Planning Report - 10 independent living units

6.0     State Planning Instruments
6.1     Planning Act 2016
In accordance with Section 43 of the Planning Act 2016 (PA) this Development Application seeks
approval of a Development Permit for Material Change in Use as described in detail in section 4.0 of
this report.
In accordance with Section 45 of the PA and the Noosa Plan 2006 specifies that the subject
development application is ‘Assessable Development’, requiring an Impact Assessable application.
Section 45 (5) of the PA states that:
        (5) An impact assessment is an assessment that—
            a) must be carried out—
                   i.   against the assessment benchmarks in a categorising instrument for the
                        development; and
                  ii.   having regard to any matters prescribed by regulation for this subparagraph;
                        and
            b) may be carried out against, or having regard to, any other relevant matter, other than
                a person’s personal circumstances, financial or otherwise.

This Planning Report provides commentary on each of the items listed in Sections 30 and 31 of the
PA that this Impact Assessable Development Application must be assessed against.

6.2     Referral Agencies
In accordance with the Planning Regulation 2017 the subject development application is not required
to be referred.

6.3     State Planning Mapping
When using the SARA interactive mapping tool the subject site is identified in the following State
mapping:

        6.3.1   SEQ Regional Plan
The subject site is included within the ‘Urban Footprint’ in accordance with the South-East
Queensland Regional Plan (SEQRP) (refer to Figure 5 below).
The Urban Footprint identifies land that can meet the region’s urban development needs to 2031 in
a more compact form. It incorporates a full range of urban uses, including housing, industry, business,
infrastructure, community facilities and urban open space. Therefore the proposed residential
development is considered appropriate and in accordance with the intent for the subject site by the
SEQRP.




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