Town Planning Assessment Report · MCU26/0099

6. The Noosa Plan
    6.1. Definitions
The Noosa Plan 2020 defines a Dwelling House as:

Dwelling house means a residential use of premises involving—

           a) one dwelling for a single household and any domestic outbuildings associated with the dwelling;
              or
           b) one dwelling for a single household, a secondary dwelling and any domestic outbuildings
              associated with either dwelling.


    6.2. Level of Assessment
Table 5.5.13 – Rural Zone

Pursuant to Table 5.5.13 of the Noosa Plan 2020, a Dwelling House in the Rural Zone is accepted
development subject to the following requirements:-

Table 6.2.1
 Requirements for Accepted Development
 Rural Zone Code
                                      AO7, AO8.3, AO8.4, AO10, AO11, AO12, AO13 and AO15 of the Rural
                                      Zone Code

 Low Density Housing Code
                                      Acceptable Outcomes AO2, AO3, AO5, AO6, AO7, AO8, AO9, AO12,
                                      AO13, AO14, AO15, AO17, AO18, AO20, AO21 and AO22 of the of the
                                      Low Density Housing Code


Where not meeting the accepted development provisions, the development becomes code assessable in
accordance with Section 5.3.3(2) of the Noosa Plan 2020.

Section 5.9 Categories of Development and Assessment - Overlays

The site is affected by the following Overlays:
+     Biodiversity, Waterway and Wetlands Overlay
+     Bushfire Hazard
+     Flood Hazard
+     Landslide Hazard
The proposal will not trigger assessment against any of the overlay codes except for the Biodiversity,
Waterway and Wetlands Overlay as it will involve clearing vegetation identified as an area of biodiversity
significance on the overlay map.


    6.3. Assessment Benchmarks
The proposed dwelling house is assessable against the following zone and development codes:
    • Rural Zone Code (applicable outcomes)

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