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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                        6 OCTOBER 2026


 7.1.1      PLANNING APPLICATIONS DECIDED BY DELEGATED AUTHORITY –
            AUGUST 2026


Author            Development Assessment Manager, Patrick Murphy
                  Development & Regulation Department
Index             ECM/Subject/All Applications
Attachments       1.   ATTACHMENT 1 - Delegated Report August 2026


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Attachment 1 provides a snapshot of the total applications decided by delegated authority during the
month of August 2026 (excluding applications seeking to remove a tree(s) adjacent to a building or
structure).

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Development Assessment Manager to the General Committee
Meeting dated 6 October 2026 regarding applications that have been decided by delegated authority
for August 2026 as provided at Attachment 1 of the Report.


REPORT
The Local Government Act 2009 allows, by resolution, a local government to delegate its powers to
the Mayor, CEO, a standing committee or a joint standing committee and the CEO to delegate those
powers to another employee of Council.

Under the current delegations for the Planning Act 2016 the ability to manage, assess and decide a
range of development applications are delegated to officers with the exception of the following which
are reported to Council for a decision:
a. An application for a variation request mentioned in section 61 of the Planning Act 2016 to vary
   the effect of the Planning Scheme;
b. An application which is for an inconsistent use as defined in the Planning Scheme;
c. An application for a proposed development where more than 30 submissions have been received
   during the notification part objecting to the proposed development;
d. An extension of an approval that was made under a superseded Planning Scheme (i.e. pre-
   Noosa Plan 2020) and/or where there is a resolution of Council to amend the Planning Scheme
   in a way that is relevant to the approval;
e. An impact assessable application involving the clearing of vegetation which is mapped as being
   in an area of biodiversity significance on the Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Map
   and containing an endangered regional ecosystem, except in circumstances where the clearing
   is exempt clearing;
f.   The removal or demolition of a structure or place identified within the Planning Scheme’s
     Heritage and Character Overlay Map;
g. A development where Council is the applicant requiring impact assessment.
It should be noted though that due to the strict time frames of the Planning Act 2016, officers under
the current delegations have the ability to decide an application where the application has the
potential for ‘deemed approval’.




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