Planning Report No. 100599

6.0           Local Planning Matters
6.1           Level of Assessment & Strategic Framework

              As stated under Section 1.0 and Section 2.0 of this report, the proposed
              development is ‘Code Assessable’, as determined in accordance with Part 5 –
              Tables of Assessment, Section - 5.5 Material Change of Use, Table 5.5.13
              Rural Zone of the Noosa Plan 2020.


              As the proposal applies for a development type that is consistent with the
              intent of the Rural Zone, an assessment of the proposed development in
              relation to the Strategic Framework is not considered necessary.


6.2           Overall Outcomes for the Rural Zone

              The intent of the Rural Zone Code is described and commented on below, as
              detailed in accordance with Section 6.8.3 - Rural Zone Code of the Noosa Plan
              2020.


         1.   The purpose of the Rural zone is to:
                          a) provide for rural uses and activities; and
                          b) provide for other uses and activities that are compatible with:
                                             i.   existing and future rural uses and activities; and
                                            ii.   the character and environmental features of the zone; and
                          c) maintain the capacity of land for rural uses and activities by protecting and managing significant
                                natural resources and processes.
         2.   The overall outcomes sought for the Rural zone are as follows:-
                          a) The establishment of a wide range of rural activities is facilitated, including animal
                                husbandry, aquaculture, cropping, horticulture, roadside stalls, rural industries, forest
                                practices, wholesale nurseries and other primary production and compatible uses.
                          b) The viability of existing and future rural activities is protected from the intrusion of incompatible
                                uses.
                          c) Areas for primary production are conserved and lot fragmentation is avoided.
                          d) Existing extractive industries and key resource areas are protected from the intrusion of
                                incompatible uses.
                          e) Rural activities embrace sustainable land management practices and contribute to the amenity
                                and landscape of the area. Livestock enterprises are predominantly pasture fed, free range
                                operations.
                          f) More intensive rural activities including animal keeping, intensive horticulture and extractive
                                industry may be established in the zone provided that adverse environmental and amenity
                                impacts including the generation of noise, dust or odour are avoided with sensitive land uses
                                buffered from impacts.
                          g) Lot reconfigurations are typically limited to instances of protecting remnant vegetation or riparian
                                corridors or improving the delivery or function of regional infrastructure.
                          h) The establishment of outdoor recreation and small-scale tourism facilities in suitable locations is
                                facilitated in a manner that does not significantly compromise the rural productivity or
                                ecological values of the land.
                          i) Visitor accommodation complements rural uses and promotes the sustainable use of rural land.
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Planning Report 100599                     Murray & Associates (Qld) Pty Ltd                                   November 2021