Planning Report · MCU16/0099.01

4. CURRENT PLANNING CONTROLS

4.1 Queensland planning legislation and guidelines
4.1.1   Planning Act 2016

Pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Planning Act and in accordance with the Noosa
Plan, the Assessment Manager has deemed the proposed changes to the
approved telecommunication facility to be changes other than for a minor
change to a development approval. As such, the proposal is considered
assessable development under the Planning Act and will require Public
Notification in accordance with Section 68 of the Planning Act.

4.1.2   Regional Plan

As part of the government’s ongoing commitment to planning in SEQ, the
department has brought ShapingSEQ into effect. ShapingSEQ provides a
framework for managing the region’s growth during the next 25 years and sets
a vision for the next 50 years.

ShapingSEQ continues to allocate all land in the region into one of the three land
use categories; Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area, Urban Footprint
and Rural Living Area. The subject site remains within the Rural Living Area. The
proposed facility will not compromise the intent of the area and is generally
compliant with the provisions of ShapingSEQ.


4.1.3   State Planning Policy (SPP)

On 2 December 2013, the Queensland Government adopted its new single State
Planning Policy (SPP). The SPP replaces the previous multiple policies in
existence. The SPP sets out policies on matters of state interest in relation to
planning and development and provides a key framework for the government's
broader commitment to planning reform.

The SPP identifies the state's interests in planning and development and how
these are to be dealt with in planning instruments, Council development
assessment processes and in designating land for community infrastructure.
The SPP has not been reflected in The Noosa Plan, and therefore the proposed
development requires assessment against the ‘interim development assessment
provisions’ as outlined in Part E of the SPP.

In accordance with the Part E interim development assessment provisions of the
SPP, there are three (3) codes triggered and addressed in Table 1 below.




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