Response to Information Request - April 2019 Final

    •   as a consequence of the development, the site is being cleared of trees and other
        vegetation. Avoiding disturbance to the surrounding bushland is the primary measure
        to minimise broader ecological impacts. Management of fauna during the clearing
        process will also ensure unnecessary fauna mortality; and

    •   provided primary mitigation measures are implemented the clearing of vegetation
        from the land will not have a significant impact upon the existing flora and fauna values
        on the land and in the locality more generally.

10. Provide a staging plan for vegetation clearing to provide infrastructure required to access the
    proposed lots.

Response

It is not intended to clear the vegetation in stages but rather make the site development ready
consistent with the intent under The Noosa Plan. It is suggested that for a considerable amount
of the time the development potential of the Noosa Business Centre has not been realised
because the site is not available for development.

The subject land has been earmarked for high-intensive development, primarily providing for
employment generating uses since the commencement of the 1997 Strategic Plan. Further,
with the development of Stage 1 providing for the existing ‘Noosa Civic’ development a
considerable amount of land containing the key environmental values beside Eenie Creek was
dedicated for conservation purposes. The current proposal plan is entirely consistent with the
intent of The Noosa Planning Scheme and provides for vegetated covenant areas fronting
Walter Hay Drive, with other private open space areas already protected within the site.

While it is not intended to clear the land in stages, any potential managed impacts can be
mitigated through approval conditions with respect to standard best-practice design and
construction. These mitigation measures have been discussed above.

11. Provide a preliminary stormwater treatment design which details the area required to treat
    stormwater to current standards.

Response

Barlow Shelly Consulting Engineers have prepared a Site- Based Stormwater Management Plan
in response to item 11.

In summary Barlow Shelly advise:

   •    stormwater quality improvement devices (SQIDs) will treat the road reserve, which is great er
        than 2,500m², therefore pollutant reduction targets must be met as per the Noosa Plan, Water
        Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Technical Manual by Healthy Waterways and the State Planning
        Policy 2017 (SPP);

   •    the efficiency of the SQID’s during operational phase have been assessed using a