2014-03-25 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda Pages 81-167

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                25 MARCH 2014


3      LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT ROLES
The application is unique in that it straddled local government boundaries affected by the recent
Council de-amalgamations. The Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013
dealt with this scenario and the ongoing assessment roles of the Sunshine Coast Council and
Noosa Council. In accordance with Part 5 - Amendment of Sustainable Planning Act 2009, on 2
January 2014 Sunshine Coast Council decided that Noosa Council would become the
Assessment Manager for the application. Consequently, under Section 952 (10), Sunshine
Coast Council became a concurrence agency for the application in relation to the part of the
development within its local government area. Details of their concurrence response are
provided in the consultation section of this report.

The assessment material, internal and external consultant expert reports and advice have been
common to both Councils’ assessments. Corresponding text is, therefore, common to both the
Sunshine Coast Council’s concurrence assessment report and this report.

4      SITE DETAILS
4.1    Background/Site History
Three development approvals of note have previously been issued for the site, as follows:

 Property          Approval Details
 Description
 191 Hollett Rd    A rezoning application was approved over the site on 1 August 1997,
 Noosaville        approving a change of the site’s zoning to Special Residential and
 (Lot 53           permitting the development of a maximum of 80 rural residential lots and 2
 SP163571)         rural lots. This rezoning was gazetted in 1 May 1998. The associated Plan
                   of Development established footprints for future development and open
                   space areas. It also established the development parameters for the site,
                   including lot density and lot size. The rezoning & Plan of Development were
                   superseded with the adoption of The Noosa Plan in 2006.

    108 – 142      Development Permit for Rural Holiday Accommodation (24 villas) approved
    Tidswell Rd,   via Court Order on 16 August 2004 for Planning & Environment Court
    Weyba Downs    Appeal No.4676 of 2012 – G N & J D Mantle vs Sunshine Coast Council.
    (Lot 11        The approval is for rural holiday accommodation in the form of a resort and
    SP250714)      spa complex comprising 24 villas, reception area, restaurant, spa, pool,
                   meeting room and a 3 bedroom manager’s residence. A maximum of 108
                   persons are allowed to occupy the site at any one time. A copy of the
                   approved plan is included as Attachment 5.

                   The Sunshine Coast Council refused the most recent application to extend
                   the approval on the basis that the approval failed Sustainable Planning Act
                   tests for consistency with current planning provisions, level of community
                   awareness and the present likelihood of submitters objecting to the
                   development. An appeal against that decision was lodged on 30 November
                   2012 and is currently ongoing.




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