2020-02-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     11 FEBRUARY 2020


The SEQ Regional Plan supports sustaining regional landscapes to benefit and support the
community’s physical and mental health and wellbeing, enhance a sense of place and community
cohesion and benefit tourism. High value scenic amenity represents a concentration of multiple
landscape values, functions, ecosystem services and community benefits. Values such as scenic
amenity contribute to SEQ being a biodiverse and liveable region.
A NBN tower in this location is not entirely consistent with the above intent as the proposal is
considered to conflict with the protection of the regional landscape values.
Planning Regulation 2017
The proposal is not considered an urban activity in the regulation. The site is located within the
Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area and is consistent with the assessment
benchmarks contained in the Planning Regulation 2017 for the SEQ Region.
3.3. Local Planning Instruments – Planning Scheme
The application must be assessed against the whole of the planning scheme. The following section
of this report outlines the pertinent matters raised in the Desired Environmental Outcomes (DEOs),
Strategic Framework, Codes and Policies of the Planning Scheme.
Desired Environmental Outcomes
The proposal has been assessed against the DEOs of the Planning Scheme and is considered to
be generally in accordance with the exception of the following matters:
(j)   RESIDENTIAL USES
              The proposed NBN tower has the potential to be considered as incompatible with
                residential dwellings in proximity to the tower;
              The proposed tower is considered inconsistent with the character and amenity of the
                Mary River Catchment Locality;
(m)   INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
              The NBN tower is located in a visually prominent location when viewed from some
                vantage points
Strategic Framework
The proposed NBN Tower is generally consistent with the intent of the Strategic Framework with
the following key issues identified as warranting consideration:
1.7.12     Natural Environment Protection
           b)     Activities that have potential to impact on water quality, bank or slope stability, fauna
                  habitats and linkages, or significant scenic vistas are inconsistent within the scheme.
Some scenic amenity impacts are experienced from different locations in the vicinity of the
proposed NBN tower. The degree of impact varies between locations.
Codes
The following codes are relevant to the proposed development:
    Mary River Catchment Locality Code
    Infrastructure Uses Code
Mary River Catchment Locality Code
The subject site is located in the Mary River Catchment Locality and is zoned Rural. The proposed
use is identified as an inconsistent use within the zone and is subject to impact assessment.
The proposal is considered to be inconsistent with the Mary River Catchment locality when
measured against the following overall outcomes:


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