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MINUTES
Planning & Environment
Committee Meeting
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
9.30am
Council Chambers, 9 Pelican Street, Tewantin
Committee: Crs Brian Stockwell (Chair), Karen Finzel, Clare Stewart, Tom Wegener
“Noosa Shire – different by nature”
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Section 2
PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 9 FEBRUARY 2021
1 ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES
COUNCILLORS
Cr Brian Stockwell (Chair)
Cr Karen Finzel
Cr Tom Wegener
Cr Clare Stewart
Cr Frank Wilkie (non-Committee Councillor – for reports 1 – 5)
Cr Amelia Lorentson (non-Committee Councillor – for reports 1 - 7)
EXECUTIVE
B de Chastel, Chief Executive Officer
A Dow, Acting Director Environment and Sustainable Development
The meeting commenced at 9.33am.
2 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
Committee Resolution
Moved: Cr Stewart
Seconded: Cr Finzel
The Minutes of the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting held on 8 December 2020
be received and confirmed.
Carried unanimously.
3 PRESENTATIONS
Nil.
4 DEPUTATIONS
Nil.
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Section 3
PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 9 FEBRUARY 2021
5 REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMITTEE
1 MCU20/0103 - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE
FOR SHOP AND SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION AT 13 NOOSA DRIVE, NOOSA
HEADS
In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Wegener provided the
following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
I, Cr Wegener, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as I
have a long standing commercial arrangement with Noosa Longboards, a surf shop located in
the Hastings Street precinct whereby I receive income from royalties for the sale of my
surfboards. The tenant in the application before Council is a commercial competitor of Noosa
Longboards and operates in the same precinct as this proposed development. As a result of
my conflict of interest I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and
voted on.
Committee Recommendation
Moved: Cr Finzel
Seconded: Cr Stewart
That Planning & Environment Committee Agenda Item 1 be referred to the General
Committee due to the significance of the issue.
Carried unanimously.
Cr Wegener re-joined the meeting.
2 MCU20/0115 - APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR SHORT
TERM ACCOMMODATION AT 3 ROBERT STREET, NOOSAVILLE
Committee Recommendation
Moved: Cr Stockwell
Seconded: Cr Finzel
That Planning & Environment Committee Agenda Item 2 be referred to the General
Committee due to the significance of the issue.
Carried unanimously.
3 MCU18/0009.03 - OTHER CHANGE TO DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR
MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE - MULTIPLE HOUSING –TYPE 3 RETIREMENT &
SPECIAL NEEDS AT 186 COOROY-NOOSA ROAD & 4 CARRAMAR ST,
TEWANTIN
Committee Recommendation
Moved: Cr Finzel
Seconded: Cr Wegener
That Planning & Environment Committee Agenda Item 3 be referred to the General
Committee due to the significance of the issue.
Carried unanimously.
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Section 4
PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 9 FEBRUARY 2021
4 MCU20/0090 - PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COURT APPEAL NO D12 OF 2021 –
APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENSION TO SHOP/HIRE AND STORAGE BUILDING
AT JETTY 256 GYMPIE TCE, NOOSAVILLE
Committee Recommendation
Moved: Cr Wegener
Seconded: Cr Stockwell
That Council note the report by the Manager Development Assessment to the Planning
& Environment Committee Meeting dated 9 February 2021 regarding Planning &
Environment Court Appeal D12 of 20201 and agree to defend the appeal.
Carried unanimously.
5 MCU18/0166 – PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COURT APPEAL NO. BD897 OF
2020 – REFUSAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR SERVICE & UTILITY TYPE 3
(TOWER) AT 244 TABLELANDS RD, COORAN
In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Wegener provided the
following declaration to the meeting of a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter:
I, Cr Wegener, inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter as I
have an NBN tower located on my property and receive income from NBN via a lease
arrangement. As a result of my conflict of interest, I propose to leave the meeting room while
the matter is considered and voted on.
In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Finzel provided the
following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
I, Cr Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as prior
to my election to Council I signed a petition relating to this application. As a result of my conflict
of interest I propose to leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on.
In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the
following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
I, Cr Stockwell, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as
Bill and Christine Tainsh, who are co-respondents to this appeal, supported my 2020 election
campaign by undertaking letterbox drops. As a result of my conflict of interest I propose to leave
the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on.
Committee Recommendation
Moved: Cr Stewart
Seconded: Cr Finzel
That Planning & Environment Committee Agenda Item 5 be referred to the General
Committee due to the majority of Councillors declaring conflicts of interest resulting in
the Planning and Environment Committee not having a quorum.
Carried unanimously.
6 DRAFT BUSHLAND RESERVE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLANS
Committee Recommendation
Moved: Cr Stockwell
Seconded: Cr Stewart
That Planning & Environment Committee Agenda Item 6 be referred to the General
Committee due to the significance of the issue.
Carried unanimously.
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Section 5
PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 9 FEBRUARY 2021
6 REPORTS FOR NOTING BY THE COMMITTEE
7 DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT FEES & CHARGES VARIATIONS FOR 1 JULY TO
31 DECEMBER 2020
Committee Recommendation
Moved: Cr Stewart
Seconded: Cr Finzel
That Council note the report by the Manger Development Assessment to Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 9 February 2021 regarding waiver or partial
waiver of development application fees for 1 July to 31 December 2020 as detailed in
the report.
Carried unanimously.
8 PLANNING APPLICATIONS DECIDED BY DELEGATED AUTHORITY
Committee Recommendation
Moved: Cr Stockwell
Seconded: Cr Wegener
That Council note the report by the Development Assessment Manger to the Planning
& Environment Committee Meeting dated 9 February 2021 regarding planning
applications that have been decided by delegated authority.
Carried unanimously.
7 CLOSED SESSION
Nil.
The meeting closed at 11.07am.
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