2018-05-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          8 MAY 2018


3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The application must be assessed against the whole of the Noosa Plan to the extent the
provisions are relevant to the development.
Locality Provisions
The subject site is located in the Noosaville Locality and is zoned Shire Business Centre. The
proposed use is defined as an inconsistent use in the zone and is required to follow an impact
assessable application process. The suitability of the use in the Shire Business Centre Zone is
further discussed below.
The Overall Outcomes for the Shire Business Centre Zone are detail below:
For the Shire Business Centre Zone—the Shire Business Centre—
i      is a Major Activity Centre for the purposes of the SEQ Regional Plan, and the principle
       business centre for Noosa, servicing Noosa-wide business and employment needs by
       providing for a wide range of Business Uses as well as administrative, community, and
       open space functions;
ii     is a multi-function employment node forming the major focus of employment growth in the
       coastal area of Noosa;
iii    follows a logical sequencing of development consistent with the needs of the community
       that is dependent on the—
       A)    timing and construction of the external and internal road systems;
       B)    dedication of a substantial area of open space; and
       C)    development of a substantive amount of non-retailing development for employment
             opportunities beyond Retail business;
iv     is developed at a low scale and density with distinctive and unique design elements,
       determined by the setting and recognisable as a Noosa development;
v      comprises buildings of low rise form separated by attractive and low key informal spaces
       that are integrated with landscaping and open space areas;
vi     has an outdoor focus, particularly for Retail business uses, office uses and Community
       Uses;
vii    provides for an inter-regional transit facility that functions as an integrated public transport
       node, with pedestrian and bicycle paths and appropriate external connections;
viii    provides visual and physical connectivity across and throughout the site;
ix     is designed to ensure that peak traffic flows and access to the Shire Business Centre do
       not impact on the wider functions of Eenie Creek Road and Walter Hay Drive;
x      retains development capacity within the Shire Business Centre in the longer term to take
       advantage of potential new employment opportunities;
xi     is developed into precincts, as depicted on Schedule 4 - Shire Business Centre Map, which
       include a dynamic mix of development with an appropriate integration of uses within each,
       including—
       A)    Business Precincts (B1-B2), which provide for the highest order of retail development
             in Noosa and comprises the retail core of the Shire Business Centre site, with
             associated car parking generally located with Precinct B2;
       B)    Precinct B3, which provides for showroom and office development;
       C)    Employment Precincts (E1-E7) for future employment growth, which include 3
             precincts (E1, E2, E3) with preferred themes to allow these precincts to take
             advantage of new employment opportunities;

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