Town Planning Report - Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy (Coast2Bay) · MCU25/0118

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6             STATUTORY PLANNING ASSESSMENT
6.1           Overview
This section assesses the application against relevant assessment benchmarks.
As the application is subject to impact assessment, the assessment benchmarks, and the matters the
assessment manager must have regard to, are those identified in section 45(5) of the Planning Act 2016 and
sections 30 and 31 of the Planning Regulation 2017.
As Noosa Shire Council is the assessment manager, the relevant local authority categorising instrument is
the Noosa Plan 2020.

6.2           State and Regional Assessment Benchmarks
6.2.1         Regional Plan
The Planning Regulation 2017 at Section 30(2)(a)(i) requires the assessment manager to assess the
application against the assessment benchmarks stated in the regional plan, to the extent the Regional Plan
is not identified in the planning scheme as being appropriately integrated into the planning scheme.
In this instance, Section 2.2 of the Noosa Plan 2020 confirms that the Planning Minister has identified that
the Noosa Council’s Planning Scheme appropriately advances the South East Queensland regional Plan
2017.

Table 10: Regional Plan Response

Regional Plan                                     Response
South East Queensland Regional Plan The subject site is located within the Urban Footprint of the South East
2009-2031                           Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031 (Regional Plan).
                                    The intent of areas within the Urban Footprint is to provide for the region’s
                                    urban development need to 2031. The Urban Footprint is intended to support
                                    urban uses such as housing, industry, business, infrastructure, community
                                    facilities and urban open spaces.
                                    The proposal is consistent with the intents of the regional plan.


6.2.2         State Planning Policy
The Planning Regulation 2017 at Section 30(2)(a)(ii) requires the assessment manager to assess the
application against the assessment benchmarks stated in the State Planning Policy, Part E, to the extent
Part E of the State Planning Policy is not identified in the planning scheme as being appropriately integrated
into the planning scheme.
In this instance, Section 2.1 of the Noosa Plan 2020 confirms that the Planning Minister has identified that
the State Planning Policy is appropriately integrated in the Noosa Council’s Planning Scheme, with the
exception of ‘Natural hazards, risk and resilience – coastal hazards – in part’, which does not apply to the
subject site.

6.2.3         Temporary State Planning Policy
The Planning Regulation 2017 (at Section 30(2)(a)(iii)) requires the assessment manager to assess the
application against the assessment benchmarks stated in any temporary State Planning Policy applying to
the premises.
In this instance no temporary State planning policies apply.




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