2017-08-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 08 AUGUST 2017


3.   ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 the application must be assessed against each of the
following statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
    State Planning Policies;
   the South East Queensland Regional Plan;
   State Planning Regulatory Provisions;
   any Structure Plan or Master Plan in place for declared areas;
   any Preliminary Approval Overriding the Planning Scheme for the land;
   the Planning Scheme for the local government area; and
    any Temporary Local Planning Instrument in place for the local government area.
Of these, the statutory planning instruments relevant to this application are discussed in the
sections that follow.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policies
The State Planning Policies have been deemed by the Minister for Local Government and Planning
as appropriately reflected in the Planning Scheme and therefore do not warrant a separate
assessment.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan 2009 - 2031
The site is located within the Urban Footprint of the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposal is consistent
with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
State Planning Regulatory Provisions
The proposal is for an urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the SEQ
Regional Plan Regulatory Provisions
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The subject site is located in the Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality and is zoned semi- attached
housing. The proposed use is identified as consistent use within the zone and is required to follow
a code assessable application process.
Locality Provisions
   Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality Code
The site is located in the Cooroy and Lake Macdonald Locality and included in the Semi-Attached
housing zone. The Type 2 Duplex is a consistent code assessable use in the zone and the proposal
complies with intent of this locality.
Land Use & Works Provisions
The following codes which regulate land use and design are most applicable to this application:
    Residential Uses Code
   Landscaping Code
   Engineering Works Code
    Reconfiguring a Lot Code
The application has been assessed against each of the above applicable codes. The table below
details the proposals compliance with key criteria.




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