Noosa Lot 4 Early Learning Centre RFI Response 12.04.23 · MCU22/0094

ITEM 6
The proposed bio-retention basin is located within the frontage of the site that RAL18/0023 conditions
require that area to be a 10m wide planted garden. The bio-retention basin would require the removal of
a large volume of the planting required by RAL18/0023 Condition 53 and Condition 57. The planting
proposed within the bio-retention basin also does not provide the required plant types to provide
adequate screening to buffer the development from the road.
Information Required
    1. Amend the Landscape Concept plan to locate the bio-retention basin outside of the required
        10m garden bed.

Our Response
Please refer to our detailed response to Council’s RFI item 3 above.

ITEM 7
All boundaries require a dense screening of adequate height. The Landscape Concept plan does not
provide enough detail specifying the mature heights within the boundary screening. Screening planting
should provide a minimum 3m height landscaped screen at maturity.
Information Required
     1. Amend the Landscape Concept plan to include detail regarding screening height requirements
        for boundary landscaping.


Our Response
Please refer to Attachment 2 – Amended Landscape Concept Design Package.

As was requested by Council, the Landscape Concept Plans have been revised to provide additional
detail regarding tree planting and level screening along the frontage of the site adjoining Hofmann
Drive. The concept plans detail the indicative planting palette as well as elevation plans displaying the
presumed level of vegetation cover at maturity.


ITEM 8
The building and associated car parks to be setback at least 10 metres from the front boundary.
Information Required
    1. The building and associated car parking is located within the 10 metre landscaped area required
        by RAL18/0083.

Our Response
Please refer to our detailed response to Council’s RFI item 3 above and Attachment 1 – Amended
Architectural Plans.

We respectfully do not agree that the building is required to be setback 10.0 metres from the Hofmann
Drive frontage as this is a conflict with the Planning Scheme, specifically A019.1 (b) of the of the Major
Centre Zone Code which requires a building of this nature to be setback 4.0m. Notwithstanding, in an
effort to present a site and building design that achieves the visual amenity outcomes that Council is
hoping for along Hofmann Drive, the revised proposal submitted with this RFI response sets the
building back over 10 metres to allow for the incorporation of a combination of 4.0 metres of heavy

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