Planner's Report

 State Interest                                Comment
                                                   Minimising the extent of the rural residential footprint;
                                                       Conserving the natural state of landforms, wetlands and
                                                        native vegetation in the coastal management district.

 NATURAL HAZARD, RISK AND RESILIENCE Please refer to Bushfire Assessment undertaken by The Consultancy
                                     Bureau Pty Ltd within Appendix D.
                                               No development is situated within the Erosion Prone Area, Storm
                                               Inundation Area or Flood Prone land.
                                               The site is not subject to steep land or landslide hazard.

 WATER QUALITY                                 The development will implement appropriate stormwater quality
                                               treatment as part of the operational works phase. Bio-retention basins
                                               have been conditioned under the existing approval.



5.0 LOCAL INTERESTS

5.1       ASSESSMENT AGAINST TRANSITIONAL NOOSA PLANNING SCHEME 1997

      1. The proposed changes to the proposed development are consistent with the Statutory Instruments that
         applied when the original development application was made and which Council must consider. In this
         regard:
            a) The original development was approved following assessment against, et alia, the Transitional Noosa
               Planning Scheme 1997;
            b) The proposed changes to the layout result in a reduction of the development footprint and a
               corresponding increase in the land to be dedicated to Council for park / conservation purposes. It is
               clear that the changed layout complies with the Council’s Transitional planning scheme and no
               further assessment is considered necessary. In this regard, see below extract of Council’s Planning
               Report recommendation to the Council’s Strategy & Planning Committee meeting on 3rd August
               2009 in relation to the original decision:

                         The application was referred to the Department of Natural Resources & Water (DNR&W) as
                         Concurrence Agency due to the site containing mapped Regional Ecosystems and a wetland. The
                         Department found that the application would result in the fragmentation of vegetation
                         communities and habitats and raised other environmental concerns. As a result, the Department
                         has directed Council to refuse the application.

                         The development is largely consistent with the provisions of the approved PoD for the site with only
                         minor variations proposed to better protect significant vegetation on the site. The application does
                         raise some planning, engineering and environmental concerns; however, it is considered that these
                         could be addressed by conditions of approval if necessary. The amendments required to the




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