RAL23/0015 Development Application To Reconfigure A Lot (1 Lot Into 2 Lots & Access Easement) At 11 Billabong Way, Tewantin · Attachment 2 – (RAL23-0015) – Planning Officer’S Report

2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The site is located within the Noosa Parklands estate of Tewantin which has been developed for
dwelling houses. The surrounding dwellings fronting Billabong Way are on lots that range in sizes
between 643m2 to 741m2. The lot backs on to Heritage Park which is mostly vegetated and
contains a waterway. The subject site and Heritage Park are both identified as having high potential
for bushfire intensity.
3.     ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
•      State Planning Policy;
•      South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017;
•      Planning Regulation 2017;
•      Noosa Plan 2020.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
The Noosa Plan 2020 is generally consistent with the State Planning Policy July 2017 (SPP) apart
from coastal hazards and therefore the SPP raises no further issues relevant to the proposed
development.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan 2017
The site is located within the Urban Footprint under the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposal is
consistent with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
Planning Regulation 2017
The are no assessment benchmarks from the Planning Regulation 2017 that apply to the
application given:
•    the proposal is for urban development within the urban footprint;
•    the lot is less than 5ha in respect to Clearing Native Vegetation; and
•    the proposal constitutes exempted development from the Koala Habitat provisions.
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The site is located in Tewantin and is zoned Low Density Residential under the Noosa Plan 2020.
The proposed reconfiguring of a lot is required to follow code assessment, with public notification
of the application not required.
The application must be assessed against each of the following codes to the extent they are
relevant to the development:
•    Tewantin Local Plan Code
•    Low Density Residential Zone Code
•    Reconfiguring a Lot Code
•    Biodiversity, Waterways & Wetlands Overlay Code
•    Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code
•    Flood Hazard Overlay Code
Tewantin Local Plan
The site is located in Tewantin and is subject to the Tewantin Local Plan Code. The Code
recognises that Tewantin is a vibrant yet traditional town and seeks that the established town
character is retained, and new development is sympathetic to this character.
Noosa Parklands is an older estate in Tewantin having established in the late 1980s and comprises
a variety of lot sizes and extensive vegetated parkland areas. The Estate consists of small to