2017-08-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  08 AUGUST 2017


 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 Policy provisions with regard to water quality and acid sulphate soils apply to
the development and can be met by the development. Council’s Environment Officer has assessed
these aspects against both the State Planning Policy and the planning scheme provisions and
applied conditions in the recommendation to achieve compliance.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan 2009 - 2031
The site is located within the urban footprint area 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 site is located in the Tewantin & Doonan Locality and is zoned Community Services. The
proposed Type 2 Medical use is identified as consistent code assessable use within the zone, the
Type 1 Office a consistent impact assessable use and the multiple dwelling use is identified as an
inconsistent impact assessable use which results in the entire application required to follow the
impact assessment application process.
Locality Provisions
The planning intent for land within the Community Services zone within the locality is identified in
Overall Outcome 12.7.2 ss), which states:
For the Community Services Zone—land committed or planned for community purposes—
i      is protected and managed to enable the efficient and timely delivery of community services;
       and
ii     is consistent with the indoor recreation, education, social and safety needs of the local
       community, including people with special needs, such as the elderly, children, low income
       earners and disabled persons;
As previously indicated, the Office and Medical components of the application are consistent uses
in the Community Services zone whereas Multiple dwellings are considered inconsistent.
Outcome O82 of the locality code states:
Uses found within the Community Services Zone, fronting Pelican Street, Poinciana Avenue,
Memorial Avenue, Doonella Street and Sidoni Street—
 a)   support the functions of the Business Centre and include a range of important community
      services which serve the Tewantin and Doonan locality as well as the wider region; and
b)    are focused on emergency services, information centres; medical centres, social and
      infrastructure uses, and in the case of the Tewantin-Noosa RSL Club, entertainment and
      dining uses;
The applicant acknowledges the residential component is an inconsistent use but submits a
number of grounds in support of the proposal. These are discussed in Section 3.4 of this report.
The Overall outcomes for the locality seek new uses that are compatible with the character and
amenity of existing uses in the area. They also seek new multiple housing developments that focus
on areas close to the Tewantin Business Centre, community facilities, parks and public transport

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