2020-03-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      10 MARCH 2020


2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The site is located at 5 Taylor Court, which is part of a 5 lot industrial estate. The industrial estate
is surrounded predominately by rural and residential land uses and land zoned Rural under The
Noosa Plan. The site has nearby vehicular connectivity to the Bruce Highway and is located
approximately 2 kilometres south of the Cooroy township.
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 Noosa Plan is generally consistent with the State Planning Policy July 2017 (SPP) and the
SPP raises no further issues relevant to the proposed development.
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 benchmark from the Planning Regulation 2017 applies to the
application:
    SEQ Development Area
The proposal is for an urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the
assessment benchmarks contained in the Planning Regulation 2017 for the SEQ Region.
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The application must be assessed against the whole of the Noosa Plan to the extent the
provisions are relevant to the development.
The subject site is located in the Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality and is zoned Industry. The
proposed use is identified as an inconsistent use within the zone and is required to follow an
impact assessable application process.
Land Use
The applicant submits the following in support of the application:
    The proposed tasting area is 39m2 and occupies approximately 20% of the overall floor
      space of the two tenancies. The tasting room is ancillary to the primary, approved industrial
      use of the tenancy. There is also a reasonable expectation that a distillery would include a
      small tasting area to present, taste and sell product. Whilst Council has confirmed that it
      considers the tasting area to comprise its own specific use, it should be noted that the
      operation, use and function of the tasting area is wholly related to the primary use, being
      the distillery. The use is considered to be complimentary to and typical of a modern
      distillery;
    The planning scheme definition of an “industrial business” permits the sale of goods
      resulting from the industrial activity, with up to 20% of the floor area being able to be used
      for this purpose. The proportion of space allocated to the tasting area is consistent with this
      percentage;

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