2015-01-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  12 January 2015


3.    ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 the application must be assessed against each of the
following statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
•    State Planning Policies;
•    the South East Queensland Regional Plan;
•    State Planning Regulatory Provisions;
•    any Structure Plan or Master Plan in place for declared areas;
•    any Preliminary Approval Overriding the Planning Scheme for the land;
•    the Planning Scheme for the local government area; and
•    any Temporary Local Planning Instrument in place for the local government area.
Of these, the statutory planning instruments relevant to this application are discussed in the
sections that follow.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policies

The following State Planning Policies are applicable to this application:
•    “IDAS Code for development applications for prescribed tidal work”.
•    State Planning Policy July 2014
•    Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995
•    Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994
•    Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan 2009 - 2031
The proposal is consistent with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
State Planning Regulatory Provisions
The following State Planning Regulatory Provisions apply to the application:
•     SEQ Regional Plan Regulatory Provisions
The proposal is for an urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the SEQ
Regional Plan Regulatory Provisions.
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
Land Use & Works Provisions
The following codes of The Noosa Plan which regulate land use and design are most applicable
to this application:
•     Division 22 – Watercourses Works Code
The application has been assessed against the above applicable code. The pertinent issues
arising out of the assessment against the codes are discussed below:
Specific Outcomes

Specific Outcome O5 of the Watercourses Works Code addresses Character and Amenity of
new works and states:

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