2019-08-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               12 AUGUST 2019




The proposal does not comply with Specific Outcome O18 as it is considered the development
seaward of the Coastal Building Line has the potential to interrupt the natural cycles of erosion
and accretion of the beach. Furthermore, the proposal does not comply with Specific Outcome 20
as the new development does not comply with the 15m setback of the coastal building line and
the cantilevered walkway/deck is only setback 3 metres from the seaward boundary.
Given the proposal does not comply with the Specific Outcomes, the following Overall Outcomes
for the Natural Resources Overlay Code are applicable:
13.42.2 The overall outcomes sought for the Natural Resources Overlay Code are—
f)   for Coastal Protection Areas, development —
     i     does not adversely impact upon natural coastal processes; and
     ii    is designed and sited to protect the natural beach experience and visual amenity
           enjoyed by residents and others.
It is pertinent that new climate change information and modelling has highlighted that within the
life of this development serious erosion may occur and risk life and property.
Erosion prone areas should be retained in their natural state where they can act as a buffer
between land uses and the beach to allow the natural coastal processes to occur, without the
need for intervention to protect human life and property. It is considered the proposal will
adversely impact on the coastal processes as a 6m landscaped setback is not sufficient to
minimise the risk of erosion.
Consistent with the Noosa Plan, no new buildings, structures, swimming pools and retaining
walls can occur seaward of the coastal building line, except for uncovered and unenclosed
cantilevered balconies that do not extend greater than 3 metres seaward of the Coastal Building
Line and are setback a minimum of 6 metres from the seaward boundary. The proposed
deck/walkway is 3 metres setback from the seaward boundary, with a large portion of the
dwelling seaward of the Coastal Building Line.
While some of the dwellings on the seaward side of Seaview Terrace are constructed seaward of
the Coastal Building Line, they complied with the statutory instruments in force at the time or
were found to be consistent with surrounding development. Since that time new information of
climate change effects on coastal processes have been modelled and more accurately depict the
risk of erosion to the subject property as shown in Figure 5 in section 2.1.




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