Town Planning Report

Proposal Report       Proposed Material Change of Use of Premises for an Entertainment and dining business Type 1 Food & Beverages and
Type 2 Recreation, amusement & fitness (extensions and alterations to a Surf Club) over land at 4 The Esplanade, Sunshine Beach and
described as lot 126 on CP845336 and Lot 5 on SP269274
Applicant: Sunshine Beach Surf Life Saving Club


7         Development Assessment

7.1       Statutor y Instruments
Under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, the application is required to be assessed against the following
statutory planning instruments:

             •    State Planning Policies;

The proposal is considered to be consistent with the State Planning Policy which details:

        For coastal hazards—erosion prone areas:
        (5) maintaining erosion prone areas within a coastal management district as development-free
        buffer
        zones unless:
                 (a) the development cannot be feasibly located elsewhere, and
                 (b) it is coastal-dependent development, or is temporary, readily relocatable or able to be
                            abandoned development, and

        (6) requiring the redevelopment of existing permanent buildings or structures in an erosion prone
        area to, in order of priority:
                   (a) avoid coastal erosion risks, or
                   (b) manage coastal erosion risks through a strategy of planned retreat, or
                   (c) mitigate coastal erosion risks.

The activities of the SBSLSC are coastal dependant and the development involves the redevelopment of
an existing permanent building on the site. It is noted that the proposed awning replacing the existing
umbrellas over the deck, has been designed to be removable.

        Development:
        (1) avoids or minimises adverse impacts on:
                   (a) coastal processes and coastal resources, and
                   (b) scenic amenity of important natural coastal landscapes, views and vistas, and
        (2) maintains or enhances general public access to, or along, the foreshore unless this is contrary
        to the protection of coastal resources or public safety

The proposed development involves the renovation of the existing SBSLSC on site and is located within
the existing lease area and over existing buildings and structures (such as the existing outdoor deck). The
development does not increase the actual footprint of the building on the site and has been designed to
respect the natural surrounds and existing constraints of the lease area and existing building platform.

Confirmation has been received by the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning that
as the proposal involves demolition and an increase of approximately 350m2 the proposal is below the
threshold detailed under the Sustainable Planning Regulation and the application does not require
referral.

             •    the South East Queensland Regional Plan;

Site is consistent with urban designation.

             •    State Planning Regulatory Provisions;

The proposal is considered to be consistent with the relevant regulatory provisions.

             •    the Planning Scheme for the local government area;
             •    any Temporary Local Planning Instrument in place for the local government area.

An assessment of the proposal against the Noosa Plan is detailed in section 7.2 below.




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