2019-02-14 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA   14 FEBRUARY 2019


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SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                       14 FEBRUARY 2019

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       The       New Noosa                 Plan                                                         >
       Community Engagement Strategy (Revised)                                                   |

                              The New Noosa Pan
    ote                       February 2019
                              Environment & Sustainable Development                  Strategic Land Use Planning
   Contact                    Noosa Plan Project Support Officer
                        15 February 2019                        Target finish date | 20 May 2019

    A planning scheme is a plan prepared by Local Government that sets out the long term planning intent for the local
    government area and regulates land use and development. It aims to provide certainty to the community about how the
    local government area will develop in the future and over the life of the plan.

    The Planning Act 2016 requires all Local Governments in Queensland to review a planning scheme every ten years and decide
    whether to make a new planning scheme. The current planning scheme (The Noosa Plan) which came into effect in 2006 is
    now 13 years old and requires a comprehensive review. The New Noosa Plan sets out the strategic directions for Noosa’s
    development to 2041.

    The New Noosa Plan project has six stages as follows-
        1.  Prior preparation
        2. Community consultation with a Discussion Paper
        3.  Drafting of New Noosa Plan
        4.  First State Interest Review
        5. Community Consultation of draft plan
        6. Second State Interest Review, Council adoption and commencement

        1. Design - Project background
    Development of the New Noosa Plan is a significant project for Noosa Council and the Noosa community. It is a high
    profile multi-year project, with long-term implications. It is anticipated the project will be finalised by late 2019. As well
    as there being a statutory requirement to undertake consultation, there is an expectation by Council and the community
    for community engagement during the preparation of the New Noosa Plan. Input from the community is important to
    assist Council to develop a plan that appropriately captures the broad community's values and their preferences towards
    development and new opportunities.

    The project includes community engagement at three stages of the project:
       Stage 2 - Discussion Paper (consult)
       Stage 5 - Draft Noosa Plan (consult)
       Stage 6 — Council adoption and commencement of New Noosa Plan (inform)

    The Discussion Paper stage was finalised in 2016. The Discussion Paper set out the key high-level policy approaches to guide
    the preparation of the New Noosa Plan and was made public for community consultation in late 2016. Feedback on the
    Discussion Paper was presented to Council in February 2017. Council resolved to consider the suggestions made by the
    community in drafting the New Noosa Plan.

    The New Noosa Plan is being prepared with involvement from the Queensland government and following endorsement of
    the draft by Council and the government it will be made available to the public for consultation purposes. Public release of

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