Decision Notice - Approved by Delegation of Authority RAL22 0033

Officer: 	Lisa Pienaar
Direct Telephone: 	07 53296514
Our Reference:	RAL22/0033  :
Your Reference:	2022-80
9 March 2023
B Blanco & D Blanco
C/- Danya Cook Town Planning
PO Box 9410
PACIFIC PARADISE  QLD  4564

[email protected]
Dear Sir/Madam,
Decision Notice
Planning Act 2016
I refer to your application and advise that on 2 March 2023, Council decided to approve the application subject to conditions.
Details of the decision are as follows:
application details
Application No:	RAL22/0033
Street address:	40 & 61 Gilsons Rd, 73a & 175 Junction Rd Cootharaba
Real property description:	Lot 8 RP 220975, Lot 7 RP 220975, Lot 150 MCH 4909, Lot 181 RP 867833
Planning Scheme:	Noosa Plan 2020 (25 September 2020)
Decision details
Council decided to issue the following type of approval:
Development Permit for Reconfiguring a Lot - Boundary Realignment and Access Easement
CURRENCY PERIOD of approval
The currency period for this development approval is stated in the conditions below.
assessment manager conditions
When Conditions Must Be Complied With
Unless otherwise stated, all works required by the conditions of this Decision Notice as relevant to each particular stage must be completed prior to submission of the subdivision plan to Council for compliance assessment.

Approved Plans
Development undertaken in accordance with this approval must generally comply with the approved plans of development. The approved plans are listed in the following table unless otherwise amended by these conditions.
Plan No.	Rev.	Plan/Document Name	Date
ZA20405P06	Sheet 1 of 4	Proposed Boundary Realignment, prepared by Surveyors Co.	09/02/2023
ZA20405P06	Sheet 3 of 4	Building Envelopes	-
All lot numbering on the subdivision plan to be submitted to Council for compliance assessment must remain as shown on the Approved Plans.
The development must be undertaken and operated in a manner that causes no detrimental effect upon the amenity of the neighbourhood by reason of the creation of excessive noise, lighting nuisance or other emissions.
Currency Period
This development approval lapses if the requirements of the conditions have not been completed and an application for plan seal is not lodged with Council by 2 February 2027 unless an application to extend the currency period is approved by Council.
Plan of Development
Future dwellings on Lots 8 & 150 must be sited and constructed in generally in accordance with the approved building envelopes and dwelling controls (ie. the “Plan of Development”) shown on the Approved Plans. A copy of the approved Plan of Development must be included in the contract of sale for Lots 8 & 150, together with a clause which requires future dwellings to be constructed in accordance with it.
Boundary Encroachments
Certification must be submitted to Council from a Registered Cadastral Surveyor (Qld) which certifies that:
the setback/s to any new boundaries for any existing buildings remaining on the site comply with the relevant provisions of the planning scheme and the Building Act 1975, unless varied by this Decision Notice;
all constructed access and roadworks (including associated fill batters and retaining walls) are fully contained within a dedicated reserve or registered easement;
all utility services and connections (eg. electricity, telecommunications, water, sewerage) are wholly located within the lot they serve or alternatively included within an easement;
all existing effluent disposal areas are wholly located within the lot they serve and comply with the boundary setback requirements of the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002 and associated codes and requirements;
all dams (including ponded water, dam walls and associated spillway structures) are wholly located within the boundaries of a single lot;
all retaining walls and structures are fully contained within the lot they retain;
any fill, including fill batters, are wholly contained within the subject site and not on adjacent properties;
for the community title scheme, the road pavement changes required by this Decision Notice accurately demarcate the boundaries of the public and private land.
Property Access and Driveways
Access to the lots is to be taken from the existing access driveways and internal farm maintenance tracks. The following property notation or similar will be added to Council’s rates records for Lots 8 and 150 to advise prospective purchasers of the limited access formation:
Vehicle access to the property is via very basic formed tracks.  Upgrading and maintenance of the tracks is the responsibility of the property owners.
Stormwater Drainage
Stormwater runoff from the development must be disposed of on-site without causing scour or damage to the subject site or any adjoining property.
Services
Electricity and telecommunication services must be provided to each lot in accordance with the standards and requirements of the relevant service provider.
Unless otherwise stipulated by telecommunications legislation at the time of construction, the development must be provided with all necessary conduits, pits and pipes to accommodate the future connection of optic fibre technology telecommunications.
Certification must be submitted to Council from all relevant service providers (Energex and NBN) which certifies that the development has met the requirements of this Decision Notice and all applicable legislation at the time of construction.
Easements
A minimum 10m easement for access and services purposes must be registered against the title of proposed Lot 7 in favour of proposed Lots 8 and 150 over the proposed easement identified on the Approved Plans. The easement must be sufficient to provide lawful access and services from Lots 8 and 150 to the Gilsons Road road reserve.
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.
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.
All works must be kept clear of any existing or proposed easements on the subject land, unless agreed otherwise in writing by the Grantee.
Damage to Services and Assets
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:
where the damage would cause a hazard to pedestrian or vehicle safety, immediately; or
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.
referral agencies
Not applicable.

Advisory notes
The following notes are included for guidance and information purposes only and do not form part of the assessment manager conditions:
Infrastructure Charges
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. For further information, please refer to https://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/planning-development/development-tools-guidelines/infrastructure-charges
Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Levy
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.
property notes
RAL22/0033 - Property Access Driveway
The following notations applies to approved Lots 8 and 150:
Vehicle access to the property is via very basic formed tracks.  Upgrading and maintenance of the tracks is the responsibility of the property owners.
A building envelope shown on the approved plans for each of the lots is the most suitable area for the residential use and should be made a priority for buildings to preserve the agricultural viability of the land.
VARIATION approval details
Not applicable.
further development permits required
Not applicable.
submissions
Not applicable.
RIGHTS OF APPEAL
You are entitled to appeal against this decision. A copy of the relevant appeal provisions from the Planning Act 2016 is attached.
During the appeal period, you as the applicant may suspend your appeal period and make written representations to Council about the conditions contained within the development approval. If Council agrees or agrees in part with the representations, a negotiated decision notice will be issued. Only one negotiated decision notice may be given.
OTHER DETAILS
If you wish to obtain more information about the decision, electronic copies are available online at www.noosa.qld.gov.au or at Council Offices.

