Planning Report

Project Urban – DF14124                                                                     15 April 2016




7.0 PLANNING SCHEME
The Noosa Plan includes the site in the Noosaville Locality and the Industry Zone. An assessment
of the applicable provisions of the Noosa Plan has been undertaken below.

7.1 DEFINITION

Council’s senior planning offices have confirmed that the proposed development is defined under
the Noosa Plan as:

“Retail business – Type 4 Showroom” – Premises exceeding 250m2 gross floor area for the
display and sale of goods that are primarily of a bulky nature and of a similar type, including but
not limited to boats, electrical goods, bulk stationery supplies, caravans, furniture, floor coverings,
sporting equipment and apparel, motor vehicles, motor accessories and the like. The term
includes any associated sale of spare parts for such goods. The term does not include a large
shop.

Comment: The proposed development will be established in accordance with the above
definition and will be limited to the display and sale of automotive parts and accessories.

7.2 LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT

In accordance with Table 11.9 of the planning scheme, the proposal is subject to impact
assessment.   An impact assessable application is subject to a “whole-of-planning-scheme”
assessment. From our review of the planning scheme, it is considered that the scope of this
assessment is appropriately covered by a detailed review against the following parts of the
planning scheme:

    Noosaville Locality Plan and Code;
    Business Uses Code;
    Landscaping Code;
    Driveways and Car parking Code

Details of the assessment against these parts are contained below.

7.3 NOOSAVILLE LOCALITY PLAN AND CODE

7.3.1 Overall Outcomes

The subject site is located within the Noosaville Locality and forms part of the Industry Zone. The
proposal has been assessed against the overall outcomes for the Noosaville Locality (as set out in
section 11.8.2 of the planning scheme) and is found to be generally consistent. The only item
that warranted further discussion in this regard is set out below:

         “x) For the Industry Zone— land in this zone—
         ii      is protected for industrial functions including Industrial business Type 2 to the
                 exclusion of incompatible uses including Residential Uses, Community Uses,
                 Commercial business and most sport and recreation uses and Retail business
                 uses;… ”

Comment: At face value, the proposed use which sits within the ‘retail business’ cluster of uses, is
not supported by Overall Outcome x(ii) for the Industry Zone (as described above). It is

Development Assessment Report                                                               Page 12 of 17
Material Change of Use - Retail Business Type 4 Showroom
139 Eumundi Noosa Road & 30 Lionel Donovan Drive, Noosaville