Development Assessment Report

PROJECT URBAN – 22070                                                                      October 2022


7.0 PLANNING SCHEME
Under the current Noosa Plan 2020 the site is included within the Noosa Heads Local Plan Area
and the Tourist Accommodation Zone and Environmental Management and Conservation Zone.

An assessment of the applicable provisions of the Noosa Plan has been undertaken below.

7.1   DEFINITION

The proposed development is defined under the Noosa Plan 2020 as:

Resort Complex - means the use of premises for—
   (a) Tourist and visitor accommodation that includes integrated leisure facilities (examples of
       integrated leisure facilities—bars, meeting and function facilities, restaurants, sporting and
       fitness facilities); or
   (b) Staff accommodation that is ancillary to the use in paragraph (a); or
   (c) Transport facilities for the premises (a ferry terminal or air service for example).

Shop - means the use of premises for—
       displaying, selling or hiring goods; or providing personal services or betting to the public.

Comment: The proposed development will be established in accordance with the above
definitions.

7.2   LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT

In accordance with Section 82 of the Planning Act 2016, the assessment of this application is to
be administered as if the responsible entity (Noosa Council) were the assessment manager, and
the change application were the original development application, with the changes included.

Under the Tables of Assessment for the Tourist Accommodation Zone and the Environmental
Management and Conservation Zone, the assessment of this application is subject to Impact
Assessment, with the applicable assessment benchmarks being the planning scheme.

7.3   STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

The proposed Resort complex and Shop are identified as consistent use under the lands Tourist
Accommodation Zone and as such are considered consistent with the Strategic Framework.

Specifically the proposal supports the strategic outcomes, in that it is consistent with the intended
settlement pattern; contributes to community well being; contributes to the range of available
visitor accommodation; will not result in any biodiversity or environmental impacts; will not impact
transport and movement infrastructure; can be connected to infrastructure and services; and
appropriately responds to natural hazards and resilience.




DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT                                                                  Page 18
Other Change - Material Change of Use
3 - 7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads