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Figure 6. Carport East Elevation


4.0 Legislative Framework
  4.1 Assessable Development
The development proposed by this application includes assessable development, pursuant to Chapter 3 of the
Planning Act 2016. In accordance with Section 44(5) of the Planning Act 2016, a categorising instrument may
categorise development. A categorising instrument is a regulation or local categorising instrument.

In the case of the proposal, the local categorising instrument is the Noosa Plan 2020 (Planning Scheme), in which
the proposal is assessable development, requiring development approval for a material change of use, where the
local government is the assessment manager.


  4.2 Assessment Manager
This DA is made to Noosa Shire Council as the assessment manager, in accordance with Schedule 8 of the Planning
Regulation 2017.


  4.3 Categories of Assessment
The category of assessment has been determined through sequential consideration of zoning, local or
neighbourhood plans and overlays of the Planning Scheme. For this application being ‘material change of use’ the
assessment is as follows.

Table 2. Categories of Assessment (Allera, 2022)
 Planning Scheme                                         Category of Assessment
 Zone
 Low Density Residential Zone                            Code Assessment
                                                         If:
                                                             (a) no more than six persons would be on site for
                                                                 business purposes at any one time;




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