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

6. Strategic Framework & General Submissions
 Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                                 Planners’ Response                                                                                       Recommendation
 21002814    The title of the draft Planning Scheme makes no reference to other areas in Noosa Councils geographical shire        The “New Noosa Plan” as per the current “Noosa Plan” dating back to 2006 relates to the whole of         That no change to the New Noosa Plan be made as a result of this submission.
             due to its misnomer New Noosa Plan. If it was called the New Noosa Shire Plan or New Noosa Council Plan              Noosa Shire. Noosa Council has conventionally dropped the “Shire” from much of the naming
             more residents outside the actual Noosa area may have become aware of its relevance to them.                         protocols and uses the phrase “Noosa” wherever it means the Shire of Noosa. “Noosa” does not
                                                                                                                                  mean Noosa Heads or Noosaville or any other coastal destination within the Shire. This naming
                                                                                                                                  convention has been in place for many years.
                                                                                                                                  The draft planning scheme contains detailed plans for every town and village in the Shire and
                                                                                                                                  considerable local media has gone into alerting the community to a new planning scheme over the
                                                                                                                                  last couple of years. Staff and Councillors have attended various “pop-up” information sessions
                                                                                                                                  throughout the hinterland to discuss the scheme with local residents.
 20868221    The Noosa Business Centre should maintain its primacy within the centres hierarchy and reflect its role as a         Review and provide further clarity in regard to the distinctions between Noosa Junction and the          That:
             MRAC under the regional Plan by maintaining its current Major Centre Zoning across the entire site and               Noosa Business Centre (NBC) in terms of roles, function and uses. This includes strengthening the
 20868813    proposing a single mixed use precinct across the site that supports a mix of uses including large format retail      wording around the role of NBC as a Regional Activity Centre in the SEQ Regional Plan as well as         •       the Strategic Framework provide further clarity in the roles and functions of the Major
             within a ‘Marketplace’ setting.                                                                                      providing for longer term economic growth and employment into the future.                                        Centres including recognising the predominant role NBC has in providing for long term
 20868649                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          economic growth and employment options as well as its designation as a Major Activity
 20868221    Elevation of Noosa Junction to Major Centre Zone conflicts with ShapingSEQ 2017 Centre Hierarchy. The NBC            The Noosa Plan acknowledges the Principal Regional Activity Centre at Maroochydore as part of                    Centre in the SEQ Regional Plan.
             is identified as major regional Activity Centre which is intended to service sub-regional needs of the Noosa         the Centres Hierarchy. Principal Activity Centres are key focal points for employment and services       •       the NBC retain its zoning as Major Centre Zone.
 20868813    community. The New Noosa Plan identifies NBC and Noosa Junction as Major Centre Zones and the highest                and provide a secondary administrative function to the capital city, accommodating Government
             order of centres for the Noosa region. This is contrary to ShapingSEQ and should be changed. It is suggested         offices and service centres of regional significance. The Principal Centre Zone has a similar            •       Noosa junction retain its zoning as Major Centre Zone.
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             that the zoning of NBC should be changed to Principal Centre Zone or the Noosa Junction zoning be reduced            purpose, therefore given the role and purpose of a Principal Centre Zone, it is not considered
 20868181    to District Centre.                                                                                                  appropriate for NBC to be escalated to this type of activity centre. Its role and function are more
                                                                                                                                  aligned to a Major Regional Activity Centre and Major Centre Zone.
             Provide greater clarity as to the roles and functions of the NBC and Noosa junction. It is contended that Noosa
             Junction should not be elevated to the status of major centre zone if it comprises the primacy of the NBC,           Noosa Junction plays a key role as a major centre for the Noosa Heads and Coastal Communities
             noting that overall intensity and diversity of uses is what differentiates them and that competition exists and is   localities in the Noosa Shire. Although not recognised as a Regional Activity Centre in the SEQ
             to be encouraged.                                                                                                    Regional Plan it still fulfils the role and function of a Major Centre within the Noosa Shire with the
                                                                                                                                  provision of retail, commercial and entertainment activities at a level equivalent to a major Centre.
