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 proposal meets the Integrated Development Assessment requirements of State Planning
Policy 2014.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan 2009 - 2031
The site is located within the Urban Footprint of the SEQ Regional Plan. 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
The subject site is located in the Noosaville Locality and is zoned Shire Business Centre. The
proposed uses are identified as inconsistent uses within the zone and are required to follow an
impact assessable application process.
A current approval over Precinct E3 permits Industrial Business Type 1 – Warehouse within the
Precinct. Currently there are 3 Industrial Business Type 1 – Warehouses established within
Precinct E3 under the current approval for the site.
Locality Provisions
The Planning Scheme definition allows 20% of a warehouse use area to be used for the sale of
goods from the use. The proposal includes a retail area for trade related sales/showroom totalling
47% of the use area, exceeding the maximum allowable by 27% and therefore, a portion of the
proposal is considered Retail Business Type 4 - Showroom.

The Noosaville Locality Code provides the following Specific Outcomes for development within
Precinct E3 of the Shire Business Centre:




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