Updated Planning Report - Foster and Black Noosa · 51901.4863.08

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4.0 TOWN PLANNING ASSESSMENT
4.1 Planning Act 2016

The Planning Act 2016 (the Act) is the statutory planning instrument in Queensland in which
development applications are assessed against.

4.1.1 Code Assessment

The proposed development triggers code assessment as further discussed in Section 4.2.4 of this
report. As per Section 45(3) of the Planning Act 2016:

         (3) A code assessment is an assessment that must be carried out only—
             a) against the assessment benchmarks in a categorising instrument for the
                 development; and
             b) having regard to any matters prescribed by regulation for this paragraph.

As per Section 44 (4) of the Planning Act 2016, development approval is required as the works are
assessable development:

         (3) Assessable development is development for which a development approval is required.

4.1.2 Public Notification

As the proposed development only triggers code assessment, public notification is not required as per
Section 53 of the Planning Act 2016.

4.1.3 Referral

No referral agencies have been identified for the proposed development under the Planning Regulation
2017.

4.2 Noosa Plan 2020

The Noosa Plan 2020 is the primary planning instrument in the local government area of Noosa and is
used for the assessment of development applications. As detailed in the Planning Act 2016, all Local
Governments must prepare a compliant Planning Scheme that details the purpose of the act.

4.2.1 Zoning

As per the below mapping (Figure 10), the site is subject to the Tourist Accommodation Zone which
aims to serve the following purpose:

         1. The purpose of the Tourist accommodation zone is to provide for:
              (a) short-term accommodation; and
              (b) community uses, and small-scale services, facilities         and   infrastructure,   to
                  support short-term accommodation and tourist attractions.

It is seen that the proposed investment in the site agrees with the intent and purposes of the zone
through continuing to provide a retail use which is capable of servicing the area. The proposed
development meets the intents of the overall outcomes of the Tourist Accommodation Zone Code as
the proposed works represent ongoing investment in the area through providing a modern shopfront
that aims to ensure the site will remain a high end retail and commercial product. A response to the
applicable codes is provided in the attached Code Assessment.




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