2016-10-11 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 8 - Delegations of Authority

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             11 OCTOBER 2016


Themes                                Localities
Settlement                            Hinterland and rural areas
Housing choices                       Hinterland villages
Economy and employment                Cooroy Township
Community wellbeing                   Noosa North Shore
Transport and movement                Tewantin
Biodiversity and environment          Noosaville
Natural hazards and resilience        Noosa Heads
                                      Coastal Communities

Feedback received on the Discussion Paper will be addressed in a report to Council in early
2017. It will thereafter be used as an important resource in preparing the new Noosa Plan. The
Discussion paper is Attachment 1 of this report.

3.   Community Engagement Plan
A community engagement plan has been prepared to guide the activities Council will undertake
to enable the community to provide feedback. Attachment 2 is a summary of the plan.

Previous Council Consideration
Council, at its meeting of 6 March 2014 resolved to commence the process of making planning
scheme amendments to the Noosa Plan. At the same time Council resolved not to proceed with
the previous Sunshine Coast Regional Council Draft Planning Scheme process which applied to
the Noosa Shire area.

Ordinary Meeting, 6 March 2014, Item 3, Page 7
That Council note the report by Project Leader, Strategic Planning, Planning & Development to
the Planning & Organisation Committee dated 25 February 2014 and:
A.   Resolve not to proceed with the previous Sunshine Coast Regional Council Draft Planning
     Scheme process which applied to the Noosa Shire area;
B.   Resolve to commence the process of making planning scheme amendments to the Noosa
     Plan;
C.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to advise the Minister of Council’s proposal to
     commence the process of making planning scheme amendments; and
D.   Respond to persons who made Noosa-relevant submissions to the draft Sunshine Coast
     Planning Scheme in 2012 to advise them of Council’s intention regarding a planning
     scheme review.
Following Councillor workshops and preliminary consultation, Council, at its meeting of 28 August
2014 resolved to make various amendments to The Noosa Plan 2006. These amendments will
soon take effect as the Minister has advised of her approval subject to conditions. A separate
report to Council addresses adoption of the amendments.

Ordinary Meeting, 28 August 2014, Item 4, Page 15
That Council note the report by the Senior Strategic Planner to the Planning & Organisation
Committee dated 19 August 2014 and the further report to the General Committee Meeting dated
25 August 2014 and:
A.   Resolve to amend the planning scheme for the Shire of Noosa in accordance with the
     proposed amendments as outlined in the report submitted to the Planning & Organisation
     Committee on 19 August 2014, subject to following amendments:
     i)    with setbacks in the Detached Housing zone, change “one other boundary” to “rear
           boundary” and delete “(either sides or rear)”. Also include “Blocks that back onto

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