2021-08-10 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            10 AUGUST 2021




                    Figure 7: Noosa Plan 2020 Zoning within the locality of subject site



3.    ASSESSMENT
The applicant has requested an extension to the currency period to the development approval under
section 86 of the Planning Act 2016. Pursuant to section 87 of the Planning Act 2016 (PA):
(1)   When assessing an extension application, the assessment manager may consider any matter
      that the assessment manager considers relevant, even if the matter was not relevant to
      assessing the development application.
The matters which are considered to be relevant to the assessment of the application are discussed
in detail below:
The current development approval was assessed under the now superseded Noosa Plan 2006 which
detailed that a warehouse (self storage) was a consistent code assessable application. In
comparison the Noosa Plan 2020 now includes the site in Medium Impact Industry zone which details
self storage facilities as inconsistent and impact assessable uses.
The Noosa Plan 2020 Locality Provisions
The subject site is located in the Noosaville Locality and is zoned Medium Impact Industry. The
proposed use Warehouse (self storage facility) is identified as an inconsistent use with the zone.
With regards to the Purpose and Overall outcomes for the zone the Noosa Plan includes:
The purpose of the Medium impact industry zone is to provide for—
a)    medium impact industry; and
b)    other uses and activities that—
      i.    support industry activities; and
      ii.   do not compromise the future use of premises for industry activities.
The overall outcomes sought for the Medium impact industry zone are as follows: -
a)    development facilitates the efficient use of land for medium impact industries and
      supporting ancillary uses;


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