2016-09-06 - Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      6 SEPTEMBER 2016



5                        PROPOSAL TO PREPARE A NEW PLANNING SCHEME
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                             Planning Scheme Project Manager, Raul Weychardt
                                   Planning & Infrastructure Department

Index                              ECM/Project & Contract/Planning Scheme Review 2016 – Project Planning
                                   ECM/Subject/Noosa Plan Planning Scheme

Attachments                        1.   The Noosa Plan 2006 – Ten Year Review


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Planning Scheme Project Manager to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 September 2016 in relation to the proposal to prepare a
New Planning Scheme and:
A.    Endorse the document The Noosa Plan 2006 - Ten Year Review as provided at
      Attachment 1 to the report;
B.    Propose to prepare a new Planning Scheme for the whole of Noosa Shire;
C.    Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to prepare a Statement about State Interests; and
D.    Advise the Minister of this decision.



REPORT
This report is intended to enable Council to formally resolve to prepare a new planning scheme to
replace The Noosa Plan 2006.

1.                       Planning Legislation

The Noosa Plan 2006 was prepared under the Integrated Planning Act 1997. Since
commencement of The Noosa Plan, planning legislation has changed with commencement of the
Sustainable Planning Act 2009 which remains current. However the Queensland Parliament
recently passed the Planning Act 2016 which is anticipated to have effect in mid-2017.

This report recommends Council makes a decision to prepare a new planning scheme under the
Sustainable Planning Act 2009. Transitional provisions of the Planning Act 2016 enable the
planning scheme making process to be continued seamlessly under that Act when it takes effect
in 2017 (Section 286 of the Planning Act applies).

A planning scheme prepared under Queensland legislation ultimately requires approval of the
Minister, and to facilitate this process, the State Government provides specific guidance material
to councils in preparing new planning schemes. Apart from addressing local planning issues, a
new planning scheme is required to take account of broader inputs from the State Government
and these are called State Interests. The legislation outlines the process for preparing a new
planning scheme and more detailed requirements and specifications are contained in the
statutory guideline ‘Making and Amending Local Planning Instruments’.




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