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NOOSA NORTH SHORE ECO-TOURISM PORTAL STATUTORY
PLANNING BACKGROUND

NOOSA SHIRE PLANNING SCHEME

Overview

The Transitional Planning Scheme for the Shire of Noosa was gazetted in 1985,
and substantially replaced in 1990. In 1995, the Noosa North Shire
Development Contro! Plan (“North Shore DCP”) was gazetted and added to
the planning scheme. In 1997 the Noosa Shire Strategic Plan was introduced
as the high-level policy guideline for future development of Noosa Shire.
Council is currently preparing a new Planning Scheme under the Integrated
Planning Act 1997. It is anticipated to be released in draft form for public
comment in late-2003.

Current Strategic Plan

The Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal site is included in the Open Space ~
Conservation and Waterway Protection Preferred Dominant Land Use
designation of the Strategic Plan, and the Visitor Accommodation and Services
designation.

Section 17.2 of the Strategic Plan describes the intentions for Visitor
Accommodation and Services areas. Although this section of the Strategic Plan
relates to the Open Space ~ Recreation designation, from examination of the text
it can be concluded that it is referring to the future use of the subject site.
Therefore, despite the inconsistent reference to the designation of the site in
this section, the Strategic Plan describes the following in relation to the site:

2 “Any development must be dominated by its open space setting with a very low
intensity and scale of operation; and

© The basis for the provision of accommodation, in this sensitive environment, is founded
on recreation needs,”
(Section 17.2.1.2, page 105)

Section 17.2.1.4 applies to the subject site and Noosa North Shore Retreat site
(referred to as the “southern allotments”) and the Noosa North Shore
Wilderness Camp (“northern site”). In its first paragraph it describes the
intended use of the site:

“The southern allotments are overlaid by a Visitor Accommodation and Services
designation. These allotments will form the principal focus for visitor accommodation
and services, with a distinct open space feel, reflecting the seclusion and values of the
Noosa North Shore area.

Common management of each of the southern allotments is essential and subdivision of
these allotments is not envisaged.

The nature and scale of visitor accommodation and services on the southern allotments
are defined by a Development Control Plan, other Planning Scheme provisions and
existing uses...”

(Section 17.2.1.4, page 105)