2018-06-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      12 JUNE 2018


3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
The Noosa Plan is generally consistent with the State Planning Policy July 2017 (SPP) and the
SPP raises no further issues relevant to the proposed development.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan
The site is located within the Urban Footprint area of the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposal is
consistent with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
Planning Regulation 2017
The following assessment benchmarks from the Planning Regulation 2017 applies to the
application:
      SEQ Development Area
The proposal is for an urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the
assessment benchmarks contained in the Planning Regulation 2017 for the SEQ Development
Area.


3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The application must be assessed against the whole of the Noosa Plan to the extent the
provisions are relevant to the development.
Locality Provisions
The subject site is located in the Cooroy and Lake McDonald Locality and is zoned Rural. The
adjoining site which is largely developed is zoned Community Services. The proposed use is
identified as an inconsistent use with the zone and is required to follow an impact assessable
application process.
The overall outcomes sought for the Rural Zone include:
(i)     Agriculture and habitat protection are the dominant land uses;
(ii)    The scenic and environmental values, the distinct rural amenity and agricultural productivity
        of the locality are preserved and are not adversely impacted as a consequence of
        development on or adjacent to that land; and
(iii)   Locally appropriate enterprises such as bed and breakfast accommodation, farmstays,
        cabins, camping grounds, roadside stalls and home based businesses enhance the
        economic sustainability of the hinterland;
The primary assessment issue raised by the Locality Code is the expansion of the development
onto the Rural zoned allotment. The proposed development is not a rural use, nor does it meet
the overall outcomes of the rural zone.
The applicant submits the following comments to support the use on the rural zoned land:
a)      The proposed development provides an accommodation type, catering in particular to the
        more valuable portion of the population, being the ageing. The proposal will allow
        increased choice, affordability and care for the elderly and retired in the Cooroy-Noosa
        region. The proposed development achieves a density consistent with the surrounding area
        given it duplicates the character of the adjoining retirement facility, Palm Lake Resort
        Cooroy-Noosa. We acknowledge that the proposed development is not a rural use,
        however it is a consistent use with the surrounding uses and established character for
        Trading Post Road.




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