2015-03-03 Planning & Organisation Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  3 MARCH 2015


2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The lot is bounded to the north by Noosa National Park, to the east by Sunshine Beach
(adjacent to the dog beach) and residential dwellings to the south and west.
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 Policies

The proposal meets the Integrated Development Assessment requirements of State
Planning Policy 2014.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan 2009 - 2031
The site is located within the Urban Footprint of the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposal is
consistent with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
State Planning Regulatory Provisions
The following State Planning Regulatory Provisions apply to the application:
   SEQ Regional Plan Regulatory Provisions
The proposal is for an urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the
SEQ Regional Plan Regulatory Provisions.
State Development Assessment Provisions
The site is mapped as being located in a Coastal Management District. In accordance with
the Sustainable Planning Regulations a Material Change of Use requires referral to the State
where building work is carried out completely or partly in coastal management district that
has a gross floor area (GFA) greater than 1000m². Therefore, the proposal with a GFA of
1361m² is subject to assessment against Module 10 of the State Development Assessment
Provisions – Tidal works, or development in a Coastal Management District State Code.
The State Code seeks to minimise the potential risks from coastal hazard inundation by
maintaining the protective functions of landforms in a coastal hazard environment. The
proposal complies with the State Code as it is setback between 115m – 200m from the
beachfront and between 60m - 120m from the seaward boundary, well above any impacts
from inundation. The native vegetation within this setback is being retained and is also
protected by the Open Space Conservation zoning and the Biodiversity Overlay of the


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