2017-07-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    11 JULY 2017


3.   ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 the application must be assessed against each of the
following statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
   State Planning Policies;
   the South East Queensland Regional Plan;
   State Planning Regulatory Provisions; and
   the Planning Scheme for the local government area.
Of these, the statutory planning instruments relevant to this application are discussed in the
sections that follow.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
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.
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The subject site is located in the Noosaville Locality and is zoned Industry. The proposed use is
identified as an inconsistent use within the zone and is required to follow an impact assessable
application process.
Locality Provisions
The Overall Outcomes of the Noosaville Industry zone seek for new uses to be compatible with
surrounding development, with land in this zone generally reserved for industrial uses to the
exclusion of incompatible uses including residential, community and office type businesses.
The proposed land use is generally confined to the use of large holding tanks within an existing
industrial building. There will be no visible evidence of the aquaculture tanks from the street.
It is considered that the proposed use is similar to other production businesses within the
industrial area and it will be consistent with surrounding industrial uses in terms of waste and
traffic impacts.
Land Use, Works & Overlay Provisions
The following codes which regulate land use and design are most applicable to this application:
   Agricultural Uses Code
   Business Uses Code
   Engineering Works Codes
   Natural Hazards Overlay Code
The application has been assessed against each of the above applicable codes and generally
complies with each, with further discussion provided below.
Agricultural Uses Code
The Probable Solutions of the Agricultural Uses Code details minimum lot sizes and setbacks for
aquaculture ponds, however these solutions generally relate to open ponds in rural areas which
adjoin residential uses. The proposed aquaculture business is contained within existing industrial
units with minimal external impacts.
The application does propose three 50,000 water storage tanks site externally. These tanks will
be situated between the two existing buildings adjacent to the northern side boundary. Tanks of
this size generally have a height of approximately 3.5 metres The siting of these tanks is not
considered to be unreasonable.

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