Rpt - 240830 - 100 Hilton Tce, Noosaville - DRAFT

4. LOCAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK
The Noosa Plan 2020 (‘the Planning Scheme’) is the local planning instrument
relevant to the assessment of the proposed development. The following
sections of this report provide an assessment of the proposed development
against the relevant assessment benchmarks in the planning scheme.

4.1. ZONING
Under the Planning Scheme, the site is identified in the Medium Density
Residential Zone. The purpose of the Medium Density Residential Zone is to:
“provide for:-
    a) medium density multiple dwellings; and
    b) community uses, and small-scale services, facilities and
       infrastructure, to support local residents”
The overall outcomes of the Medium Density Residential Zone relevant to the
proposal are as follows:
“Development makes a positive contribution to the look and feel of residential
neighbourhoods by maintaining a low scale character with well designed
buildings and landscaping that enhance the streetscape”.
The proposed development achieves this purpose by providing residential
uses which respond to current and projected housing demand. The proposed
development also meets several of the overall outcomes for the zone
including:
▪   Providing increased housing choice;
▪   Development is tailored to the specific location, role and function of the
    individual area;
▪   It is of a height, bulk and scale that is commensurate to the characteristics
    of the surrounding neighbourhood.
The purpose of the Medium Density Residential Zone contemplated in the
proposed Amendment No. 2 to Noosa Plan 2020 reinforces the need for a
range of medium density housing types for permanent residents. The
proposed development reinforces this purpose by providing permanent
housing for local residents, not visitors.

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