2018-11-06 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                6 NOVEMBER 2018


3.    ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
 State Planning Policy;
 South East Queensland Regional Plan;
 Planning Regulation 2017;
 The Noosa Plan.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
The Noosa Plan is generally consistent with the State Planning Policy July 2017 (SPP) and the
SPP raises no further issues relevant to the proposed development.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan
The site is located within the Urban Footprint area of the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposal is
consistent with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
Planning Regulation 2017
The proposal is for urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the
assessment benchmarks contained in the Planning Regulation 2017 for the SEQ Region.
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The application must be assessed against the whole of the Noosa Plan to the extent the
provisions are relevant to the development.
Locality Provisions
The subject site is located in the Noosaville Locality and is zoned Industry. The proposed
warehouse use is a consistent use whilst the garden centre use is inconsistent within the zone.
The warehouse use generally complies with the provisions of the Noosaville Locality Code and
other relevant codes and raises no concerns.
In terms of the garden centre the following Overall Outcomes of the Noosaville Locality Code are
relevant:
11.7.2      a)    New uses and works are located, designed and managed to—
                  i   be compatible with other uses and works;
                  ii  maintain the safety of people and works;
                  iii  avoid significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by users of
                       other premises or surrounding area, including acoustic and visual
                       qualities; and
                  iv   avoid significant adverse effects on the natural environment, including
                       native habitat removal, fragmentation and attrition;
and specifically for the Industry zone:
            vv)   For the Industry Zone—land in this zone—
                  i     consists of the Noosaville Industrial Estate, being Noosa’s principal
                        industrial centre;
                  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;
                  iii   has high accessibility to arterial roads and the Bruce Highway;

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