2014-11-11 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                            11 NOVEMBER 2014


3.   ASSESSMENT

3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 the application must be assessed against each of
the following statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the
development:
   State Planning Policies;
   the South East Queensland Regional Plan;
   State Planning Regulatory Provisions;
   any Structure Plan or Master Plan in place for declared areas;
   any Preliminary Approval Overriding the Planning Scheme for the land;
   the Planning Scheme for the local government area; and
   any Temporary Local Planning Instrument in place for the local government area.
Of these, the statutory planning instruments relevant to this application are discussed in the
sections that follow.

3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy

The application has been assessed against the provisions of State Planning Policy July 2014
and can be conditioned to comply. In particular, conditions are recommended to ensure
water quality outcomes are adequately addressed at operational works approval stage.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan 2009 - 2031
The site is located within the Urban Footprint area of the SEQ Regional Plan and the
proposal is consistent with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.

3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The subject site is located in the Noosaville Locality and is zoned Industry under The Noosa
Plan. The proposed use is identified as consistent use within the zone and is required to
follow a code assessable application process.
Locality Provisions
The development is generally consistent with the Noosaville Locality Code’s provisions for
development in the industry zone but raises some concerns with potential reverse amenity
impacts on the adjoining approved concrete batching plant, discussed further below.
Land Use & Works Provisions
The following codes which regulate land use and design are most applicable to this
application:
   Business Uses Code
   Landscaping Code
   Engineering Works Codes
   Advertising Devices Code
The application has been assessed against each of the above applicable codes. The
pertinent issues arising out of the assessment against the codes are discussed below:




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