Town Planning Report · MCU18/0015

Town Planning Report                                                                              January 2018


South East Queensland Regional Plan

34. The subject site is identified within the Urban Footprint designation of the South-East Queensland
    Regional Plan (SEQRP) – refer to Regional Plan Map Extract at Attachment 2. Land within the Urban
    Footprint is intended to accommodate the full range of normal urban uses, such as housing, industry,
    business, infrastructure, community facilities and urban open space. The SEQRP also encourages infill
    development in existing urban areas. The proposed development represents an efficient use of the land
    and achieves a compact residential form and residential density anticipated for lands within the urban
    footprint. As such the proposal furthers the intent of the South-East Queensland Regional Plan.

PLANNING SCHEME CONSIDERATIONS – NOOSA PLAN

Proposal Definition

35. The proposal is defined by the Planning Regulation 2016 and / or the Noosa Plan as follows:


     Reconfiguring a lot means—
     (a) creating lots by subdividing another lot; or

     Multiple Housing – means the use of premises for two or more dwelling units or
     accommodation units as the case may be, occupied by permanent or semi-permanent residents,
     where the occupants may share common facilities on the site. The term includes the following
     types –


     Type 4 Conventional means the use of premises for dwelling units that do not fall within
     Multiple housing Types 1, 2, 3, or 5. The use includes units, townhouses, flats, apartments, villas
     and small dwelling units.

     Detached House means the use of premises for a single dwelling units which comprises the
     whole of the building on one lot8. The term includes uses and works incidental to and associated
     with the detached house. The term includes the temporary use as a display home or removal
     home. The use is not divided further.


Town Planning Comment – These definitions accurately reflect what is proposed by the application.

Level of Assessment

36. Whilst the Reconfiguration of a Lot component would typically be code assessable due to the combined
    nature of the application all aspects of the application will be impact assessable by the Noosa Plan. As
    such, the application will be required to be publicly notified and subject to assessment against the whole
    of the planning scheme.




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