Minor Change - Planning Report

5. Planning Assessment

The proposed Minor Change can be supported on a number of grounds as detailed below:

    •    The proposal can be defined as a Minor Change to Approval in accordance with Schedule 1 of
         the Planning Act 2016,

    •    The proposal is consistent with the outcomes sought by the Noosa Plan 2020, and

    •    The proposal is consistent within the intent of the Decision Notice OPW16/0011.



5.1 Development Codes

The subject site is zoned as Low Density Residential within the Noosaville Locality as prescribed within the
Noosa Plan 2020. As the subject site is located within the Noosa Waters Estate watercourse, the proposed
Sea Pen (Minor Change) is to be assessed against the assessment benchmarks within the Waterways
Works Code.

Waterways Works Code
The following is an assessment of the proposed boat lifting device against the requirements of the
Waterways Works Code. Assessment of the proposed boat lifting device has been limited to the relevant
Performance and Acceptable Outcomes contained within the Code; specifically, Table 9.4.9.3 - Boat lifting
devices.


Table 9.4.9.3 - Boat lifting devices

  Performance Outcomes            Acceptable Outcomes                       Applicant’s Response

  Boat lifting devices within Noosa Waters Estate waterways

 PO21                             AO21.1                                    Complies
 Boat lifting devices are         Boat lifting devices are only            The proposed Sea Pen is located
 only constructed in the          located in conjunction with an           in conjunction with an existing
 absence of a boat ramp           approved jetty where—                    jetty.
 and are designed and
                                  a) the boat lifting device does           a) The Sea Pen is 10 metres in
 located to—
                                     not extend into the                       length, so is the existing jetty.
  a) ensure that                     waterway beyond the end                   The Sea Pen does not extend
     unacceptable risks              of the approved jetty;                    further into the waterway
     to personal and                                                           than the existing jetty.
                                  b) the boat lifting device is no
     public safety are
                                     greater than 4 metres in               b) The Sea Pen is 4 metres in
     unlikely to be
                                     width or for a jetty hoist, 2             width.
     caused;
                                     metres in width;
                                                                            c) The Sea Pen is located
  b) avoid cluttering of
                                  c) the boat lifting device is                adjacent to the existing jetty
     the waterway;
                                     located adjacent the                      walkway and it perpendicular
  c) ensure that visual              walkway to the jetty and is               to the revetment wall.
     amenity of the                  generally perpendicular to
                                                                            d) The Sea Pen will be no higher
     foreshore and                   the revetment wall;
                                                                               than the top of the revetment
     waterway is
                                  d) the highest part of the boat              wall under normal conditions.
     maintained
                                     lifting device is no higher               Refer to Appendix A
     including—
                                     than the top of the                       Proposed Plan. The height of
  d) avoiding bulky or               revetment wall under normal               the Sea Pen above the water
     large structures; and           canal water level conditions;             line is approximately 0.225

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