2015-05-26 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    26 MAY 2015


3.   ASSESSMENT


3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 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 Planning Scheme for the local government area;
Of these, the statutory planning instruments relevant to this application are discussed in the
sections that follow.

3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
The site is located within the Urban Footprint area of the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposed
urban activity is consistent with the regional policies of the Regional Plan and the interim
development assessment provisions of the State Planning Policy.


3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The subject site is located in the Noosa Heads Locality and is zoned Visitor Mixed Use. The
proposed use is identified as a consistent use within the zone and is required to follow an impact
assessable application process.
Locality Provisions
The Noosa Plan seeks for the Hastings Street/Noosa Drive area to be predominantly residential
in nature and incorporate restaurants and shops that are of particular interest to visitors at the
ground floor. Business outlets are intended to be relatively small in size and be of individual
character.
The existing shop is located on a prominent corner site, marking the entrance to the Hastings
Street/Noosa Drive area. The additional development does not propose substantial changes to
the front façade of the building or its general appearance from the street. However, the proposal
more than doubles the floor area of the existing shop tenancy within unapproved additions along
the side and rear of the existing building.
The additional shop area raises significant concerns with The Noosa Plan’s provisions for
carparking and built form, as discussed in the following sections.




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