2017-12-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                            12 DECEMBER 2017


2.4. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 the application must be assessed against each of the
following statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
    State Planning Policies;
    the South East Queensland Regional Plan;
    State Planning Regulatory Provisions;
    any Structure Plan or Master Plan in place for declared areas;
    any Preliminary Approval Overriding the Planning Scheme for the land;
    the Planning Scheme for the local government area; and
    Any Temporary Local Planning Instrument in place for the local government area.
Of these, the statutory planning instruments relevant to this application are discussed in the
sections that follow.
2.5. State and Other Statutory Instruments
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan 2009 - 2031
The site is located within the Urban Footprint of the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposal is
consistent with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
State Planning Regulatory Provisions
The following State Planning Regulatory Provisions apply to the application:
   SEQ Regional Plan Regulatory Provisions
The proposal is for an urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the SEQ
Regional Plan Regulatory Provisions
2.6. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
Locality Provisions
Building Design
The proposed amended building design provides a mix of textured external building materials
and detailing. The design is considered appropriate and unlikely to detract from the character of
its locality being primarily industrial in nature. The proposed building aligns with the Specific
Outcomes sought in the Noosaville Locality Code which requires “Buildings to be designed and
sited to provide visual interest and amenity”.
Internal Floor Area
Approval is sought for an increase in GFA of 58.3m2 across the development. The additional
GFA includes a 74.9m2 increase to the administration and retail component ancillary to the
industrial business. The Noosa Plan defines an industrial business as:
“…the conduct of an industrial business activity, where goods or products are produced,
manufactured, dismantled, altered, repackaged, repaired or stored at a scale of greater than that
defined by retail business. The use includes the sale of goods, resulting from such operations,
provided that sales space does not exceed 20% of the use area. Any space dedicated for
administration or accounting work in connection with such operations does not exceed 20% of
the use area.”
The proposed administrative component is equivalent to 13% of the total use area. The retail
component is 16.3% of the total use area. Both areas remain below the allowable 20% for each
use.
The application also intends to delete the approved café area however proposes to offset this
loss with an additional 20m2 outdoor dining area. There is no net gain of the entertainment and
dining component of the approval. The outdoor dining area comprises an unroofed outdoor


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