             Greater clarity as to the roles and functions of the NBC and Noosa Junction should be included in the new
             planning scheme. This can be done by elevating the NBC to a Principal Centre Zone to maintain its primacy
             within the centre’s hierarchy and reflect its role as a major Regional Activity Centre under the ShapingSEQ
             regional plan.
             Include in the strategic intent for Noosa Junction a reference to retail uses as well as a variety of food and
             entertainment venues and creative industries and knowledge based industries as the preferred emerging
             industries.
             The existing and New Noosa Plan recognize the role Maroochydore plays within the regional activity centre
             network as the highest order centre – being a Principal Regional Activity Centre (PRAC). It has been identified
             that there is a growing community need for additional facilities at NBC and it is not economically viable or
             environmentally sustainable for residents to travel more than 30k to Maroochydore or Gympie. Therefore it is
             considered appropriate that NBC to provide for some higher order services and facilities to the Noosa residents
             without compromising the Maroochydore PRAC.
             Support for Noosa Junction to be a Major Centre and support for the Centres Hierarchy.
 20867675    Support the proposed centres hierarchy of commercial and retail centres and identification of Peregian Beach         The strategic framework is a high level strategic statement and it is appropriate that the more          That the strategic framework include an additional statement regarding settlement in the
             as a Local Centre. Welcome all visitors to Peregian Beach, however they need to respect the local                    detailed policy positions be included in Local Plan and Zone Codes as these will be used regularly       coastal communities currently limits urban development within the Coastal Protection and
             community’s preference for facilities and policy positions in the draft plan for Peregian Beach. Happy to drive      in code assessment applications. Consideration can be given to reviewing and strengthening the           Scenic Amenity Overlay area and development is designed and sited to not compromise
             to District and Major Centres for higher order needs and services.                                                   Strategic Framework in relation to the key longer term aspirations for the coastal communities local     coastal environmental features and key landscape elements. That the strategic framework
                                                                                                                                  plan area.                                                                                               further clarifies that higher order needs are provided in the Shire’s Major centre zones.
             Strategic Framework needs to accurately reflect the aspirations and policy intent for Peregian Beach and
             Marcus Beach. The descriptions for Coastal communities in the Strategic Framework is too high a level and
             request that the details in the Coastal Communities Local Plan Code be repeated in the Strategic Framework.
             Supports the economic framework, in particular the broadening of the economic base and strategies to faster
             innovative and technical organisations to bring their businesses to the Shire.
 20844901    Strategic Frameworks map should clearly define the land use categories for Noosa North Shore to recognise            Agreed. The Strategic Framework Settlement Map needs to show the Urban Area categories.                  That further wording be included in the Strategic Framework for Noosa North Shore as follows;
             residential dwelling rights.
 20868820                                                                                                                         Changes can also be made to the Strategic Framework Environment and Biodiversity (Ecological             The balance of the population live in the hinterland, mostly within the existing towns and villages
             Object to Ecological Linkages mapping over urban zoned properties.                                                   Linkages and Connecting Habitat mapping) to reflect other updates to the Biodiversity Overlay            of Cooroy, Pomona, Cooran, Kin Kin, Boreen Point and their surrounding settlements, as well
 20851053                                                                                                                         mapping on Noosa North Shore.                                                                            as Noosa North Shore.
             Need statements in strategic framework that confirm existence of low density housing and rural residential
 20856881    footprints on Noosa North Shore.                                                                                     Wording can be strengthened in the Strategic Framework to express environmental values and               The small community of Teewah provides an area of permanent and holiday homes at an urban
 20868818                                                                                                                         character elements of Noosa North Shore and recognise the discrete urban and rural residential           density in a remote beachfront setting. For Teewah and the settlements on Noosa North Shore,
                                                                                                                                  areas. There is various wording across the planning scheme in this regard.                               their charm is their seclusion and small scale which comes at the expense of infrastructure or
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