MCU14/0051 & OPW14/0274: Planning Report

4.0    STATE PLANNING ASSESSMENT

4.1    State Planning Policy
The State Planning Policy (SPP) became active on 2 December 2013. A review of
the SPP mapping illustrates the following SPP layers as being applicable:

              Water quality – climatic regions – stormwater management design
               objectives;
              Natural hazards – flood hazard area – Level 1 – interim floodplain
               assessment overlay;
              Natural hazards – flood hazard area – Local Government flood
               mapping area

Interim development assessment criteria apply to each of these layers. The proposal
will not trigger the receiving waters criteria as the site is less than 2,500m2 in area nor
the Water supply catchment in South East Queensland criteria as the site is located
in an urban area. The site is identified as being of 0-5m AHD (high potential acid
sulphate soil area) as per Noosa council mapping, however is not considered to
comprise:

       “(a) excavating or otherwise removing 100 cubic metres or more of soil or
       sediment, or
       (b) filling of land with 500 cubic metres or more of material with an average
       depth of 0.5 metres or more”

As such, the proposal is not considered to require any further assessment
against the Water quality - Acid sulphate soils criteria.

The site is identified within a flood hazard area and subject to a minimum floor
height, as per Noosa Council mapping. As such, the proposal will be required to
comply with Council’s minimum floor heights for flooding and will hence be required
to comply with the natural hazards overlay. The minimum habitable floor level is
2.5m AHD, which the proposal will achieve.

Thus, the proposal will be consistent with the State Planning Policy.


4.2    State Development Assessment Provisions
The State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) became active on 1 July 2013. A
review of the SARA mapping illustrates the following SARA layers as being
applicable:

              The site is within the Urban Footprint of the SEQ Regional Plan;


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