PR149392_Extension to currency period request_Final

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STATUTORY DETAILS

SEQRP Designation                                     Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area

Locality                                              Noosa North Shore

Zone                                                  Tourist Accommodation Zone

Assessment Type                                       Extension to Currency Period

Currency Period                                       19 May 2021



1.      PROPOSAL
The applicant seeks an extension to the currency period to the development approval for 24 months under
section 86 of the Planning Act 2016.
The extension to the current period is required to finalise the requirements of the development approval.


2.      BACKGROUND
A development approval for a boundary realignment - Development Permit to Reconfigure a Lot (2 Lots into 2
Lots) was approved by Noosa Council on 9 November 2012. The approval allows boundaries for existing
allotments to be reconfigured for administrative purposes to facilitate future business ventures over the site.
Details are as follows:
Proposed Lot 1 is 5.465 hectares and proposed Lot 2 is 14.773 hectares (comprising two portions of 0.2532
hectares and 14.52 hectares).
Proposed Lot 1 will allow the tourist park currently situated on the eastern area of Lot 2 to establish on its own
lot, separate from the balance of the retreat. Proposed Lot 2 will incorporate the remaining retreat (currently
situated on Lot 2 on RP135678) including accommodation, eco centre, hotel and car wash as well as
undeveloped land currently identified as Lot 1 on RP 135678. In addition, existing dams and vegetated
bushland will be protected within Proposed Lot 2.
The applicant is in the process of acquiring the site and has commenced the process of fulfilling the
development approval requirements. To date, detailed survey has been undertaken by RPS to prepare the
required new survey plan. Additionally, town planning and legal counsel has been engaged to advise the
further requirements of the development approval. The applicant has all intention to enact the development
approval in a timely manner. The additional time requested allows all requirements of the approval to be carried
out prior to the expiration date of 19 May 2021.


3.      ASSESSMENT
The applicant requests an extension to the currency period to the development approval for 24 months under
section 86 of the Planning Act 2016.
The previous approval was a code assessable application under The Noosa Plan (8 June 2018).
The approved boundary realignment is for administrative and management purposes only and will not
compromise the site’s ability to maintain its intended Tourist Accommodation zoning functions. Furthermore,
the proposed boundaries ensure environmentally sensitive areas are protected from fragmentation. The
approval is appropriate in the regard that it does not create additional allotments and is therefore compliant
with the SPRP, and does not facilitate development of an incompatible nature to the North Shore. The



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