4. Lot 22 Medihub SPS Planning Report Final 17.03.22 · MCU22/0038

4. STATUTORY PLANNING OVERVIEW
4.1. STATE FRAMEWORK                                                               the Minister confirms it has been appropriately integrated in the planning
                                                                                   scheme.
The development application requires assessment against the relevant
provisions of the Planning Act, SPP and SEQRP. Consideration of these matters is
                                                                                   Accordingly, the site has been reviewed against the 17 separate state interests
outlined below.
                                                                                   to determine whether future development of the site will trigger assessment
                                                                                   against the interim development assessment requirements. Notably:
4.1.1. PLANNING ACT 2016                                                           §   The site is mapped as affected by ‘Strategic Airports and Aviation Facilities’,
The statutory framework for decision making in relation to land use and                ‘Biodiversity’ and ‘Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience’.
development in Queensland is contained within the Planning Act and its             §   The relevant assessment benchmarks for land identified on the Strategic
subordinate legislation.                                                               Airports and Aviation Facilities map are not expected to limit the
                                                                                       development potential of the site, having regard to the planning parameters

4.1.2. STATE PLANNING POLICY                                                           contained in the local categorising instrument.
                                                                                   §   The development will not impact on mapped regulated vegetation under the
The SPP relates to 17 separate State interests grouped together under 5 broad
                                                                                       Biodiversity mapping. A response to Part E: State Interest Policies and
themes and provides direction to local governments in preparation of planning
                                                                                       Assessment Benchmarks has been prepared in response to the Biodiversity
documents and assessment of development applications.
                                                                                       layer as it is not fully integrated in the City Plan. Refer to the Ecological
                                                                                       Assessment Report prepared by Wolter Consulting Group.
Review integration of SPP into planning scheme e.g. At the time of
                                                                                   §   The Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience map identifies the site as being
commencement of the Planning Scheme, the Minister had determined that the
                                                                                       located within a local government flood mapping area and bushfire prone
State Planning Policy was integrated in the planning scheme. However, the July
                                                                                       area. Accordingly, a response to Part E: State Interest Policies and
2014 version of the SPP has been superseded by the July 2017 version.
                                                                                       Assessment Benchmarks for the Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience Policy
Consequently, applications must be assessed against the SPP until such time as
                                                                                       has been prepared and is provided in the Bushfire Management Plan.

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