2020-07-16 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING REPORT                                                               16 JULY 2020


      proposed planning scheme as amended in response to submissions and errors/fix ups and
      give notice to the Minister requesting adoption of the Planning Scheme (Noosa Plan 2020);
Consideration of other Planning Issues
D.    In accordance with section 7.9 of the Minister’s Guidelines and Rules 2017, endorse the
      Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP) provided as part of the Noosa Plan 2020 in
      Attachments 5,7, 23 and 24 proceed with no change to the LGIP that was publicly notified
      and as reviewed by an Independent Appointed Reviewer and approved by the Minister for
      public consultation, and seek endorsement for adoption of the LGIP as part of the Noosa
      Plan 2020 by the Minister for State Development Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning;
Consideration of Administrative and other Matters
E.    Authorise the CEO to make any minor changes to the Noosa Plan 2020 prior to sign off by
      the Minister for adoption;
F.    Advise the Minister of Council’s current program for completing its Climate Change
      Adaptation Plan and Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan which may inform future amendments
      to the Noosa Plan and further advise the Minister that the Council would accept a requirement
      that it must review the Noosa Plan 2020 once the Climate Change Adaptation Plan and
      Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan have been finalised;
G.    Advise the Minister of Council’s current program for updating its cultural heritage information
      which may inform future amendments to the Noosa Plan; and
H.    Note the draft Local Law for Short Term letting is under review in response to submissions,
      propose that further consultation with stakeholders occurs in finalising the Local Law prior to
      reporting back to Council.

Finance
The preparation of Noosa Council’s new Planning Scheme has followed a statutory procedure and
tailored instructions from the State Government in accordance with the Planning Act 2016. The
preparation of the Planning Scheme, which began in 2016, has involved a dedicated project team,
technical consultants and legal and peer review processes. A significant financial and resource
investment has been made in this process, close to $3.2 million.
A number of the Ministerial conditions require Council to undertake further and future work, there
will be some financial and resource impacts of these conditions which will be considered during
2020/2021 budget process.

Risks & Opportunities
The current Planning Scheme, while amended numerous times, dates back to 2006 and was
written in accordance with the Integrated Planning Act. No further amendments to the current 2006
scheme are likely to be approved by the State. It is imperative that a new Planning Scheme, which
is not only compliant with the Planning Act 2016, reflective of revised State Planning Policies and
responds to emerging trends and challenges, be adopted soon.
Importantly, there is no provision to further modify the draft scheme prior to gazettal. If Council
decides not to adopt the scheme as approved by the Minister the plan preparation process must
start again. If this was to occur various planning studies on which the draft was based are likely to
need to be redone as their currency will diminish with time.

Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
The draft planning scheme has been the subject of extensive community consultation undertaken
during its preparation. In 2019 Council gave consideration to over 1,000 submissions received
during two formal consultation stages. The input of the Noosa Shire community has noticeably
shaped and refined the final scheme.

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