Town Planning Report - Expansion to Noosa Landfill

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       The intent of the reference to assessing and deciding the change application “in the context
       of the development approval” is that the proposed change should not be considered in
       isolation. Neither is the entirety of the development including the change re-assessed. Instead,
       it is intended the change be assessed with reference to the context of the development
       approval already existing for the development3.


       State Policy Assessment

       South East Queensland Regional Plan

       Under part 2.2 of the planning scheme, the Planning Minister has identified that the Noosa
       Plan 2020 appropriately advances the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017 (SEQRP) as
       it applies to the planning scheme area. Consequently, an assessment against the SEQRP is not
       required. The subject land is included within the Regional Landscape and Rural Production
       Area.

       State Planning Policy 2017

       Under part 2.1 of the planning scheme, the Planning Minister has advised the State Planning
       Policy (SPP) dated July 2017 is appropriately integrated within the Noosa Plan 2020 in the
       following ways:
           • Liveable communities and housing
           • Economic growth
           • Environment and heritage
           • Safety and resilience to hazards;
           • Emissions and hazardous activities; and
           • Infrastructure.

       Under part 2.1.1, the State interests not integrated or only partly integrated, include:
          • Natural hazards, risk and resilience for coastal hazards, in part, with respect erosion
             prone areas.

       The subject land is affected by a Medium Potential Bushfire Intensity and Potential Impact
       Buffer under the mapping (refer Figure 5).

       In the circumstances, the proposed development will result in the removal of all vegetation
       within the subject land to facilitate the expansion of RRA. Further, does not involve the
       construction of a building, but rather will provide for an engineered designed pad and new
       relocated HES Basin. Consequently, the risk from bushfire to people and property is considered
       minimal, given the nature of the use and the level of risk is not worsened. Importantly, because
       no buildings are proposed within the RRA, the development is unlikely to result in additional
       essential management clearing to reduce the risk of bushfire.


       3 Planning Bill 2015, page 91




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