2019-12-11 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 DRAFT 20191202-Noosa Plan Consultation Report

4. Further Consultation Process
4.1    Significant Changes
As a result of the content of submissions received during the February – May 2019 consultation
period, it became evident that changes to the draft planning scheme would be necessary. Some
changes were considered significantly different to the draft scheme earlier advertised and therefore
re-notification was necessary. However as provided for in the Minister guidelines, consultation was
limited to those aspects of the proposed scheme that were being changed.

4.2    Public Notification
Consultation on significant changes formally commenced Monday 16 September, however public
notification was given 13 September 2019 in the Noosa News and changes were available online
from that day. The formal public notice was mounted in Pelican Place Council building in Tewantin,
as well as the main reception of Noosa Council at 9 Pelican St Tewantin, and at the Level 2 Planning
counter.
The consultation period in which submissions could be lodged officially ended at 5:00pm on Monday
11 November 2019, comprising 40 business days or approximately 3 months. Quite a number of
submissions came in just after that closing date and were still considered.
Changes to the draft plan, shown in a track change format were accessible electronically through
the Your Say Noosa website. These were supported by fact sheets that summarised the changes.
Hard copies and PDFs of material were provided on request. Changes to the maps were also
available through the Your Say Noosa website.

4.3    Direct Correspondence
From Monday 16 September direct correspondence regarding significant changes was sent to the
following those submitters where the issues raised in their submissions resulted in changes to the
scheme including:
   owners of properties proposed to have a change in zoning from that earlier advertised (for many
    of these it was a result of their own submission but for some it was not);
   people who had made a submission on the Venture Drive Enterprise Precinct
   owners of properties on the southern side of Bottlebrush Avenue in the Major Centre Zone,
    advised of changes
   owners of properties within the new Gateway West Makers Precinct
   anybody who had made a submission on Coastal Protection overlay
   anybody who had already made a submission regarding short-term accommodation
Correspondence advised of the proposed change, where to get further information and how to make
a submission. In relation to short-term accommodation three fact sheets were attached to the
correspondence.




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