2016-11-08 S&O Agenda - Item 1, Attachment 1 - Annual Report 2015-16

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        8 NOVEMBER 2016


4.2. Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for 15 business days in accordance with the Sustainable
Planning Act 2009. No submissions were received.
5.     CONCLUSION
The manufacturing, distribution and retail sales of chocolate, and the Ancillary Dwelling Unit
components of the proposal are consistent uses within the zone but the café is inconsistent and
the Planning Scheme does not provide any real support for the use in the zone. However, the
café is not a stand alone use but is an integral component to the unique business model Noosa
Chocolate Factory seeks to establish. The café is small scale and considered ancillary to the
primary industrial use on-site with sufficient separation from other nearby uses so as not to raise
any adverse impacts or reverse amenity issues. As a whole, the Noosa Chocolate Factory is
considered compatible with the surrounding industrial uses.
Despite the conflict with The Noosa Plan, the café is ancillary and complementary to the primary
industrial use on-site and will not cause any reverse amenity issues and therefore is sufficient
grounds to justify the decision despite the conflict with the Planning Scheme.
The Noosa Chocolate Factory incorporating the manufacturing, distribution and retail sales of
chocolate, café and Ancillary Dwelling Unit does not raise any other significant planning concerns
and is recommended for approval, subject to conditions.


Departments/Sections Consulted:
     Chief Executive Officer                X   Community Services                 Corporate Services
     Executive Officer to the Mayor & CEO       Community Facilities               Financial Services
     Executive Support                          Community Development              ICT
                                                Libraries & Galleries              Procurement & Fleet
                                                Local Laws                         Property & Facilities
                                                Waste & Environmental Health       Revenue Services

     Executive Office                       X   Planning & Infrastructure
     Community Engagement                       Building & Plumbing Services
     Customer Service                           Civil Operations
     Economic Development                       Infrastructure Planning & Design
     Governance                                 Planning & Environment
     Human Resources                            Strategic Land Use Planning
     Sustainability




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