Development Application part 2 of 2 , Planning report/Plans MCU12/0036

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5             State Planning Assessment

5.1           Sustainable Planning Act 2009
The purpose of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA) is to achieve ecological sustainability by
coordinating planning at all levels of government and by managing the development process as well as the
impact of the development.
The subject application is for a ’Material Change of Use’ and is assessable development. A Development
Permit is to be obtained prior to the commencement of the development. Assessment against the Planning
Scheme indicates that the proposed use is subject to Code Assessment, in accordance with Section 314 of
the SPA.

Pursuant to Section 314 of the SPA, where an application is identified as requiring Impact Assessment, the
assessment manager must assess the application as relevant, to the State Planning Regulatory provisions,
the Regional Plan for a designated region (where not appropriately identified in the Planning Scheme), State
Planning Policies (to the extent not identified in the Regional Plan or Planning Scheme)and relevant sections
of the Planning Scheme.

In addition, the assessment manager must assess the application having regard to the common material, any
development approval for and lawful use of the premises or adjacent premises and any referral agency’s
response for the application.



5.2           State Planning Policies
State Planning Policies (’SPPs’)are a mechanism for the State Government to express its interests in those
developments related economic, social, or environmental issues that can be implemented through planning
schemes and development assessments. SPPs are required to be integrated into local government planning
schemes, and where this has not occurred, the SPPs are to be considered when assessing development
applications, if relevant.

TABLE 1   CURRENT STATE PLANNING POLICIES
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 State Planning Policies
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                                                                     Applicability
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 SPP 2110-Koala conservation in South East Queensland                Not A~; i~-bl;--Th;site Is-;;ot included ~thin-the I

 aims to ensure that koala habitat conservation is taken into        SEQKPA. It does not contain any specific
 account in planning processes within the South East                 requirements for development and instead specifies
 Queensland Koala Protection Area ("SEQKPA’),contributing            requirements for Council’s when undertaking
 to a net increase in koala habitat in south-east Queensland,        strategic planning and making land use decisions.
 and assist in the long term retention of viable koala               The policy is not relevant to this application.

 populations in south-east Queensland.

 SPP 1/10-Protecting wetlands of high ecological significance1 Not Applicable             -
                                                                                              The site is not included within the

 in Great Barrier Reef catchments (temporary SPP)seeks to        I   Great Barrier Reef catchment. This Policy is
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 ensure that   development in or adjacent to wetlands of high        therefore of no relevance to the consideration of this’

 ecological significance in Great Barrier Reef catchments is         proposal.
 planned, designed, constructed and operated to prevent the
 loss or degradation of wetlands and their values, or enhances
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 these values, in particular, the hydrological regime and

I ecological values of those wetlands.

 SPP 210~Acceleration of Compliance Assessment applies               Not Applicable       -
                                                                                              The proposed development does         I

 to requests for compliance assessment for development for           not involve a request for compliance assessment

 reconfiguring a lot that require compliance assessment.             nor is it for a   reconfiguration of a lot that requires
                                                                     assessl!len!. ’Ihis_Po~~y i~~~e!_~p_!_e._of.!!o ~el~vancei


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