3. FINAL-160721-BA4090-Town Planning Report

5.1.3. State Planning Policy
The single State Planning Policy (‘SPP’), introduced on 2 December 2013 has been developed to replace
multiple state planning policies previously in place. The SPP allows the State Government to identify
matters of state interest and express a single voice to guide the preparation of local planning instruments,
assess development applications, and assist in the preparation of development applications. The SPP will
apply for the assessment of some development applications until a planning scheme that appropriately
integrates the state interests in the SPP takes effect.
The SPP provides supporting mapping to assist in spatially representing policies and requirements contained
within the SPP. A comprehensive overlay map of state planning interests is illustrated in Figure 6.
FIGURE 6 – STATE PLANNING POLICY INTERACTIVE MAPPING




         Subject site




Water Quality
    Climatic regions - stormwater management design objectives

Natural Hazards Risk and Resilience
    Flood hazard area* - Level 1 - Queensland floodplain assessment overlay
    Flood hazard area* - Local Government flood mapping area


The SPP contains interim development assessment (DA) requirements for some state interests; however,
not all state interests have DA requirements. Importantly, these interim requirements apply to the extent the
SPP has not been identified in the planning scheme as being appropriately integrated in the planning
scheme. A review of the proposed development against the state interest triggers has been included in
Appendix C.
The following state interests have been identified as relevant to this development application:
   Water Quality – Climatic Regions – stormwater management design objectives; and
   Natural Hazards Risk and Resilience – Flood Hazard area.
The Noosa Plan has not integrated the state interests into the planning scheme. Therefore assessment
against the SPP is required. An assessment of the proposed development against the relevant elements of
the SPP is included in Appendix D of this report. The proposal does not compromise any of the
requirements identified in the SPP and is therefore capable of progressing without contradicting any state
interests.




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