2022-05-16 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                   16 MAY 2022


   With regard to application timeframes, decision was due 6 May and the applicant was asked
   if they would agree to extend the decision-making timeframes until 19 May to allow the
   application to be considered by Council. At the time of finalising the report, Council officers
   had not received a response to this request.
   2.2. Site Description
   The site is relatively flat and is a corner allotment with an extensive frontage to Railway
   Parade. An existing exchange building is located at the south eastern corner, which has
   emergency generator and equipment rooms, lunchroom and amenities. An unloading area
   and parking area is adjacent to and near the exchange building. A demountable building,
   which was the former exchange building, is located towards the middle of the site and near
   the western boundary.
   The site is turfed, but has minimal existing vegetation with the exception of the mature
   vegetation in the south eastern corner of the site. Two rural driveways access the site from
   the east and the north.
   2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
   The site is situated within an existing and established residential area situated north of the
   Pomona township. The North Coast Railway line is located to the west of the site and
   dwellings adjoin the site to the south and west.
   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;
        Noosa Plan 2020.
   3.2. 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.
   3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
   The application must be assessed against the whole of Noosa Plan 2020 to the extent the
   provisions are relevant to the development. The following codes are particularly relevant:
        Density Zone Code;
        Hinterland Villages Local Plan Code;
        Infrastructure Utilities Code; and
        Works Codes.

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