2020-12-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       8 DECEMBER 2020


2.2. Site Description
The site is a commercial lease area of 546m2. The lot includes approximately 15m of the Noosa
River foreshore park and extends approximately 35 metres into the waterway. The site contains
the ‘U Drive’ Boat Hire business, which consists of a single-storey boatshed/office/shop building of
approximately 18m² gross floor area (GFA), as well as associated jetty and pontoon structures.
Figure 7 below provides an aerial view of the subject Jetty.




             Figure 7 – Aerial view of the site showing the subject lease with a red perimeter.

2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The site is adjacent to a number of recreational and commercial uses along the Noosa River
foreshore including, the Massoud slip, public and private jetties, recreational parkland and other
boat hire businesses. The foreshore area is zoned Recreation and Open Space, and the southern
side of Gympie Terrace is zoned Tourist Accommodation containing a diverse mix of residential,
commercial and dining uses reflective of the zoning.
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 2020.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
The Noosa Plan is generally consistent with the State Planning Policy July 2017 (SPP) and the
SPP raises no further issues relevant to the proposed development.


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