GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT – 17 JULY 2023 · Committee to Council report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                                        20 JULY 2023


 iv.      Noosa Heads Local Plan Code – 7.2.5.2(2)(b)(e), Table 7.2.5.3 PO5, PO26 and PO27
2. It has not been demonstrated that the proposed development will not involve unacceptable
acoustic amenity impacts, as:
     a. the acoustic impacts of plant, equipment and services associated with the proposed
        development have not been adequately assessed;
     b. if it is the case there are indeed acoustic impacts, no measures have been proposed to
        ameliorate those impacts.
3. The proposed development conflicts with the State Planning Policy, State interest - emissions and
hazardous activities as it is in proximity of an existing Sewage Treatment Plant and risks inhibiting
the sewage treatment plant from functioning safely and effectively due to potential reverse amenity
impacts.
4. When read as a whole, the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017 (SEQRP) does not lend
support to the proposed use of the land, as:
     a. the SEQRP sets a long term, 50-year vision, establishing aspirations for this region up to
        2067. Given this, the timing and sequencing of residential developments occurring within the
        Urban Footprint is a finer grained detail, the planning for which is implemented through local
        government planning schemes;
     b. the designation of land as being within the Urban Footprint does not imply that all that land
        with that designation can be developed for urban purposes; and
     c. when assessed against Noosa Plan 2020, the proposed development is not suitable for urban
        development.
5. Noosa Plan 2020 appropriately integrates and advances the South East Queensland Regional
Plan 2017, as set out in section 2.2 of the planning scheme.
6. The proposed development has failed to demonstrate a significant planning need to develop
outside of the urban boundary, particularly at the density and intensity proposed and where
inconsistent with the local landscape character. Nor has any overriding community benefit been
demonstrated, which would justify approval despite its conflict with the planning scheme.
7. Many valid planning grounds have been raised by submitters that the proposal represents an
unacceptable level of impact on the amenity of the locality. Further, the development exceeds what
a community member could reasonably expect because of the change to the Tourism
Accommodation Zone when the Noosa Plan 2020 was advertised.
B.       Note that Council resolves to deviate from the staff recommendation on the following grounds:
1. Council is of the view that there is a clear delineation of zone and urban boundaries on the Noosa
Plan 2020 maps. Further, that:
     a. Council is of the opinion that the demarcation of the split zone over the lot took into account
        a range of factors, over and above the acceptable line of odour nuisance. During the
        development of the Noosa Plan 2020, as would be the case in any future potential scheme
        amendment, avoidance of areas mapped in the Biodiversity Overlay and protection of
        vegetated and noise buffers to adjacent residences were/would be important factors when
        determining the appropriate development footprint;
     b. There is a long-standing position of Council that it doesn't facilitate development applications
        that drive the need to amend the Planning Scheme.
2. The proposal represents an excessive use of Recreation and Open Space Zone land for an
inconsistent use, and does not adequately achieve the Desired Outcomes for the zone, including
those listed below:
     •    Development does not adversely impact on the Shire’s environmental values or reduce the
          quality of recreational experiences provided by land or waterways within this zone;