2019-09-12 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                     12 SEPTEMBER 2019


REPORT
The purpose of this report is to outline the community consultation process undertaken on the draft
Plan and summarises the key issues raised in submissions.
The consultation process followed the Minister’s Guidelines and Rules for making and amending
planning schemes, particularly the Notice pursuant to section 18 of the Planning Act 2016 issued
by the Chief Executive in March 2018.

Numerous recommendations are made on changes to the draft Plan in response to submissions,
some of which are considered “significant” in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Minister’s
Guidelines and Rules under the Planning Act 2016 requiring further public consultation.

Further changes to the draft Plan, not dealt with in this report, are proposed in response to
submissions. These changes are not considered significant and will form part of the final changes
to the draft Plan following this next round of consultation.

1.   Consultation Process to date

1.1. Public Notification & Engagement

Consultation on the draft Plan formally commenced Monday 18 February 2019, however Public
notification was given Friday 15 February in the Noosa News and the draft Plan was available
online from that day. The formal public notice was mounted in Pelican Place Council building in
Tewantin, as well as the main reception of Noosa Council at 9 Pelican St Tewantin, and at the
Level 2 Planning counter.

The consultation period in which submissions could be lodged officially ended on 20 May 2019,
comprising 3 months or 40 business days. It included the Easter holidays when many absent
owners were visiting Noosa.

Quite a number of submissions came in after that closing date and were still considered.

The draft Plan was accessible electronically through the Your Say Noosa website. Staff showed
customers how to navigate the site, read the electronic scheme, find their property on the mapping
platform and download fact sheets on places and issues. The main display at Pelican Place
Tewantin had a dedicated customer computer available to use for this purpose.

Hard copies of the draft Plan were also on display at Pelican Place and at both the Cooroy and
Noosaville libraries for the duration of the consultation period.

1.2. Direct Correspondence

From Friday 15 February letters were sent directly to the following:
    owners of 1,603 properties proposed to have a zone change other than the direct transition
     of zones (e.g. Detached Housing to Low Density Residential)
    7,877 absentee owners, i.e. property owners with a service address away from Noosa Shire
    50 consultants in the planning, design or development industry
    20 community groups
    14 local business network groups
    Adjoining Councils and local members

Correspondence advised of the draft Plan, where to get further information and how to make a
submission. Letters to owners directly affected by a zone change were told of the zone change
proposed and owners were encouraged to contact Council to discuss and for further information.



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