Town Planning Assessment Report · MCU22/0053

4.0 STATE PLANNING INTERESTS
The Planning Act 2016 provides the framework and process of planning instruments and processes for
development applications. The following planning instruments have been considered in this application
and are discussed in further detail below in the following sections:

    ●   State Planning Policy (SPP);
    ●   South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan;
    ●   State referral requirements;
    ●   State development assessment provisions (SDAP); and
    ●   Local planning instruments.

4.1 STATE PLANNING POLICY (SPP)

Part E of the State Planning Policy provides a comprehensive review of the state interests, the related
policies and assessment benchmarks under five broad themes. Section 2.1 of the Noosa Plan 2020
confirms it integrates the provisions of the State Planning Policy into the Planning Scheme. No further
assessment is required.

4.2 REGIONAL PLAN

Section 2.2 of the Planning Scheme confirms it appropriately advances the Shaping SEQ (South East
Queensland Regional Plan 2017). No further assessment is required.

4.3 STATE REFERRAL

Referral to State Assessment Referral Agency (SARA) is not required.

4.4 STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT PROVISIONS (SDAP)

State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP) includes a series of benchmarks in which SARA will
assess an application against. In accordance with section 4.3 above, no further assessment is
required.

4.5 SCHEDULE 10 AND 11 OF THE PLANNING REGULATION

A review of Schedule 10 of the Planning Regulation confirms that the proposed development is not
prohibited development.

A review of Schedule 11 of the Planning Regulation provides assessment benchmarks in relation to
koala habitat in the SEQ Region where for development on premises in a koala priority area not
interfering with koala habitat and for development in an identified koala broad-hectare area. The site
is not mapped as containing koala habitat/broad hectare area and the assessment benchmarks are
therefore not applicable to this development.




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