Town Planning Report and Appendices - Cooroibah

   •      Referral Agencies; and
   •      State Development Assessment Provisions.

          The Sustainable Planning Act 2009

The Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA) has the overall aim of achieving
ecological sustainability, through:

   •      Managing the process by which development takes place, including
          ensuring the process is accountable, effective and efficient and delivers
          sustainable outcomes;
   •      Managing the effects of development on the environment, including
          managing the use of premises; and
   •      Continuing the coordination and integration of planning at the local,
          regional and State levels (Section 1.2.3 SPA)

Pursuant to Chapter 6 of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, this application has
been prepared to form part of an Impact Assessable material change of use
development application, seeking a development permit under The Noosa
Plan .

6.2.2 Regional Plan

The proposed development falls within the South-East Queensland region which
is covered by the South-East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031 (SEQ
Regional Plan). The Plan covers the following local government areas:

            •   Brisbane City Council;
            •   Gold Coast City Council;
            •   Ipswich City Council;
            •   Lockyer Valley Regional Council;
            •   Logan City Council;
            •   Moreton Bay Regional Council;
            •   Toowoomba Regional Council (part of);
            •   Redland City Council;
            •   Scenic Rim Regional Council;
            •   Somerset Regional Council and
            •   Sunshine Coast Regional Council.

The SEQ Regional Plan allocates all land into one of three land use categories;
Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area, Urban Footprint and Rural Living
Area. These categories provide the spatial context for the regulatory provisions
of the SEQ Regional Plan. The subject site falls within the Rural Living Area
under the Regional Plan.

The Rural Living Area identifies land allocated for large lot residential subdivision
within a rural, semi-rural or conservation setting. The SEQ Regional Plan seeks



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