Town Planning Assessment Report

5. Assessment Requirements
5.1.     Framework for Assessment

Categorising Instruments for Statutory Assessment

In accordance with Section 43 of the Planning Act 2016, the following categorising instruments may contain
assessment benchmarks applicable to development applications:
•      the Planning Regulation 2017
•      the Planning Scheme for the local government area
•      any temporary local planning instrument
•      any variation approval

Of these, the planning instruments relevant to this application are discussed below:


5.2.     Assessment Benchmarks Related to the Planning Regulation 2017
The Planning Regulation 2017 (the Regulation) prescribes assessment benchmarks that may apply in
addition to, or instead of, the assessment benchmarks contained within the Planning Scheme.
    • the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2023 (SEQRP 2023);
    • Part E of the State Planning Policy, to the extent the relevant State interests are not appropriately
         integrated into the Planning Scheme; and
    • Schedule 10 of the Regulation.

An assessment against the applicable benchmarks contained within the Regulation is provided below:

SEQRP 2023

The subject site is located within the Rural Living Area designation under the SEQRP 2023. The proposal is
for a rural residential reconfiguration within an established rural residential locality and is consistent with the
intent of the Rural Living Area designation.

Part E of the State Planning Policy

The current State Planning Policy commenced on 3 July 2017. The relevant State interests have generally
been integrated into the Noosa Plan 2020. To the extent any State interests are relevant to the application,
these are addressed through the applicable Planning Scheme codes, the Planning Regulation 2017 and the
supporting technical reports submitted with the application.

Schedule 10 of the Regulation

The proposed reconfiguration will trigger referral to SARA for State transport corridor matters pursuant to
Schedule 10, Part 9, Division 4 Subdivision 2 Table 1, Item 1 of the Planning Regulation 2017.

Koala Habitat in SEQ Region

The subject site is mapped within a Koala Priority Area under the relevant State mapping. A small corner of
vegetation located in the eastern portion of the property is identified as Core Koala Habitat Area, as illustrated
in Figure 3 below. The proposed development will avoid this mapped Core Koala Habitat and will not result in
any direct or indirect impacts to the identified area.


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