Town Planning Assessment Report

                                                                           AO7.5
                                      AO7.5                                The building has been designed
                                      Buildings are designed to:           to:
                                      a) reflect the traditional            a) reflect the traditional
                                          Queensland vernacular;               Queensland vernacular;
                                      b) suit the local subtropical         b) suit subtropical climate
                                          climate;                             through the inclusion of
                                      c) incorporate lightweight               eaves, large deck, windows
                                          materials such as timber;            and lightweight timber
                                      d) be elevated above the ground          cladding;
                                          on sloping or low-lying lots;     c) include lightweight
                                      e) incorporate verandahs, open           construction materials
                                          balconies with transparent or        predominantly consisting of
                                          open balustrades or shaded           timber;
                                          patios for outdoor living; and    d) be raised on posts above the
                                      f) allow for landscaping                 ground level;
                                          integrated with the buildings     e) incorporate a large, shaded
                                          on site.                             deck and transparent
                                                                               balustrading; and
                                      Editor’s note—Refer to Figure AP3-    f) allow for landscaping to be
                                      6B for examples of traditional           integrated throughout the
                                      Queensland vernacular design.            site.

                                      AO7.6                                AO7.6 – Complies
                                      Boundary setbacks provide space      The design will allow for a large,
                                      for trees between buildings.         landscaped area comprising 32%
                                                                           of the site at the rear of the
                                                                           premises. This area will allow for
                                                                           a mix of large shade trees,
                                                                           shrubs and ground covers to be
                                                                           provided.


PO8                                                                        PO8 – Complies
Villages function as local centres    No acceptable outcome provided       The proposed food and drink
consistent with the Noosa Shire                                            outlet will support Pomona’s role
Centres Hierarchy, providing local                                         as a village centre.
services and facilities for the
village and surrounding rural
communities.
PO9                                   No acceptable outcome provided       PO9 – Not Applicable
Pomona Local centre maintains a                                            The proposal does not involve a
small supermarket that supports                                            supermarket.
a broader community including
other hinterland villages with
higher order business and
community needs facilitated in
larger centres such as the District
centres of Cooroy and Tewantin.
PO10                                  AO10                                 AO10 – Complies
The primary retail and                Development maintains and            The proposed development will
commercial focus of the               enhances the primacy of existing     support the role of Reserve
villages are contained on the         main streets as attractive           Street being a Primary Active
traditional pedestrian orientated     and pedestrian friendly streets      Frontage in that it will encourage
main streets:                         where retail and other centre uses   further activity and vibrancy to
                                      are concentrated.                    its southern end.

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