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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                10 DECEMBER 2024


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;
•     Noosa Plan 2020.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
Noosa Plan 2020 is generally consistent with the State Planning Policy July 2017 (SPP) and the
SPP raises no further issues relevant to the proposed development.
State interests in the state planning policy not integrated or partly integrated
State Planning Policy (July 2017)
•     Natural Hazards, risk and resilience – coast hazards – in part

Since the site does is not mapped as containing any coastal hazards, no further assessment is
required.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan
The site is located within the Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area of the SEQ Regional
Plan. The proposal is consistent with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
A review of the Planning Regulation 2017 now defines a function facility as Indoor recreation as
outlined above. This is recent amendment to the regulation following the State’s recent review and
amendment of the Regional Plan. As result of this change to the indoor recreation definition, the
function facility now needs to meet the threshold under schedule 10, Part 16, division 4, Subdivision
1, Section 27A.
Assessable development—material change of use for indoor recreation
A material change of use of premises for indoor recreation is assessable development if—
(a) all or part of the premises are in—
(i) the SEQ regional landscape and rural production area; or
(ii) the SEQ rural living area; and
(b) the use—
(i) results in a gross floor area of more than 3,000m2 on the premises, excluding any part of the
premises that is used for tourist accommodation or accommodation for employees; or
(ii) involves more than 250 persons, including employees, being on the premises at any time; or
(iii) provides accommodation for more than 100 persons; and
(c) the material change of use is not—
(i) excluded development; or
(ii) an exempt material change of use.
The proposed use does not exceed these thresholds and therefore the application does not require
referral to SARA in respect of matters relating to development in the Regional Landscape and
Rural Production Area.




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