2020-08-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    11 AUGUST 2020


           e)    will undermine the ability of the North Shore to offer visitor accommodation;
           f)    is likely to require a large number of water tankers to initially fill and continue to
                 top up the wave pool which will impact on other ferry users and residents along
                 the road access; and
           g)    would result in significant adverse impacts on biodiversity, native vegetation,
                 native fauna habitat, landscape quality, and ground water quality as a result of
                 clearing, excavation and waste water disposal.
     5.    The proposal does not comply with the Overall Outcomes a) and c) and Specific
           Outcomes O3, and O35 of the Visitor Accommodation Code, as the proposal:
           a)    is not of a scale and nature complementary and respectful to its surroundings,
                 has not been designed to integrate with the natural landscape setting and will
                 result in adverse environmental impacts;
           b)    is not compatible with and does not promote the natural environment.
     6.    The proposal does not comply with the Overall Outcomes a), b) c), d) and g) and
           Specific Outcomes O1, O3, O4, O7, O8, O11, O14, O15, O16, O18 and O19 of the
           Biodiversity Overlay Code, as the proposal would result in significant adverse impacts
           on the natural environment as a result of:
           a)    clearing 1.24 hectares of threatened species habitat of high value regrowth
                 vegetation;
           b)    the potential to pollute a wetland with high ecological values through waste
                 water disposal.
     7.    The development proposal is inconsistent with the 2020 Noosa Plan, in which the
           land is zoned tourist accommodation, the provisions of which seek to restrict the
           subject land for visitor accommodation and to preserve the amenity of the area and
           natural vegetation in a similar manner to the 2006 Noosa Plan.
     8.    Since the time of lodgement of the development application the State mapping has
           been updated, the subject land being now mapped as a koala priority area and core
           koala habitat area in which development is prohibited under the Planning Regulation
           2017 to the extent it interferes with koala habitat.
     9.    There is no significant economic or town planning need for the proposed
           development.
     10.   There are no discretionary matters which would warrant approval of the proposed
           development.
B.   Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.


REPORT
1.   PROPOSAL
The application seeks approval for a Material Change of Use for Visitor Accommodation – Type 3
Rural. The proposal includes a 327m2, two storey, 2 bedroom dwelling and a 4,000m2
lagoon/wave pool. The dwelling, located in the south western corner of the site, includes living
spaces, a games room and two bathrooms on the ground floor, and two bedrooms, two ensuites
and a kitchen/living area on the upper level.
The proposed lagoon/wave pool will cover an area of approximately 4,000m 2, and is located in
the south eastern corner of the site, approximately 180 metres from the proposed dwelling. The
proposed lagoon/wave pool is to be accessed from the dwelling by vehicle via the existing
bushfire access track, or by foot via an existing walking track through the bush. The applicant


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