DERM Information Request REC11/0145

Department of Environment
and Resource Management




                                                                                                   Guideline
                                                               Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995


                                         Reconfiguring a lot in a coastal management district
     This document provides guidance to applicants on the information required to support an assessment of a development
     application to reconfigure a lot in a coastal management district under the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995.




     Introduction
     Reconfiguring a lot includes freehold subdivision, community title subdivision, subdivision by lease, realignment
     of boundaries or creation of an access easement.' With some exceptions, reconfiguring a lot is assessable
     development under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA).2 Land on the coast is a valuable and finite
     resource that has important ecological, economic and social values. Any proposals to reconfigure a lot on the
     coast can have a major impact on coastal resources and needs to be carefully planned and managed to
     minimise adverse impacts.

     Assessment for the purposes of coastal management
     For reconfiguring a lot that is assessable development under SPA and involves land situated completely or
     partly within a coastal management district, the Department of Environment and Resource Management
     (DERM) acts as a concurrence agency for the development application3. DERM assesses proposals against the
     Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 (Coastal Act) and the provisions in the State Coastal
     Management Plan - Queensland's Coastal Policy (2001) (State Coastal Plan) and relevant regional coastal
     management plans.4

     Please note that this guideline only covers reconfiguring a lot for the purposes of subdivision, opening a road or
     creating an easement. A separate guideline covers reconfiguring a lot for the purpose of constructing an artificial
     waterway.

     Information to accompany your application
     To ensure your application can be processed quickly, the following information should accompany your
     application. The application must also include the fee prescribed under the Coastal Protection and Management
     Regulation 2003.

     Information about the land/activity
         1)   Two copies of a plan at a scale not smaller than 1:2500 of the Real Property boundaries as shown on
              the Certificate of Title of the land marked with proposed boundaries of allotments, roads, and parks, and
              the location of any existing buildings or other structures, related by metric dimensions to the Real
              Property boundaries of the land.




     1 See section 10(1) of the SPA.
     2 See schedule 3, part 1, table 3, item 1 of the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009.
     3 See schedule 7, table 2, Item 14(a) of the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009.
     4 The Coastal Act and coastal plans can be viewed online at:
     hftp://www.derm.qld.gov.au/environmental management/coast and oceans/coastal management/

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