2022-07-12 Planning & Environment Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  12 JULY 2022



Application No        Applicant           Application Details      Fees & Charges Policy         Fee proposed

MCU21/0220            Applicant – RG      Medium Impact            Base Fee: $7,577              $7,577
                      Strategic – 305     Industry
                                                                   x 3 = $22,731
                      Lake Macdonald      (manufacture &
                      Drive Lake          assemble firefighting
                      Macdonald           equipment)


An application is proposed for a Medium Impact Industry (to manufacture & assemble firefighting
equipment) in the Rural Zone.
The use is impact and inconsistent with the Noosa Plan 2020 and is therefore subject to a multiplier of 3.
The applicant suggests that Council’s fee is excessive when considering the requirements for cost
recovery as the flooding, traffic and sightlines have already been assessed as part of a previous approval.
The applicant advises that the proposal will generate less traffic than the historical uses on site. The
applicant further advises there are no architectural elements to be assessed as the shed exists and the
structures are not visible from anywhere outside the site. The applicant requests that the multiplier of 3 not
be applied as they feel the base fee is reasonable and sufficient to cover the costs of assessment.
The application will require significant time to assess given the non-compliance with the scheme and
require a report to be prepared for a Council meeting. The site’s flooding and access constraints have only
been considered on the bases of a tomato farm and not the current proposal and therefore Council will
require external consultants to assist with the application. Preliminary discussions also indicate the
applicant has not demonstrated a genuine ongoing need for the business to locate on rural zoned land
instead of an industrially zoned site. It is therefore recommended that the full fee, including the multiplier,
be applied.
The Acting CEO approved the waiver of the 3 multiplier.




Application No        Applicant           Application Details       Fees & Charges Policy        Fee proposed

Not yet lodged        Applicant –         Food & Drink Outlet       Base Fee: $7,577             $3,788.50
                      Brennan
                                                                    -   25% for use within
                      Planning – 201
                                                                        an existing building
                      Mary River
                                                                        = $5,682.75
                      Road Cooroy


An application is proposed for a Food & Drink Outlet within an existing approved Roadside Stall
(MCU21/0194).
The approval for the roadside stall has a specific condition that no on site dining is permitted. The applicant
advises the application to be submitted will involve the same operation as previously approved, however,
with the allowance for the sale and consumption of locally pressed coffee and freshly squeezed juices at
the premises.
The applicant further advises that given the same operation is proposed, it is considered that the
application would require substantially less assessment by Council. The applicant is entitled to 25%
discount for use within an existing building but they are requesting a further 50% discount to be applied
taking the fee to $2,841.37.
It is therefore recommended that the 25% not be applied and instead apply 50% discount taking the fee to
$3,788.50.




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