6968 - Response to RFI Letter

Our Ref: 6968
Council Ref: MCU21/0100
SARA Ref: 2107-23543 SRA


21 February 2022

Att: Blake Coulston (Noosa Council); Paul Gleeson (SARA)


Re: Proposed Dwelling House
1179 Louis Bazzo Drive, Cootharaba QLD 4565
Council Ref: MCU21/0100
SARA Ref: 2107-23543 SRA

Reference is made to Council’s Information Request issued on the 5th July 2021; and the State Assessment and Referral Agency
(SARA) Information Request issued on 16th September 2021 in regards to the above development application. Both responses
have been complied into this one letter. Please see the relevant response to each item below.

General Note
During the preparation of the response to both Information Requests, our client’s builder terminated the building contract. As such,
a new builder had to be sought, along with new Dwelling House plans prepared. Please refer to Appendix A – Amended Plans
for reference. The new Dwelling House plans do not result in substantially different development, is still located in the location of
the original Dwelling House and utilising the existing driveway constructed by the previous owners of the site, thereby not having
any more of an impact on the site than the original Dwelling House proposed.

Council Information Request
Issue
The proposed dwelling house is situated in areas that are mapped Biodiversity and Bushfire hazard. The proposed application
has not provided a bushfire report with the submitted clearing plan, and therefore has not demonstrated that the clearing is
reasonably necessary for the control of bushfire risk to a building or structure. In order to ensure that the development meets PO12
of the Biodiversity, Waterways, and Wetlands Overlay Code, a bushfire report will need to be provided to demonstrate that the
amount of clearing, within the biodiversity, waterways and wetlands overlay, to facilitate the dwelling house and access is
reasonably necessary.
     1. Provide a bushfire management report in accordance with Planning Scheme Policy 8 - SC6.9.4 Bushfire Hazard
         Assessment report and management plan.
Response
Please refer to Appendix B – Bushfire Management Report prepared by Bushfire Risk Reducers in accordance with the
Planning Scheme Policy 8 - SC6.9.4 Bushfire Hazard Assessment Report and Management Plan.

SARA Information Request
Issue
Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposed development will not result in adverse safety or
operational impacts on the state-controlled road network. Further information is required to demonstrate how the proposed
development will achieve compliance with performance outcome (PO)16 of SDAP State code 1: Development in a State-controlled
road environment.
    1. A vehicle access assessment for a proposed access location is required to demonstrate the access can operate safely.
          The assessment must:
               • provide a plan identifying the proposed access location
               • identify the movements sought at the access. There are currently double lines for the full frontage of the site.
                   The assessment must confirm if left-in / left-out only movements are sought. If seeking an all-movements access,
                   undertake a safety assessment and turn warrant assessment.
               • demonstrate that visibility at the access point achieves the relevant sight distance requirements in the
                   Department of Transport and Main Roads’ Road Planning and Design Manual and relevant sections of the
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