2020-02-17 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                  17 FEBRUARY 2020


2   OVERVIEW OF PLANNING APPEALS
    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:           Cr Stockwell
    Seconded:        Cr Glasgow
    That Council note the report by the Manager Development Assessment to the Planning &
    Environment Committee Meeting dated 11 February 2020 regarding an update on Planning
    Appeals and:
    A.   Request that the Chief Executive Officer write to the Department of State Development,
         Infrastructure & Planning requesting:
         1.     A comprehensive review of the current cost provisions of the Planning &
                Environment Court Act 2016 with a view to including the ability for the Planning
                & Environment Court to award costs where a development proposal is found to
                significantly conflict with the Planning Scheme; and
         2.     A review of the appointment and selection process of referees to support more
                consistent and rigorous Tribunal decisions.
    B.   Submit a motion to the Local Government of Queensland 2020 conference requesting
         LGAQ lobby the Department of State Development, Infrastructure & Planning for a
         comprehensive review of the current cost provisions of the Planning & Environment
         Court Act 2016 with a view to including the ability for the Planning & Environment Court
         to award costs where a development proposal is found to significantly conflict with the
         Planning Scheme.
                                                                            Carried unanimously.



5   DBW19/0031 - DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR BUILDING WORKS ASSESSABLE
    AGAINST THE PLANNING SCHEME - DETACHED HOUSE (COASTAL PROTECTION),
    SITUATED AT 102 LORIKEET DRIVE, PEREGIAN BEACH
    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:           Cr Wellington
    Seconded:        Cr Glasgow
    That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the General Committee Meeting
    dated 17 February 2020 regarding Application No. DBW19/0031 for a Development Permit
    for Building Work - Detached House (Coastal Protection) situated at 102 Lorikeet Drive,
    Peregian Beach and:
    A.   Approve the application in accordance with the following conditions contained in the
         General Committee Agenda dated 17 February 2020.:
    B.   Find the following matters relevant to the assessment and sufficient reason to approve
         the application:
         1.     The cantilevered design of the building results in no significant impact to the
                natural coastal processes of the dunal system.
         2.     The reduced setback of the building does not encroach into the area of the 2100
                coastal erosion mapping prepared in conjunction with Council’s Draft Coastal
                Hazards Adaptation Plan.

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