2021-02-09 Planning and Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   9 FEBRUARY 2021




                                 Figure 6: Land zoning (2020 Noosa Plan)

2.2. Site Description
The site is an irregular shaped parcel of land and comprises an area of 3.6 hectares. The site slopes
gently from the western boundary down to the eastern boundary towards a well vegetated
watercourse which forms part of the open space system in the surrounding Noosa Parkland estate.
This area was previously in the ownership of Carramar however was dedicated to Noosa Council for
the purpose of Environmental Park to ensure the protection of the threatened Swamp Crayfish. Land
to the west, north and east is zoned for residential development and contains residential dwellings
of one to two storeys. The eastern boundary adjoins parkland, with Wooroi State Forest located
opposite the site on the southern side of Cooroy Noosa Road.
2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
North:       Residential lots containing detached houses abut the northern boundary of the Carramar
             site. A residential lot containing a dwelling abuts the additional lot proposed to be used
             for car parking, the lot is also in the ownership of Carramar.
South:          Cooroy Noosa Road
East:        Environmental Park owned by Noosa Council and Reserve for Park and Recreation
             owned by the State of Queensland under control of Council as Trustee
West:        Residential lots containing detached houses


3.      ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
       State Planning Policy;
       South East Queensland Regional Plan;
       Planning Regulation 2017;
       The Noosa Plan.
3.2. Statutory Process
The applicant has requested to make an Other Change to a development approval under s78 of the
Planning Act 2016.



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