2016-07-12 - Item 13 - Att 1 - Extractive Resources and Mineral Planning Study 2016

The Noosa Plan 2006 currently identifies mining leases that were approved at the time of the
plan’s preparation. A local resource area and buffer is identified around these mining lease areas
in all cases but one.

The status of mining leases change over time and it is difficult for planning scheme mapping to be
up to date and keep pace with changing circumstances because of the lengthy planning scheme
amendment process.

Some newer planning schemes have recently met this state interest requirement by referring to
mining leases, mining claims and mineral development licences on the State’s Mines Online
Mapping (MOM)2, rather than identifying mining leases in the planning scheme. This allows for
changing circumstances and mining lease approvals to be up to date without amending the
planning scheme.

It is recommended further discussion on this matter be undertaken with the Department of
Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning for the best approach.



3.5     South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031
The SEQ Regional Plan has relevance for plan making and development assessment. Natural
Resources are addressed in Desired Regional Outcome 4; within the Regional Plan that intends to
      ‘manage natural economic resources to sustainable and efficiently meet the needs of
      existing and future communities’.

       It seeks to:
           coordinate and manage the use of natural resources to enhance community,
              economic and environmental values.
           manage natural economic resources to sustainable and efficiently meet the needs of
              current and future communities.
           identify and protect extractive and mineral resources for potential future, including
              transport corridors.

In preparing the new planning scheme consideration will be given to the SEQ Regional Plan
desired outcomes. There are no specific implications for the new planning scheme arising from the
SEQ Regional Plan above and beyond the SPP.



3.6      The Noosa Plan 2006
Local government is the assessment manager for extractive industry applications and The Noosa
Plan is the assessment tool for these resource developments Extractive industry is impact
assessable under The Noosa Plan. In summary:

The Desired Environmental Outcomes in The Noosa Plan state in relation to extractive and mining
resources states–

       Renewable natural resources are used sustainably and non-renewable natural resources
       are used prudently. The use of natural resources does not have significant adverse impact
       upon other land uses.



2
 Mines Online Maps (MOM) minesonlinemaps.business.qld.gov.au maintained by the Department of Natural
Resource and Mines.
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