2014-01-13 Deamalgamation Report Attachment

4.7 Planning Transfer Action Plan (TAP)
The Noosa Plan (8 August 2011) provides the framework for managing development in the new
Noosa local government area including all premises, roads, internal waterways and local
government tidal areas and interrelates with the surrounding local government areas. The Noosa
Plan is an amended version of the 2006 Noosa Plan and will remain in place following de-
amalgamation. It is augmented by a temporary planning instrument for vegetation management
(Temporary Local Planning Instrument 02-2013 (Vegetation Protection Overlay).

The role of the Planning TAP team was to identify key tasks that needed to be actioned to ensure
the new Noosa Council had in place a strategic development framework at 1 January 2014. The
purpose of this framework was to ensure:
     The continued application of the existing Noosa Plan (which continues day 1).
     Development applications smoothly transition through the regulatory process.
     The public has access to planning and strategic development information on-line.

This involved:
     The review of established planning processes and procedures and the identification and
      implementation of modifications to reduce levels of administration and ensure a simple
      process wherever possible.
     The mapping of information, the identification and modification of key current planning
      documents to ensure all information was readily available at day 1.
     Establishing an equivalent PD On-Line service.
     Reviewing the current Building Benefits Scheme that operates across the Sunshine Coast
      and making recommendations for council to consider at its meeting of 2 January 2014.
     Reviewing the current service level agreement with Unity Water and adding an addendum to
      ensure it meets the needs of the Noosa community.
     The transition of development applications for the Noosa region to staff that would be
      transitioning back to the new Noosa Council.
     The alignment of staff to functions and a review and update of legislative changes that have
      taken place since amalgamation. This also involved the alignment of delegations to staff with
      appropriate areas of expertise. These actions would ensure a small planning team has the
      capacity to adequately operate across a variety of specialist planning areas.
     Develop strategies to address areas of specialisation where staff would not be coming
      across to the new Noosa Council as at 1 January. The strategy includes the outsourcing of
      specialist hydrologist and flood planning.




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