2017-10-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        10 OCTOBER 2017


Issues                                                           Comment
   Access road is too narrow to cope with turning vehicles
     and becomes grid locked
   There will be increased noise associated with traffic on
     David Low Way
   Increased traffic in Sandpiper Lane without any
     upgrades
   Truck movement
   During construction will be dangerous to nearby land
     users
   Insufficient visitor car parking
   Substantial variation on what has previously been
     approved
Land Use
   Object to housing estate                                    Agreed – the proposed land use is not
   Lack of visitor accommodation                               supported and is included in the reasons
   Would be better to have aged care facility with open        for refusal
     space parkland
   Visitor Accommodation Type 4 is not consistent with
     Open Space Recreation
   Does not protect site for low cost visitor accommodation
   Unlikely that Stage 2 will be acted upon
   Does not meet DEO Outcome J
   Does not comply with the Eastern Beaches Locality
     Code
   There is need for low cost holiday accommodation and
     not permanent housing
   No recreational opportunities for community
   Conflict with the Noosa Plan

Built Form
  Density, site cover, gross floor area and building heights   Agreed – there are a number of aspects of
     are excessive                                               the proposed built form which are not
  Inappropriate setbacks                                       supported and included in the reasons for
  Unimaginative architecture                                   refusal
  Insufficient landscaping area
  Provision of services external to the site (water meter,
     underground infrastructure for electricity) - should be
     provided on site)
  Insufficient solar access to linear houses
  Secondary dwelling can be cut off from main dwelling
     and requires an additional car space
  GFA should be calculated relative to each proposed
     new lot
  Insufficient setback to Rufous Street – 2 metre setback
     with 7 metres of building height on top of fill
  House will overlook kindergarten
  Where is the obligatory green space/park facilities
Amenity
  Noise from IGA roof plant will be detrimental to             This has been reviewed by Council’s
     residents of the hotel/motel                                external acoustic consultant who has
  Noise from the hotel roof will be detrimental to residents   identified that construction methodologies
     of the linear dwellings                                     can overcome these concerns.

Other                                                            It is noted that Stage 1 of the proposal only
  Staging of development is not appropriate                    provides for permanent residences and
  Staging should be reversed                                   that if Stage 2 is not acted upon that an
  Approval period should be short and not extended             approval would result in only a multiple
  Not commercially viable                                      housing development.

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