2021-12-07 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda - Updated

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                7 DECEMBER 2021


ASSESSMENT
2.4   Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
     State Planning Policy;
     South East Queensland Regional Plan;
     Planning Regulation 2017;
     Noosa Plan 2020.
2.5   State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
Noosa Plan 2020 is generally consistent with the State Planning Policy July 2017 (SPP) and the
SPP raises no further issues relevant to the proposed development.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan
The site is located within the Urban Footprint of the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposal is consistent
with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
Planning Regulation 2017
The proposal is for urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the assessment
benchmarks contained in the Planning Regulation 2017 for the SEQ Region.
2.6   Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The application must be assessed against each of the following codes to the extent they are
relevant to the development:
     Coastal Communities Local Plan Code
     High Density Residential Zone Code
     Visitor Accommodation Code
     Works Codes
The application must be assessed against the whole of Noosa Plan 2020 to the extent the
provisions are relevant to the development.
Locality Provisions
The subject site is located in the Coastal Communities Locality and is zoned High Density
Residential. The proposed use is identified as a consistent use with the zone and is required to
follow an impact assessable application process.
Strategic Framework
The planning scheme acknowledges that the Shire’s coastal areas are the most popular with
visitors and that visitors contribute to Noosa’s economy. However, the strategic intent is to broaden
the economic structure of the local economy and be less reliant on a tourism driven industry.
Accordingly increased visitor accommodation is not specifically sought by The Noosa Plan 2020,
apart from some key identified sites and areas zoned Tourist Accommodation, and the strategic
outcomes instead seek to protect identified areas for visitor accommodation and neighbourhoods
of permanent housing from short-term visitor accommodation.
Code Provisions
The High Density Residential Zone Code, Coastal Communities Local Plan Code and Visitor
Accommodation Code all include provisions which address the potential impacts of short-term
accommodation.
Notably Part 1, section 1.5 of the Noosa Plan 2020 states local plan codes (i.e. Coastal
Communities Local Plan Code) prevails over zone codes (i.e. Residential Density Residential Zone

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