Development Application part 2 Report and Plans MCU13/0053

Regional Plan covers Noosa in the north, the New South Wales-Queensland border in the
south, and Toowoomba in the west.

The  Regional Plan allocates all land into one of three land use categories; Regional
Landscape and Rural Production Area, Urban Footprint and Rural Living Area. These
categories provide the spatial context for the regulatory provisions of the Regional Plan.
The subject site falls within the Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area under the
Regional Plan and is not within the identified Urban Footprint boundaries.

The   Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area identifies land with regional
landscape, rural production or other non-urban values. It protects this land from
inappropriate development, particularly urban or rural residential development.

The proposed development is identified as an urban activity under the Regional Plan and
is generally consistent with the development outcomes for urban activities outside the
Urban   Footprint. Division 2, Section 2.1, Table 2E of the SEQRP SPRP identifies the
referral assessment criteria for Material Change of Use development outside the Urban
Footprint where:

1. A material change of use for an industrial and commercial purpose having a GFA of no
more than    750 m2 on the premises where       -




(a)any incidental retail activity on the premises is no more than 50 m2; and
(b)any associated outdoor area on the premises is no more than 1500 m2.

The proposed facility is compliant with the provisions of the SPRP because the site:
.    has a total footprint less than 750 m2
.    will not trigger any incidental retail activity; and
.    does not contain any outdoor areas on the premises.


In addition, the facility will provide a service for community benefit without compromising
the productive capacity of the site by supporting economy and employment provisions of
the Sunshine Coast area identified by the Regional Plan as follows:
         ’The small rural hinterland centres and surrounding rural production       areas   will
         continue to play an important role in diversifying the Sunshine Coast’s economy
         and lifestyle. They will also support the long-term sustainability of rural areas. The
         encouragement of home-based businesses and rural enterprises with access to
         high-speed broadband telecommunications provides additional economic and
                                                                         ’

         employment growth opportunities outside the Urban Footprint.


6.7      Referral Agencies
There are no referral agencies applicable to this development.




6.8      Local Government Regulatory Framework

6.8.1    Planning Scheme use definition
The proposed     development is defined within the Noosa Plan 2009 (the Noosa Plan) as
follows:
     .
         Primary Use: ’Infrastructure Uses’
     .   Use Class: ’Service and utility’
     .   Use: ’Type 3 Tower’




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