2015-06-23 Planning & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     23 JUNE 2015


2.    SITE DETAILS
The site includes 4 attached industrial units constructed in 2003. Access to the site is via a
shared driveway along the northern side of the industrial units. Tenancy 2 contains ‘Noosa
Spanner Crabs’ and is the only industrial unit currently occupied within the complex.

The site adjoins similar industrial lots to the south and north. To the east of the site is
Precinct E4 (Employment – Industry & Business) of the Shire Business Centre.

3.    ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 the application must be assessed against each of
the following statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the
development:
   State Planning Policies;
   the South East Queensland Regional Plan;
   State Planning Regulatory Provisions; and
   the Planning Scheme 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
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.
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The subject site is located in the Noosaville Locality and is zoned Industry. The proposed
use is identified as an inconsistent use within the zone and is required to follow an impact
assessable application process.
Locality Provisions
The Overall Outcomes of the Noosaville Industry zone seek for new uses to be compatible
with surrounding development, with land in this zone generally reserved for industrial uses to
the exclusion of incompatible uses including residential, community and office type
businesses.
The proposed aquaculture business does not require the use of expansive dams like other
aquaculture businesses found generally within the rural areas of Noosa. Rather, the
proposed development is generally confined to the use of large holding tanks within an
existing industrial building. As a result, the use is akin to an industrial processing business,
with the impacts contained and there is no visible evidence of the aquaculture tanks from the
street.
The development does not impact on the surrounding water quality, and will have similar
waste and traffic impacts compared to other surrounding industrial businesses found within
the locality.
Land Use, Works & Overlay Provisions
The following codes which regulate land use and design are most applicable to this
application:
    Agricultural Uses Code
    Business Uses Code
    Engineering Works Codes
    Natural Hazards Overlay Code

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