Town Planning Assessment Report

4.0 STATE PLANNING INTERESTS
The Planning Regulation 2017 prescribes the relevant Assessment Benchmarks and process of
planning instruments and development applications. The following Assessment Benchmarks have
been considered in this application and are discussed in further detail below in the following sections:

    ●   State Planning Policy (SPP);
    ●   South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan;
    ●   State referral requirements;
    ●   State development assessment provisions (SDAP); and
    ●   Schedules 10 and 11 of the Planning Regulation.

4.1 STATE PLANNING POLICY (SPP)

Part E of the State Planning Policy provides a comprehensive review of the State interests, the related
policies and assessment benchmarks under five broad themes. Section 2.1 of the Noosa Planning
Scheme confirms it integrates the provisions of the State Planning Policy into the Planning Scheme.
No further assessment is required.

4.2 REGIONAL PLAN

Section 2.2 of the Noosa Planning Scheme confirms it appropriately advances the SEQ Regional Plan.
No further assessment is required. The subject site is ideally located within the Urban Footprint under
the SEQ Regional Plan.

4.3 STATE REFERRAL

Referral to State Assessment Referral Agency (SARA) is not required.

4.4 STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT PROVISIONS (SDAP)

State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP) includes a series of benchmarks in which SARA will
use to assess an application. In accordance with section 4.3 above, referral is not required.

4.5 SCHEDULE 10 AND 11 OF THE PLANNING REGULATION

A review of Schedule 10 of the Planning Regulation confirms that the proposed development is not
prohibited development. A review of Schedule 11 of the Planning Regulation provides assessment
benchmarks in relation to koala habitat in the SEQ Region where for development on premises in a
koala priority area not interfering with koala habitat and for development in an identified koala
broad-hectare area. The site is not mapped as containing koala habitat/broad hectare area and the
assessment benchmarks are therefore not applicable to this development.




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