa Road and Beckmans
            Road;
    vi.     Tewantin State Forest;
   vii.     views to Noosa North Shore;
  viii.     lowland areas in their natural state; and
    ix.     major open space network links between
            Lake Cooroibah, Tewantin State Forest,
            Lake Weyba and open space areas to the
            south;
 q) Areas of native remnant or regrowth vegetation,         Complies – The south eastern corner of the site
 including their biodiversity and habitat values are        contains some remnant vegetation. This vegetation
 protected;                                                 is proposed to be retained. The proposed
                                                            development layout has also been sensitively
                                                            designed to avoid lot boundaries traversing the
                                                            remnant vegetation.



Development Assessment Report                                                                        Page 18 of 24
Reconfiguration of a Lot
28 Elkhorn Drive, Tewantin