Town Planning Assessment Report

5.2.    Assessment Benchmarks Related to the Planning Regulation 2017

Part E of the State Planning Policy

The current State Planning Policy (SPP) commenced on 3 July 2017. The applicable State interests relating
to development assessment are set out in Part E of the document and are under five broad themes. The
assessment benchmarks of the SPP Part E that are relevant to the development proposal are consistent
with the current provisions of the Planning Scheme and would not warrant further assessment.

Schedule 10 of the Regulation

The proposal does not trigger referral to any agencies or assessment against any of the benchmarks
contained with Schedule 10 of the regulation.


6. The Noosa Plan

 6.1. Definitions

The Noosa Plan 2020 defines operational work to have the meaning as the Planning Act 2016, being:

“operational work means work, other than building work or plumbing or drainage work, in, on, over or under
premises that materially affects premises or the use of premises.”

Consequently, the subject earthworks relating to excavation and filling would constitute operational work in
accordance with the definition under the planning scheme and Planning Act 2016 .


 6.2. Level of Assessment and Assessment Benchmarks

Table 5.8.3 - Operational Work - Excavation and Filling

Pursuant to Table 5.8.3 of the Noosa Plan 2020, the proposed buildings works are accepted development
subject to requirements where:

Excavation or filling of land not associated with material change of use if involving 100m³ or less of material.

However, the subject earthworks involve in excess of 100m3 of excavation and filling and are consequently
code assessable against the following codes:

    +    Earthworks Code
    +    Water Quality and Drainage Code


 6.1. Assessment against key benchmarks

An assessment against the key outcomes contained within the applicable codes is provided in Table 6.1.1
below:




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