Council Report - 132005.638.03 - OTHER CHANGE TO AN EXISTING APPROVAL FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE - EXPANSION OF SPECIAL PURPOSE (WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING FACILITY) & ONGOING CLEARING PURPOSES AT 561 EUMUNDI NOOSA ROAD, DOONAN - Finale

                         Figure 6 – Aerial photography of the land fill use area


2.4. Surrounding Land Uses
The site is predominantly surrounded by vegetated land that is protected through various
mechanisms such as environmental covenants, strategic framework, zoning and State mapping.
The southern boundary of the site also abuts the northern boundary of the Sunshine Coast Council
LGA.
Other nearby land uses in the area includes the Doonan rural residential locality to the south and
southwest. Noosa Hills par three golf course to north, with southern urban fringe of Noosaville
further to the north. Webya Downs and Lake Weyba are located to the east of Walter Hay Dr. Other
notable land uses to the south along Eumundi Noosa Rd include a service station, the Doonan
Rural Fire Bridge, several nurseries and garden centres (with ancillary cafes) and the Doonan
(Licenced restaurant/ hotel).




                                          Figure 7 – Locality

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
•   Noosa Plan 2020.
In accordance with the Planning Act 2016 (the Act), the subject ‘other change’ application is
required to be assessed in accordance with section 82 of the Act. An ‘other change’ application
is a change to a development approval which is not defined as a ‘minor change’. The relevant
assessment provisions that apply are as if “the change application were the original development
application, with the change included, but was made when the change application was made”.
Hence, the other change application is required to be assessed against the Noosa Plan 2020,
similar to a fresh application, but is required to be considered in the context of the current
approval.