2020-08-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  11 AUGUST 2020


2.2. Site Description
The subject site is a 14.85 hectare irregular shaped lot, with a gentle slope from west to east.
The site is encumbered by a 3.8 hectare easement in the northern portion of the lot, created for
the purposes of treated effluent disposal associated with the Noosa North Shore Retreat and
associated properties on the northern side of Beach Road (Easement A on SP207336. The
subject site contains a storage shed and water tanks in the northern portion of the lot, and the lot
is heavily vegetated. A 20m wide cleared access / bushfire hazard reduction track runs along the
eastern and southern boundary of the site. The site is mapped as containing biodiversity and
koala habitat. The vegetation on the site is classified as Category C high value regrowth
vegetation, and the vegetation community is in good condition, with limited weed incursions. The
surrounding Regional Ecosystem is habitat for threatened species, including Glossy Black
Cockatoos, koalas, wallum rocketfrog and swamp crayfish.
2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The subject site is bordered to the west by the Beach Road Holiday Homes development,
comprising 48 eco-cabins offering short term visitor accommodation. To the immediate east is
the Beach Road Bushland Reserve, whilst further to the east and south of the site is the Great
Sandy National Park. On the northern side of Beach Road is the Noosa North Shore Retreat,
providing short term visitor accommodation in a range of styles. The site is a 2 minute drive from
the Noosa North Shore Ferry and 3 minute drive to the beach (first cutting).
3.   ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
 State Planning Policy;
 South East Queensland Regional Plan;
 Planning Regulation 2017;
 The Noosa Plan.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
The Noosa Plan is generally consistent with the State Planning Policy July 2017 (SPP) and the
SPP raises no further issues relevant to the proposed development.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan
The site is located within the Regional Landscape and Rural Production area of the SEQ
Regional Plan. This designation protects natural assets and land from inappropriate
development, particularly urban or rural residential development. The proposal does not trigger
assessment under Schedule 10, Park 16 of the Planning Regulation 2017 in relation to
development in SEQ regional landscape and rural production area, due to the limited gross floor
area proposed for the development.
Planning Regulation 2017
At the time of lodgement of the application, the proposal did not trigger any assessment under
the Planning Regulation 2017.
Changes to planning framework – South East Queensland Koala Conservation Strategy
2019 - 2024
It is noted that since the lodgement of this application, the Queensland Government has released
new koala habitat mapping for South East Queensland to support the implementation of the
South East Queensland Koala Conservation Strategy, and amended koala conservation
protections within the planning framework. This mapping replaces previous koala assessable

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