Yours faithfully,

Lisa Pienaar
Development Planner

Enc:	Appeal Rights
Approved Plans/Documents
cc.	Unitywater

	Appeal Rights PLANNING ACT 2016 & PLANNING REGULATION 2017

Chapter 6 Dispute resolution
Part 1 Appeal rights
229 Appeals to tribunal or P&E Court
(1)	Schedule 1 of the Planning Act 2016 states –
(a)	Matters that may be appealed to –
(i)	either a tribunal or the P&E Court; or
(ii)	only a tribunal; or
(iii)	only the P&E Court; and
(b)	The person-
(i)	who may appeal a matter (the appellant); and
(ii)	who is a respondent in an appeal of the matter; and
(iii)	who is a co-respondent in an appeal of the matter; and
(iv)	who may elect to be a co-respondent in an appeal of the matter.
(2)	An appellant may start an appeal within the appeal period.
(3)	The appeal period is –
(a)	for an appeal by a building advisory agency – 10 business days after a decision notice for the decision is given to the agency; or
(b)	for an appeal against a deemed refusal – at any time after the deemed refusal happens; or
(c)	for an appeal against a decision of the Minister, under chapter 7, part 4, to register premises or to renew the registration of premises – 20 business days after a notice us published under section 269(3)(a) or (4); or
(d)	for an appeal against an infrastructure charges notice – 20 business days after the infrastructure charges notice is given to the person; or
(e)	for an appeal about a deemed approval of a development application for which a decision notice has not been given – 30 business days after the applicant gives the deemed approval notice to the assessment manager; or
(f)	for any other appeal – 20 business days after a notice of the decision for the matter, including an enforcement notice, is given to the person.
Note –
See the P&E Court Act for the court’s power to extend the appeal period.
(4)	Each respondent and co-respondent for an appeal may be heard in the appeal.
(5)	If an appeal is only about a referral agency’s response, the assessment manager may apply to the tribunal or P&E Court to withdraw from the appeal.
(6)	To remove any doubt. It is declared that an appeal against an infrastructure charges notice must not be about-
(a)	the adopted charge itself; or
(b)	for a decision about an offset or refund-
(i)	the establishment cost of trunk infrastructure identified in a LGIP; or
(ii)	the cost of infrastructure decided using the method included in the local government’s charges resolution.
230 Notice of appeal
(1)	An appellant starts an appeal by lodging, with the registrar of the tribunal or P&E Court, a notice of appeal that-
(a)	is in the approved form; and
(b)	succinctly states the grounds of the appeal.
(2)	The notice of appeal must be accompanied by the required fee.
(3)	The appellant or, for an appeal to a tribunal, the registrar must, within the service period, give a copy of the notice of appeal to –
(a)	the respondent for the appeal; and
(b)	each co-respondent for the appeal; and
(c)	for an appeal about a development application under schedule 1, table 1, item 1 – each principal submitter for the development application; and
(d)	for and appeal about a change application under schedule 1, table 1, item 2 – each principal submitter for the change application; and
(e)	each person who may elect to become a co-respondent for the appeal, other than an eligible submitter who is not a principal submitter in an appeal under paragraph (c) or (d); and
(f)	for an appeal to the P&E Court – the chief executive; and
(g)	for an appeal to a tribunal under another Act – any other person who the registrar considers appropriate.
(4)	The service period is –
(a)	if a submitter or advice agency started the appeal in the P&E Court – 2 business days after the appeal has started; or
(b)	otherwise – 10 business days after the appeal is started.
(5)	A notice of appeal given to a person who may elect to be a co-respondent must state the effect of subsection (6).
(6)	A person elects to be a co-respondent by filing a notice of election, in the approved form, within 10 business days after the notice of appeal is given to the person.
231 Other appeals
(1)	Subject to this chapter, schedule 1 and the P&E Court Act, unless the Supreme Court decides a decision or other matter under this Act is affected by jurisdictional error, the decision or matter is non-appealable.
(2)	The Judicial Review Act 1991, part 5 applies to the decision or matter to the extent it is affected by jurisdictional error.
(3)	A person who, but for subsection (1) could have made an application under the Judicial Review Act 1991 in relation to the decision or matter, may apply under part 4 of that Act for a statement of reasons in relation to the decision or matter.
(4)	In this section –
decision includes-
(a)	conduct engaged in for the purpose of making a decision; and
(b)	other conduct that relates to the making of a decision; and
(c)	the making of a decision or failure to make a decision; and
(d)	a purported decision; and
(e)	a deemed refusal.
non-appealable, for a decision or matter, means the decision or matter-
(a)	is final and conclusive; and
(b)	may not be challenged, appealed against, reviewed, quashed, set aside or called into question in any other way under the Judicial Review Act 1991 or otherwise, whether by the Supreme Court, another court, a tribunal or another entity; and
(c)	is not subject to any declaratory, injunctive or other order of the Supreme Court, another court, a tribunal or another entity on any ground.
232 Rules of the P&E Court
(1)	A person who is appealing to the P&E Court must comply with the rules of the court that apply to the appeal.
(2)	However, the P&E Court may hear and decide an appeal even if the person has not complied with the rules of the P&E Court

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