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Since 2004, Noosa Council has made representations to the State about the extent of the Urban
Footprint at both Cooroy and Pomona suggesting it portrays an unrealistic picture of the land’s
capabilities and of the community’s expectations. The State however has not committed to a
decrease in the extent of the existing Urban Footprint.
Figure 6 below shows the disparity between the Urban Footprint and the planning scheme’s Urban
boundary.




                           Figure 6 – SEQ Regional Plan – Urban Footprint

Council’s Strategic Planning Branch has advised that the current SEQ Regional Plan review is
focussed on identifying additional land suitable for urban housing. However, the ShapingSEQ
review team has again reiterated that not all land within the Urban Footprint will be suitable for
Urban Development.
Therefore, while not suggesting the SEQ Regional Plan is irrelevant to the consideration of this
development application, the Planning Scheme is the more relevant reference in this instance.
The use of this land for urban purpose is not envisaged within the life of the current planning
scheme.
Planning Regulation 2017
The following assessment benchmarks from the Planning Regulation 2017 apply to the application:
•    SEQ Regional Plan
•    Koala Habitat Area
The proposal is for an urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the
assessment benchmarks contained in the Planning Regulation 2017 for the SEQ Region.
The eastern portion of the site, as well as areas along Carpenters Road are mapped by the State
as a Core Koala Habitat Area, as shown in Figure 5 below. Where development interferes with
koala habitat within a mapped Core Koala Habitat Area referral is required to the State and
assessment undertaken against the State Code 25: Development in South-east Queensland Koala
Habitat areas.
Council’s Senior Environment Officer has reviewed the proposal and the submitted engineering
plans and notes that significant works are proposed within the access handle. Such works include

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