2019-02-14 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                              14 FEBRUARY 2019


New Noosa Plan has been a complete re-write under new legislation, within the context of a new
State Planning Policy and including all new zones and land use definitions, Council and the
community should take a level of comfort that the underlying intent of the scheme is familiar in that
it:
    maintains a strong approach to environmental protection and management of Noosa’s
     natural assets
    seeks to protect the lifestyle of Noosa Shire residents
    maintains the boundaries and character of distinct towns and villages
    maintains a modest upper limit on development capacity within the Shire
    continues to enable sustainable development outcomes, respectful of and responsive to
     natural values and natural hazards
    responds to the differing needs of a diverse community in terms of housing choice,
     employment opportunities, community infrastructure, transport, accessibility, etc.
    facilitates a range of employment and business opportunities, largely within centres and
     industrial areas but also including rural and home-based enterprises
    caters for productive rural pursuits to co-exist with nature conservation and lifestyle
     aspirations in the hinterland
    includes consistent, clear messaging that development within Noosa Shire is expected to be
     of a high design quality and integrate with the landscape and landform
    facilitates a visitor experience which is different to that offered by other South East
     Queensland destinations and which is not at odds with the lifestyle of residents
    continues to take a place-based approach with local area plans and the use of precincts to
     distinguish the discreet differences between centres or industrial areas
The New Noosa Plan has also had to respond to updated science on aspects such as climate
change and coastal hazards and address new and growing social and economic trends such as
multi-faceted businesses, the sharing economy (home sharing, shared co-working spaces, ride
sharing etc.) and changing market expectations.
In addition, the new Noosa Plan has been prepared in a digital platform, called E Plan. This platform
offers an easy to use, intuitive and interactive user experience. A user guide will be available during
the public notification period and staff will be on hand to assist people to understand and access
the digital version of the New Noosa Plan.
When Council released the Discussion Paper on the New Noosa Plan in 2016, it invited the
community to have their say on various ideas for the New Noosa Plan. Council received hundreds
of submissions to the Discussion Paper and drafting was informed by these submissions. The
following provides a brief summary of how the New Noosa Plan seeks to address some of the key
issues/ideas raised in or through in the Discussion Paper.

 Discussion Paper Element                    How the draft planning scheme has addressed it
 Community
 Keep existing community spaces such         Existing schools, childcare centres, community centres and
 as for sports, recreation and education     places of worship have been zoned Community Facilities
                                             and annotated for that purpose.
                                             The Recreation and Open Space Zone has been applied to
                                             sports clubs and active recreation areas.
 Foster cultural activities and protecting   The heritage overlay applies to areas of local heritage
 places of heritage significance             significance and the most significant landscape values are
                                             protected in the Environmental Management and
                                             Conservation zone.
                                             The Community Facilities zone applies to most community
                                             spaces such as galleries however some of the halls in
                                             hinterland towns and villages have a Centres zone to
                                             facilitate commercial uses within the halls.


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