Town Planning Assessment Report · MCU26/0099

Development is located and              Noise emissions do not exceed             The proposed relates to a dwelling
designed to avoid or minimise noise     5db(A) above background noise level       house for domestic purposes and
nuisance from the use of                internal to a                             will not create noise emissions
infrastructure.                         habitable building measured in            exceeding 5db(A) above
                                        accordance with AS1055.                   background.


Biodiversity, waterways and wetlands overlay code




Performance Outcomes                    Acceptable Outcomes                        Compliance
PO1                                     AO1.1                             AO1.1 - Performance Outcome PO1
Development is sited and designed       Ecologically important areas are           The proposal requires clearing
to protect the physical and             conserved or improved to ensure            within an area mapped as
ecological integrity and biodiversity   their ongoing contribution to the          biodiversity significance and
of ecologically important               natural resources and biological           therefore does not comply with
areas through protection of:            diversity of Noosa Shire.                  AO1.3.. The clearing cannot be
                                                                                   practicably avoided because the
a) existing habitat areas               AND                                        majority of the site is affected by
   and ecological linkages; and                                                    flood inundation and the limited
b) existing riparian                    AO1.2                                      elevated land available for a
   vegetation, waterways and wetl       Buildings, structures and associated       dwelling is also mapped as an Area
   and habitat values.                  works are located within existing          of Biodiversity Significance. The
                                        cleared areas or areas of lowest           dwelling has been positioned
                                        ecological value.                          generally within a
                                                                                   cleared/disturbed area that has an
                                        AND                                        area of approximately 500m²,
                                                                                   however, there is still insufficient
                                        AO1.3                                      cleared area available for the
                                        Where constructing a dwelling              footprint of the dwelling house,
                                        house or community                         while also achieving suitable
                                        residence, buildings and associated        bushfire safety setbacks. The
                                        structures are not located on land         applicant has reduced the extent of
                                        identified as an area of biodiversity      clearing as far as practical to
                                        significance on a Biodiversity,            achieve a BAL-19 construction
                                        Waterways and Wetlands Overlay             standard under AS3959 and meet
                                        Map.                                       the requirements of Assessment
                                                                                   Benchmark 4. The dwelling would
                                        or                                         require a total cleared area as
                                                                                   follows:
                                        Clearing vegetation (other than for a
                                        driveway access) does not extend            • approximately 345m² of
                                        beyond—                                         clearing associated with the
                                                                                        dwelling house footprint;


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