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

 Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                              Planners’ Response                                                                                         Recommendation




 20855614    Submission is seeking the creation of an investigation area to the south of Cooroy with various properties        Staff do not recommend the use of the “Emerging Communities Zone” in the new planning scheme.              That no change be made to the New Noosa Plan as a result of this submission.
             from the golf course south to the extent of the SEQ Regional Plan Urban Footprint to be included in an
             “Emerging Communities” Zone. Most specifically the submission is proposing the development of 1                   Staff are very supportive of advancing housing choice and can see the merit in housing suitable for the
             Nandroya Rd (the old smokehouse) for urban housing by a local developer/builder in collaboration with the         needs of Kabi Kabi people who would understandably prefer to live on country, some of whom have
             Kabi Kabi people ,                                                                                                the opportunity of local employment.

             Suggests all parties would work with Council through a consultative structure plan approach to secure             Accommodating the specific needs of different groups within our community remains a challenge and
             Indigenous Housing ownership through an Indigenous Housing Trust initiative, within a commercially viable         one which Council takes seriously however it is suggested we not attempt to resolve them through the
             and mixed housing green field development.                                                                        rezoning of this land at this stage.
                                                                                                                               In the mid 1990’s a planning study on the Impact of Land Use on the Surface Runoff Quality in the
                                                                                                                               Lake Macdonald Catchment lead to a strong stance on protection pf the water catchment of Lake
                                                                                                                               Macdonald from development. Council has gone to considerable effort and cost to uphold this intent
                                                                                                                               through the subsequent years and plans.
                                                                                                                               Council has shown that the draft plan can meet the Shire’s required dwelling targets without additional
                                                                                                                               urban greenfield expansion, and more specifically there is no need for additional urban land in Cooroy
                                                                                                                               in the life of this scheme. Further consultation with the broader Cooroy community would be needed
                                                                                                                               before expansion of the urban boundary is considered.
 20868182    94 Holts Road Cooroy has previously been quarried for the extraction of clay and has effectively been used        The site has a history of being zoned Rural Catchment up to 2006 then Rural under the current              That no change be made to the New Noosa Plan as a result of this submission.
             for this purpose for a number of years; however, this use has since been abandoned and the site                   scheme. Under the SEQ Regional Plan this site is in the Regional Landscape and Rural Production
             rehabilitated. Alternative uses are now being considered for the land including light industry given the land     designation.
             is ideally located beside the Bruce Highway and allows for safe heavy vehicle movements to and from the
             site. It is suggested that some low impact industry uses would have no impact upon the limited agricultural       Areas around the edges of the site are mapped as Matters of State Environmental Significance. The
             and environment values on the land.                                                                               draft overlays reflects the biodiversity and riparian values.

             The subject land effectively adjoins the existing Urban Footprint and is located to the south of the              The Agricultural Land Conservation Area has been mapped in accordance with instructions of the
             ‘Nandroya Industrial Estate’. Council has approved a Service Station and other industrial uses over part of       State Government to meet the State Planning Policy. Planning schemes are to protect the resources
             the land included in the ‘Nandroya Industrial Estate’. While the land is currently outside the SEQRP Urban        on which agriculture depends and supports the long-term viability and growth of the agricultural sector.
             Footprint, it directly adjoins other land included in the Urban Footprint. It would seem a logical extension to   As part of this the Agricultural Land Classification class A and B was to be mapped and protected.
             the existing Urban Footprint and would not compromise the planning intent for the locality. Under the             Removal of the overlay would not be supported by the State.
             Planning Regulation 2017, the land could be used for industrial purposes, albeit at a limited scale (750m²
             GFA, plus any associated outdoor area on the premises is to be no more than 1500m²), subject to approval
             by Council.
             These uses include a Transport Depot and Bulk Landscape Supplies, but there are potentially other land
             consumptive uses that should also be considered, such as self storage facility.
             According to the Biodiversity Overlay, the subject land contains a watercourse and vegetation that is
             sought to be protected, along with a riparian buffer area, adjoining the waterway. There remains however
             adequate land within the site to be used for some form of light industrial purpose, not dissimilar to the
             ‘Nandroya Industrial Estate’ development, such as a Transport Depot or Bulk Landscape Supplies. Subject
             to detailed design, the proposed use of the land for light industrial purposes is unlikely to cause any
             adverse environmental impacts. The existing biodiversity significant area around the north western, and
             eastern boundaries would be retained and would not be affected by development.
             While the subject land is located within the water supply buffer area and water resource catchment area (as
             is the ‘Nandroya Industrial Estate’), the matter of maintaining water quality can be readily addressed.
             The land contains limited good quality agricultural land despite being partly included in the Agricultural
             Land Conservation Area. The majority of the site is disturbed from the extractive industry and while it has
             been rehabilitated it has limited agricultural options and is better served by some form of compatible light
             industrial development. Submitter requests the land be excluded from the Agricultural Land Overlay given



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