Cooran - Development Application

which apply to certain development, if the relevant state interests have not been
appropriately integrated into the planning scheme.

The SPP has not been reflected within The Noosa Plan. An assessment against
the applicable themes of the SPP has been provided in Table 6.1 below.


Table 6.1 State Planning Policy


State Interest        Assessment                       Compliance
Natural Hazards –     A development application        The subject site is identified under
•   Flood   hazard    for a material change of use,    the SPP mapping as being located
    area* - Level 1   reconfiguring    a   lot   or    within a Flood Hazard Area – Level 1
    –         Local   operational works on land        – Local Government Flood Mapping
    Government        within:                          Area, and Bushfire Prone Area
    flood mapping                                      (Medium        Potential     Bushfire
                         •   A flood hazard area,      Potential).
    area
                             or
•   Bushfire             •   A bushfire hazard
    Hazard     area          area, or                  Risk   associated    with    bushfire
    (Bushfire Prone      •   A landslide hazard        hazards represent an important
    Area)                    area; or                  consideration    for    siting   and
                         •   A coastal hazard area     development      decision    making.
                         •   For     all   natural     Nevertheless, the following design
                             hazards:                  and siting features have been
                                                       applied to mitigate the risks of a
                      Development:                     bushfire hazard:
                                                          •   The facility will not increase
                      1. Avoids natural hazards               bushfire risk, given that it
                         areas or mitigates the               does not involve hazardous
                         risks of the natural                 materials or emit undue heat,
                         hazards; and                         sparks or open flame;
                      2. Supports, and does not           •   The tower has been designed
                         unduly burden, disaster              to be resilient to bushfire
                         management response or               damage;
                         recovery capacity and            •   The proposed use will not
                         capabilities; and                    increase the number of
                      3. Directly, indirectly and             people living or working in
                         cumulatively avoids an               the area
                         increase in the severity of      •   Power cabling will be run
                         the natural hazards and              underground from the point
                         the potential for damage             of supply to the meter board
                         on the site or to other              and again to the equipment
                         properties; and                      cabinet reducing the risk of
                      4. Avoids risks to public               weather damage that may
                         safety       and       the           result in malfunction;
                         environment from the             •   cable trays will be enclosed in
                         location of hazardous                galvanised casing; and
                         materials and the release
                         of these materials as a


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