Planning Report No. 100774 · RAL22/0012

    5.0         Local Planning Matters

    5.1         Level of Assessment

                As stated under Section 1.0 and Section 2.0 of this report, the proposed development
                requires ‘Code Assessment’, as determined in accordance with Part 5 - Tables of
                Assessment,      Section    5.6,    Categories     of   Development       and    Assessment      –
                Reconfiguring a Lot, Table 5.6.1, Reconfiguring a Lot of the Noosa Plan 2020.


                As such, an overview and assessment of the applicable development codes has been
                undertaken as part of this report, and is detailed within Section 5.2 and Section 5.4
                below as well as within Appendix D.


                As the proposed development is a consistent, code assessable development outcome,
                an assessment against the Strategic Framework is not deemed necessary.




    5.2         Overall Outcomes for the Rural Zone

                The intent of the Rural Zone Code is described and commented on below, as detailed
                in accordance with Section 6.8.3.2 – Rural Zone Code of the Noosa Plan 2020.


          1.   The purpose of the Rural zone is to:
                        1. provide for rural uses and activities; and
                        2. provide for other uses and activities that are compatible with:
                                         1. existing and future rural uses and activities; and
                                         2. the character and environmental features of the zone; and
                        3. maintain the capacity of land for rural uses and activities by protecting and
                             managing significant natural resources and processes.
          2.   The overall outcomes sought for the Rural zone are as follows:-
                        1. The establishment of a wide range of rural activities is facilitated, including animal
                             husbandry, aquaculture, cropping, horticulture, roadside stalls, rural industries,
                             forest practices, wholesale nurseries and other primary production and compatible
                             uses.
                        2. The viability of existing and future rural activities is protected from the intrusion of
                             incompatible uses.
                        3. Areas for primary production are conserved and lot fragmentation is avoided.
                        4. Existing extractive industries and key resource areas are protected from the intrusion
                             of incompatible uses.
                        5. Rural activities embrace sustainable land management practices and contribute to
                             the amenity and landscape of the area. Livestock enterprises are predominantly
                             pasture fed, free range operations.
                        6. More intensive rural activities including animal keeping, intensive
                             horticulture and extractive industry may be established in the zone provided that




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Planning Report 100774                  Murray & Associates (Qld) Pty Ltd                               June 2022