2018-01-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 15 JANUARY 2018


2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The site has similar sized rural residential uses on the southern and eastern boundaries,
Kingsgate Drive adjoins the property to the north, Sunrise Road to the west and Tewantin
National Park beyond. The closest resident dwelling to the proposed use is approximately 43
metres away, with other residents’ homes between 140 + metres away. Refer Figure 3 – Aerial
of site.
3.    ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
The application was lodged under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009. Under the Act, 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; and
    The Noosa Plan.
Of these, the statutory planning instruments relevant to this application are discussed in the
sections that follow.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
There are no State Planning Policies relevant to the proposal.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan 2009 - 2031
The site is located within the Rural Living area of the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposal is
consistent with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
State Planning Regulatory Provisions
The SEQ Regional Plan Regulatory Provisions apply to the application.
The proposal is for an urban activity within the Rural Living Area and is consistent with the SEQ
Regional Plan Regulatory Provisions.
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The subject site is located in the Cooroy/Lake MacDonald Locality and is zoned Rural
Settlement. The proposed use – Retail Business Type 2 Shop and Salon is identified as an
inconsistent use within the zone and is required to follow an impact assessable application
process.
The Rural Settlement zone is intended to provide for detached housing on large lots offering a
relaxed rural lifestyle for residents. Detached housing is to be the dominant use to the general
exclusion of other uses. Notwithstanding this, the Noosa Plan specifically identifies the subject
site for use as Retail Business type 1 Local (General Store) reflective of the current approval for
a General Store and to provide convenient access to local residents to general goods. Under the
Noosa Plan the Retail Business Type 1 Local includes the sale of prepared food and dining
facilities for up to 10 people.
While the applicant has not applied for a Retail Business Type 1 Local, it is relevant to give
consideration to the existing approval and the permitted use for the site in assessing this
application and the proposal’s suitability for the site and its potential impacts. In this regard, the
proposal is considered a suitable use for the site offering a small restaurant/cafe in a rural setting
generally for local residents and providing a small scale hair and beauty salon. The proposed
uses do though have the potential to impact on nearby resident’s amenity if not maintained at a
small scale and potential impacts appropriately mitigated.


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