2016-09-06 - Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                6 SEPTEMBER 2016


2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The site is adjacent to Girraween Nature Reserve to the east, Noosa National Park to the south,
Noosa Springs Residential Precinct E1 to the west and Resort Precinct F to the North. Precinct
E1 has been developed for 42 multiple dwelling units and Precinct F has a current approval for
an integrated resort of 155 multiple dwellings. The Noosa Springs golf clubhouse, restaurant,
health spa and common facilities are approximately 200m to the northwest and the Noosa Heads
sewerage treatment plant is roughly 600m to the north of the site. Noosa Springs golf course is
west of the site and Lake Weyba is 400m to the southwest.
A 3 metre wide footpath reserve runs along the eastern boundary and is the subject of a current
Operational Works application to complete a new pathway required by the Council subdivision
approval that created the subject lot.


3.    ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 the application must be assessed against each
statutory planning instrument relevant to the development, including:
   State Planning Policies;
   the South East Queensland Regional Plan;
   State Planning Regulatory Provisions;
   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 following State Planning Policies are applicable to this application:
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 following State Planning Regulatory Provisions apply to the application:
    SEQ Regional Plan 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 Noosa Heads Locality and is zoned Semi-Attached Housing.
The Noosa Plan identifies the proposed use as consistent within the zone and requires an impact
assessable application process.




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