2017-02-13 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   13 FEBRUARY 2017
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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      13 FEBRUARY 2017
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              INTRODUCTION
              Noosa Council acknowledges regional plans are important documents that provide a
              framework for broad strategies covering projected growth, planning and development,
              character and design, economic opportunities, rural prosperity, transport and other
              infrastructure and environmental values. Council planning schemes are required to comply
              with both the broad strategies and details contained in associated mapping. Consequently,
              ShapingSEQ is a new plan that is important to the future of Noosa.

              ShapingSEQ continues previous strategies commenced under the earlier regional plans.
              However it is more concise and written in mostly plain language. ShapingSEQ is generally
              assessed to be an appropriate, well prepared and positive plan and the range of strategies
              are supported.

              This submission is intended to highlight a small number of issues to the Queensland
              government in an effort to bring about improvements to the final ShapingSEQ.

              INTER-URBAN BREAK BETWEEN THE NORTHERN AND METRO SUB-REGIONS
       |      Council strongly supports the additional recognition in ShapingSEQ to the inter-urban break
              between Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay regions. This support extends to the intention to
              further explore long-term protection measures.

              Notwithstanding the overall intentions towards the importance and protection of the inter-
              urban break, Council has concerns about other outcomes within ShapingSEQ. The three
              Potential Future Growth Areas lead to added opportunities for further significant
              development within the existing inter-urban break. These prospects are in addition to the
              substantial intrusion of Aura which was introduced by the 2009 SEQ Regional Plan.

              The inter-urban break is defined by stippled marking on Strategic Framework mapping
              within both Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay planning schemes as highlighted below. These
              planning schemes were finalised in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Consequently they are up-
              to-date representations of medium term planning policy of the councils as endorsed by the
              Queensland government. Council considers there is a significant inconsistency in the
              planning philosophy underpinning ShapingSEQ whereby the key strategy to protect the
              long-term status of the inter-urban break is potentially undermined by commitments for
              three new areas of undefined but substantial urban development.

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