2021-07-06 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        6 JULY 2021


statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
     State Planning Policy;
     South East Queensland Regional Plan;
     Planning Regulation 2017;
     Noosa Plan 2020.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
Noosa Plan 2020 is generally consistent with the State Planning Policy July 2017 (SPP) and the
SPP raises no further issues relevant to the proposed development.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan
The site is located within the Urban Footprint of the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposal is consistent
with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
Planning Regulation 2017
The proposal is for an urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the
assessment benchmarks contained in the Planning Regulation 2017 for the SEQ Region.
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The application must be assessed against the whole of Noosa Plan 2020 to the extent the
provisions are relevant to the development.
Code Provisions
The subject site is located in Sunshine Beach and is zoned Medium Density Residential. The
proposed use is identified as a consistent use with the zone and is required to follow an impact
assessable application process.
The pertinent issues arising out of the assessment are discussed below.
SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION USE
Strategic Framework
The planning scheme acknowledges that the Shire’s coastal areas are the most popular with
visitors and that visitors contribute to Noosa’s economy. However, the strategic intent is to broaden
the economic structure of the local economy and be less reliant on a tourism driven industry.
Accordingly increased visitor accommodation is not sought by The Noosa Plan 2020 and the
strategic outcomes instead seek to protect identified areas for visitor accommodation and
neighbourhoods of permanent housing from short-term visitor accommodation.
The subject site is not located in a designated visitor accommodation area being zoned Medium
Density Residential. The area has a significant amount of visitor accommodation that is adversely
impacting on resident’s residential amenity.
Code Provisions
The subject site is located in the Coastal Communities Local Plan Area and is zoned Medium
Density Residential. The proposed use is identified as a consistent use with the zone and is
required to follow an impact assessable application process.
The Medium Density Residential Zone Code, Coastal Communities Local Plan Code and Visitor
Accommodation Code all include provisions which address the potential impacts of short-term
accommodation.
Notably Part 1, section 1.5 of the Noosa Plan 2020 states local plan codes (i.e. Coastal
Communities Local Plan Code) prevails over zone codes (i.e. Medium Density Residential Zone
Code), use codes and other development codes to the extent of any inconsistency. This provides
for different requirements to be established for different areas of the Shire but which may be zoned
the same and reflects community preferences.


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