Nandroya Planning Report

leddy sergiacomi &
associates pty. ltd.

LSA Ref: 45-021

 

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TOWN PLANNING

GENERAL

The site has operated as an industrial type use since the mid to late seventies, with a large timber
mill located within the central northern portion of the site. The site has continued to be utilised

for some form of industrial use since this time.

STRATEGIC PLAN

Consideration has been given to Council’s Strategic Plan, which provides direction on the future
development of the area. The Strategic Plan forms part of the transitional planning scheme for

Noosa.

Lake Macdonald Locality

The site is identified in the Lake Macdonald Locality under Council’s Strategic Plan. The intent
of the locality is detailed in Section 12.4 of the Strategic Plan. Within the catchment area, the
dominant goal is the protection of water quality within the primary water supply source of Lake
Macdonald. With this as the most significant outcome determined for the locality, the plan seeks
to apply more intensive regulation over existing industrial development as well as applying a
number of additional controls. Among these, the plan specifically nominates that new urban
development, including industrial functions... ... are uses which are not supported by the

Strategic Plan in the Lake Macdonald Water Supply Catchment.

With respect to this statement, it is acknowledged that the land subject to this development
application comprises existing industrial land, and in this regard, the proposed subdivision of this
parcel of land will not constitute new urban development, but the continuation of fettered use
rights. The continuation of this use is supported by virtue of the supporting paragraphs of the
Strategic Plan which identifies the importance of such areas to the economies of the Lake
Macdonald and Cooroy localities, as well as that of the Shire. The Plan goes on to state that
these use are encouraged to remain operating on their respective sites, provided that continual
improvement to the management of the activities is undertaken to ensure improvement of

downstream water quality. The proposed reconfiguration and redevelopment of the site is

 

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