2020-05-18 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                           18 MAY 2020


Planning Regulation 2017
At the time of lodgement of the application, the proposal did not trigger any assessment under
the Planning Regulation 2017.
Changes to planning framework – South East Queensland Koala Conservation Strategy
2019 - 2024
On 7 February 2020 the Queensland Government released new koala habitat mapping for South
East Queensland to support the implementation of the South East Queensland Koala
Conservation Strategy, and amended koala conservation protections within the planning
framework. Under the changes, development on sites mapped as Koala Priority Areas and Koala
Habitat Areas became assessable development by the State Government under the Planning
Regulation 2017.
The subject site is now mapped as a Koala Priority Area and contains a portion of Core Koala
Habitat Area (refer to Figure 5) and any development that resulted in the removal of the mapped
core koala habitat would be prohibited.




             Figure 5: Planning Regulation 2017 Koala Habitat Mapping (from 7 February 2020)

3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The application must be assessed against each of the following codes to the extent they are
relevant to the development:
   Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality Code;
   Reconfiguring a Lot Code;
   Biodiversity Overlay Code;
   Natural Hazards Overlay Code;
   Landscaping Code; and
   Engineering Works Codes.

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