Planning Report

9.         REASONS FOR APPROVAL
8.7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT REASONS FOR APPROVAL
Under Section 45(5) of the Act, assessment of Impact Assessable applications:

       “(a) must be carried out:

       (i) against the assessment benchmarks in a categorising instrument for the development; and

       (ii) having regard to any matters prescribed by regulation for this subparagraph; and

       (b) may be carried out against, or having regard to, any other relevant matter, other than a a
       person’s personal circumstances, financial or otherwise.”

As detailed in the preceding sections of this report, the proposed development application seeks approval for
a:

•    Development Application for Material Change of Use (Undefined Use – Noosa Marketplace)
The proposal is subject to Impact Assessment as some of the proposed land uses are Inconsistent Uses to
the Shire Business Centre Zone.

8.7.1. Assessment Benchmarks
Section 43 of the Act sets out the relevant matters for assessment of any assessable development. As
stated above, Section 45(5)(a)(i) identifies that the categorising instrument, in this case the Noosa Plan
2006, specifies the Assessment Benchmarks.
Assessment Benchmarks are considered to include the Code, including the overall intents for a zone,
precinct or Code, Performance Outcomes and Acceptable Outcomes.
As discussed in Section 4.8 of this Report, the Planning Scheme identifies the following codes as
Assessment Benchmarks:

    Primary Assessment                  Prescribed Secondary                  Overlay Codes
    Benchmarks                          Codes

    Desired Environmental               Landscaping Code                      Biodiversity Overlay Code
    Outcomes
                                                                              Natural Hazards Overlay Code
    • Commercial & Retail Uses

    • Transport and Mobility
      Functions

    • Infrastructure and Services

    • Community Use


    Noosaville Locality Code            Engineering Works Codes:

                                        • Driveways and Carparking
                                          Code

                                        • Earthworks Code

                                        • Erosion and Sediment
                                          Control Code




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