Development Assessment Letter

The proposal has been assessed against the relevant Assessment Benchmarks set out in the Planning
Regulation 2017 (the Regulation) which are the SEQ Regional Plan, Part E of the State Planning Policy,
to the extent they are not appropriately integrated into the Planning Scheme and Schedule 10 of the
Planning Regulation 2017.

This assessment has concluded that the proposal does not conflict with either the SEQ Regional Plan or
Part E of the State Planning Policy.

With regard to Schedule 10 of the Regulation, a review of the SARA mapping triggers affecting the site
has identified that it is located within an area mapped as an having “Substantial Potential for Unexploded
Ordnance” and as such, the application requires referral to SARA under Schedule 10, Part 4, Division 3
Table 1 Contaminated land (unexploded ordnance) of the Regulation. However, it should be noted that
the approved application for the duplex, MCU19/0055, was also referred to SARA for exactly the same
matter and the Referral Agency Response (1906-11463 SRA), which was attached to the Decision Notice,
included a condition that required the applicant to:

        “Provide written confirmation to the Department of State Development, Manufacturing,
        Infrastructure and Planning by an approved contractor on the Australian Government,
        Department of Defence, Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Panel that the subject site has been
        remediated and cleared of Unexploded Ordnance”.

The condition required that this report be submitted prior to the commencement of works for the
duplex.

Discussions with the landowner have confirmed that the requirements of this condition were complied
with on 3 September 2019 when an Unexploded Ordnance Report prepared by G Tek Australia Pty Ltd
was submitted to SARA. A copy of the G Tek report is included in the supporting documents lodged with
this application.

Given that this referral matter has already been fully addressed, repeating the referral is a pointless
exercise but it is understood that the referral must be undertaken to comply with the requirements of
the legislation. However, as there are no issues for SARA to consider given the history of the site, we
request that the referral fee be waived and that the referral be processed as quickly as possible to avoid
delaying the application unnecessarily.


NOOSA PLAN 2020

Under the Noosa Plan 2020 (the Planning Scheme) the subject site is located within the Coastal
Communities Local Plan Area and forms part of the Medium density residential zone. The site is not
affected by any overlays. An assessment of the applicable provisions in the Planning Scheme is provided
below.

Definition
The proposed development is defined under the Planning Scheme as:

    “ Short-Term Accommodation” –
        (a) means the use of premises for

                i.   providing accommodation of less than three (3) consecutive months to tourists or
                     travellers; or

               ii. a manager’s residence, office, or recreation facilities for the exclusive use of guests,
                   if the use is ancillary to the use in subparagraph (i); but
        (b) does not include a hotel, nature-based tourism, resort complex or tourist park

The proposed development will be established in accordance with the above definition.