2021-04-06 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        6 APRIL 2021


3.   ASSESSMENT
3.1. 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;
    The Noosa Plan 2020.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
The Noosa Plan 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 area of the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposal is consistent with
the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
Planning Regulation 2017
The following assessment benchmark from the Planning Regulation 2017 applies to the application:
    SEQ Development Area
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.
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The application must be assessed against each of the following codes to the extent they are relevant
to the development:
    Noosa Heads Local Plan Code
    Community Facilities Zone Code
    Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code
    Regional Infrastructure Overlay Code
    Community Activities Code
    Works Codes
Locality Provisions
The subject site is located in the Noosa Heads Locality and is zoned Community Facilities. The
proposed use is identified as a consistent use within the zone and is consistent with the Zone
annotations for the site. The application is required to follow a code assessable application process.
The proposed development will provide much needed infrastructure and services for community
members requiring high care disability services and is consistent with the annotation in the
Community Facilities Zone for this site.
The proposal is further generally consistent with the Local Plan code requirements with the key
issues further outlined below:




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