2021-03-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 15 MARCH 2021


   3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
   State Planning Policy
   The Noosa Plan 2006 is generally consistent with the State Planning Policy July 2017 (SPP)
   and the SPP raises no further issues relevant to the proposed development.
   The State Planning Policy Interactive Mapping site shows that the subject land is classified
   as Agricultural Land Class A and B. The State Planning Policy on Economic Growth includes
   the following policy statement:
   (2)   Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) Class A and Class B land is protected for
         sustainable agricultural use by:
         (a)   avoiding fragmentation of ALC Class A or Class B land into lot sizes inconsistent
               with the current or potential use of the land for agriculture
         (b)   avoiding development that will have an irreversible impact on, or adjacent to,
               ALC Class A or Class B land
         (c)   maintaining or enhancing land conditions and the biophysical resources
               underpinning ALC Class A or Class B land.
   The proposed development is contrary to the State Planning Policy which seeks to avoid
   development that will have an irreversible impact on or adjacent to ALC Class A and Class
   B land.
   South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan
   The site is located within the Urban Footprint area of the SEQ Regional Plan.
   The SEQ Regional Plan recognises that….
         The priority for developing land in the Urban Footprint is to accommodate urban growth.
         However, the Urban Footprint is not an urban zone and does not imply that all land can
         be developed for urban purposes.
         For example, state forests and remnant vegetation will continue to be protected and
         managed under relevant state legislation, including the Vegetation Management Act
         1999, Nature Conservation Act 1992 and Forestry Act 1959.
         Land in the Urban Footprint may be unsuitable for urban purposes for other reasons
         including constraints such as flooding, land slope and scenic amenity, and the need to
         protect significant vegetation, which may include matters of national environmental
         significance and parts of the regional biodiversity network.
         The Urban Footprint also includes some areas designated or already developed for
         rural and rural residential purposes that are located near urban services and facilities.
         Local governments must investigate these areas for urban redevelopment
         opportunities as part of their planning scheme reviews.
   While the land has been included in the Urban Footprint of the SEQ Regional Plan Shaping
   SEQ for a number of years Noosa Council has previously made representations to the State
   about its objection to the inclusion of this land. Neither the current planning scheme, the 2012
   draft of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council planning scheme nor the now adopted Noosa
   Plan 2020 have included it within the urban boundary for the town of Cooroy, as there was
   no need for this land to accommodate urban development.
   Council also made a submission to the State Government in response to the current SEQ
   Regional Plan when in draft form. As part of this submission Council addressed the capacity
   of land within the Urban Footprint to accommodate projected population growth. Noosa
   Council’s draft submission to the draft SEQ Regional plan noted:
         Council has concluded not to support any changes to the Urban Footprint under the
         new ShapingSEQ for reason that there is no need demonstrated currently for additional

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