2017-11-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                7 NOVEMBER 2017


2.4. Surrounding Land Uses
Existing land uses in the immediate locality surrounding the subject site are a mix of rural
residential and industrial uses. These include rural land holdings to the north, village industry and
rural residential lots to the south and rural residential lots and dwellings to the west. The Cooroy
sewerage treatment works is also located to the southeast of the site, with the main treatment
area approximately 300 – 500m away from the development area. Open Space Recreation uses
are located adjacent Mary River Road to the south-east of the site comprising a rugby league
and soccer club.
3.    ASSESSMENT
Pursuant to section 87 of the Planning Act 2016, when assessing an extension application, the
assessment manager may consider any matter that the assessment manager considers relevant,
even if the matter was not relevant to assessing the development application. Matters considered
relevant include matters such as consistency of the approval with current laws and policies
applying to the development, community’s awareness and views of any referral agency and are
further discussed below:
3.1. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
Bushfire
The State Planning Policy July 2017 identifies the portion of the site approved for development
as having a low fire hazard and includes a majority of this land in an Impact Buffer Zone. The
level of risk has been reduced since the time of the original application and there have been no
relevant legislative changes affecting the development.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan
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.
Planning Regulation 2017
The following assessment benchmarks from the Planning Regulation 2017 apply to the
application:
    SEQ Development Area
The proposal is for urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the
assessment benchmarks contained in the Planning Act Regulation 2017 for the SEQ
Development Area.
The Noosa Plan
The subject site is located in the Cooroy and Lake Macdonald Locality and as shown in Figure 3
below is zoned Industry, Detached Housing, Rural, and Community Services.




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