Planning Statement (003)

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The proposal includes:

          Renovation of the existing dwelling and removal of existing laundry;
          New living area and bedrooms of 146.5m2 linked to the main dwelling by a raised walkway of
           83 metres in length;
          New secondary dwelling of 64m2;
          Proposed garage;
          Containers for storage.

The extension to the dwelling has been carefully considered taking into consideration the existing
infrastructure on site such as solar panels, driveways and pathways as well as the environmental
features such as mature trees and existing dams. The new buildings have been located such that no
vegetation is to be removed and that existing driveways and service points can be utilised. The location
of the works also acknowledges the potential for bushfire and reduces the need for clearing existing
vegetation to create fire breaks whilst providing good escape routes to the river.

The Noosa Plan defines a Detached House as:

        Detached house means the use of premises for a single dwelling unit which comprises the whole of
        the building on one lot. The term includes uses and works incidental to and associated with the
        detached house. The term includes the temporary use as a display home or removal home. The use
        may include a secondary dwelling not exceeding 65m2 in area. The use is not divided further.

The proposed use is consistent with the definition.

3. ASSESSMENT

The Noosa Plan includes the site in the Noosa North Shore Locality and provides the site with a Rural
Settlement Zone. The assessment table for the Rural Settlement Zone indicates that a Detached House is a
consistent use and is self assessable development. The site currently contains a lawful dwelling and Council
has advised that due to the extent of the changes that a Material Change of Use for the dwelling is required.

The proposal has been reviewed against the Detached House Code provisions and will be able to comply with
provisions relating to floor area, roof pitch and eaves. The proposed alterations and extensions to the existing
dwelling however do not comply with Probable Solution S29.3 and S29.4 of the Detached House Code which
state:

        S29.3 Studios, pavilions or other habitable outbuildings have a gross floor area of 50m2 of less.

The applicant indicates that due to the size of the proposed extension to the existing dwelling it is not
considered to be a studio, pavilion or outbuilding as this these type of structures are normally quite small.

        S29.4 No part of the Detached house containing habitable rooms is more than 25m from another part
        of the Detached house.

The existing dwelling on the site is to be renovated and connected to new bedrooms and living area via an 80
metre raised walkway. The applicant indicates that this is the best solution to extending the existing small
dwelling as it enables retention of existing vegetation on site and around the existing dwelling.

The applicant seeks Council approval for this configuration and which has been further reviewed against the
Overall Outcomes for the Detached House Code which state:

        a) only occur on land that is suited for the intended form of development and the occupation and use
           of the building and site by the residents. – The area proposed to be utilised for the extension to the