2017-12-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 12 DECEMBER 2017


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;
    The Noosa Plan.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
The State Planning Policy has been deemed by the Minister for Local Government and Planning
as appropriately reflected in the Planning Scheme and therefore does not warrant a separate
assessment.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan
The site is located within the Urban Footprint area of the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposal is
consistent with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
Planning Regulation 2017
The following assessment benchmarks from the Planning Regulation 2017 apply to the
application:
    SEQ Development Area
The proposal is for urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the
assessment benchmarks contained in the Planning Act Regulation 2017 for the SEQ
Development Area.
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
Locality Provisions
The subject site is located in the Noosaville Locality and is zoned Industry.
Land Use & Works Provisions
The application has been assessed against applicable codes. The pertinent issues arising out of
the assessment are discussed below.
Material Change of Use and Operational Works – Minor Change to the Development approval
The applicant is requesting a minor change that seeks to delete Condition 114 (b) of the existing
approval that currently prohibits a pillar sign on the Walter Hay Drive frontage, as shown in the
proposal section (section 1) of this report.
Superseded Planning Scheme request
Pursuant to Section 29 of the Planning Act 2016, the applicant has requested that a proposal for
a freestanding pylon sign be accepted, assessed and decided under the Noosa Plan (16
September 2013). The applicant proposes to erect a 5 metre illuminated freestanding pylon sign
fronting Walter Hay Drive and set back approximately 0.8-1.0 metre from the boundary.
The Superseded Planning Scheme allowed 1 pylon illuminated sign per frontage (as in road
frontage). Council amended the Advertising Devices Code on 28 October 2016. The amended
code only permits 1 sign per site, thus restricting the ability for a site with multiple frontages to
have 1 pylon illuminated sign on each frontage. This site (2 lots) has frontage to 3 roads.
The proposed sign is defined as a Medium Impact sign under the Superseded Code and Code
assessment is required. The proposed sign is also Code assessable under the current Planning
Scheme. The below table outlines, the applicants view of the overall outcomes and a Council
officer’s assessment.


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