2015-07-21 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                           21 JULY 2015


Code                     Discussion
                         Conditions are recommended for the development to be finished with
                         suitable muted tones, no lights to be attached and existing vegetation to
                         be kept around the perimeter of the lease area, which would assist in
                         screening the tower.
Overlay Provisions
The following overlay codes are applicable to this application:
    Natural Hazards Overlay (Medium Bushfire & Landslide Hazard Area)
The proposed development is a non-habitable structure, which will not result in an increase in the
number of people living, working or congregating in the mapped bushfire or landslide hazard
areas, thus meeting the outcomes of the Natural Hazards Overlay.
4.     CONSULTATION
4.1. IDAS Referral Agencies
The application was referred to the following IDAS Referral Agencies:
Advice
Powerlink Queensland is an advice agency for development because part of the premises is
subject to an electricity easement. On the 15 May 2015, the agency indicated that they have no
objection to the proposed development.
4.2. Other Referrals
Nil.
4.3. Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for 15 business days in accordance with the Sustainable
Planning Act 2009. Three (3) properly made submissions were received, with 2 submissions
objecting and 1 in support of the application. The following table provides a summary and
assessment of the issues raised by the objecting submitters.
 Issues                                             Comments
 Electromagnetic radiation from the tower will      The summary indicates the proposed tower will emit a
 cause cancer.                                      maximum EME level from the tower, which is 0.071% of
                                                    the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety
                                                    Agency’s (ARPANSA) regulated acceptable maximum
                                                    radiation public exposure limits.
 The value of adjoining properties will be          The assessment finds the proposal will not significantly
 reduced.                                           impact on the existing visual amenity of the area.
 The application material and public notification   The applicant met the requirements for a properly made
 was misleading.                                    application (including appropriate lot descriptions and
                                                    plans) and public notification requirements (including
                                                    signage along Schreibers Rd and letters to all adjoining
                                                    neighbours) as described by the Sustainable Planning
                                                    Act 2009.
 Strategic sites should be identified and zoned     The current round of planning scheme amendments do
 for towers as opposed to the ad-hoc                not propose to change the zoning of any properties for
 development application and site selection         such networks.
 process.                                           The applicant indicates they have a number of
                                                    framework agreements with third party mobile network
                                                    operators which outlines the process and procedures in
                                                    relation to co-location on NBN Co’s network
                                                    infrastructure sites. The 41m high tower has the
                                                    potential to include other operators to avoid the
                                                    proliferation of towers.

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