Planning Report

Plan Area Code is provided in Table 8 below:

Table 8: Assessment of the Medium Impact Industry Code Overall Outcomes
 Overall Outcome                                       Applicant Response
 (a) development facilitates the efficient use of land The proposal will deliver industrial land uses on
 for medium impact industries and supporting land intended to accommodate such development
 ancillary uses;                                       and reflect infill development within an existing
                                                       established industrial estate.
 (b) incompatible uses, or uses which are more The proposal will deliver compatible industrial
 appropriately accommodated in other zones are land uses as intended for medium impact industry
 avoided to protect land for medium impact zoned land and does not propose the inclusion on
 industry activities and to ensure the continued in-compatible land uses.
 efficient operation and viability of existing and
 future industry uses;
 (c) development avoids impacts such as noise, The proposal is for industrial units which will
 odour, dust and other waste on the surrounding accommodate low impact industry and warehouse
 area and adverse impacts on the natural land uses as defined by the Planning Scheme which
 environment;                                          are not intended to generate impacts relating to
                                                       noise, odour, dust and other waste.
 (d) development does not compromise the function The proposed development will not compromise
 and viability of business centres or the Noosa Shire the function and viability of business centres or the
 centres hierarchy;                                    Noosa Shire centres hierarchy.
 (e) new uses are located, designed and managed The proposed uses are compatible and consistent
 to be compatible with surrounding uses and with existing development operating within the
 development;                                          industrial estate.
 (i) warehouses for self-storage facilities are The proposed warehouse component of the
 avoided to protect industrial land from development will not be utilized for self-storage
 underutilisation;                                     purposes.
 (k) buildings are well designed, safe and visually The proposed industrial units have been designed
 attractive;                                           to reflect a modern built form which efficiently
                                                       utilizes the site and presents an attractive
                                                       appearance.
 (l) development is low rise building and does not The proposed buildings are low-rise in nature and
 present bulky to the street frontages;                comply with the maximum height provisions.
 (p) building design does not detract from the The proposed built form improves the existing site
 established or planned character of the zone;         conditions and contributes towards the
                                                       established industrial character of the surrounding
                                                       area.
 (q) development is located, designed and its The proposed development design has been
 operations managed to protect the health and guided by Architectural and Engineering detailed
 safety of the community, does not harm the input which ensures potential adverse impacts are
 environment and avoids adverse impacts on avoided.
 creeks, gullies, waterways, wetlands, habitats and
 vegetation.




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