2020-03-16 GC Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - MCU18 0015 Officers Report and attachments from 2019-06-11 P&E Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    11 JUNE 2019


2.   ASSESSMENT
2.1. 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.
2.2. 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 considered
consistent with 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.
2.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The application must be assessed against the whole of the Noosa Plan to the extent the
provisions are relevant to the development.
The application is before Council in accordance with the current decision making delegations
because:
   The proposed uses are identified as inconsistent due to being located largely in the Open
     Space Conservation Zone;
   No further subdivision is provided for in the Open Space Conservation Zone; and
   71 properly made submissions were received of which all objected to the proposed
     development.
Council officer's assessment is supported by external Geological, Ecological and Stormwater
specialist reports and traffic engineering advice, commissioned by Council officers, to assist in
the assessment of the proposed development. Two reports and advice were provided by each
specialist to:
   Review the original application and inform input into the information request; and
   Assess the application, including the information response, and provide a summary of the
     assessment outcomes.




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