PSP19 Nominations for inclusion in or removal from

                                                                                                                    Planning Scheme Policy
           NOOSA PLANNING SCHEME POLICY 19—
      NOMINATIONS FOR INCLUSION IN OR REMOVAL FROM




                                                                                                                                             commenced 3 February 2006
               SCHEDULE 3 HERITAGE SITES
1.             Introduction

1.1            Noosa Council will receive and consider nominations for inclusion or removal of heritage
               sites1 from Table 3.1 of Schedule 3 of The Noosa Plan.

2.             Criteria for entry in Schedule 3

2.1            A site2 may be entered in Schedule 3 as a heritage site if it satisfies one or more of the
               assessment criteria within the Environmental Protection Agency’s Guidelines for Cultural
               Heritage Management.

A site should not to be precluded from being included in Schedule 3 for reason that a site or sites with
similar characteristics have already been entered in Schedule 3.

3.             Nomination to include a site in Schedule 3

3.1            The Council may on its own initiative or by nomination by a person or body nominate a
               particular site for entry in Schedule 3.

3.2            The Council may require a nominee to provide the following information in support of the
               nomination—

               a)      a brief description and history of the site;

               b)      the specific location on one or more lots by illustration on a map and stating its correct
                       lot on plan description; and

               c)      assessment of the cultural heritage significance of the site, having regard to the
                       assessment criteria within the Environmental Protection Agency’s Guidelines for
                       Cultural Heritage Management.

3.3            The Council may request written advice in relation to the site from any person or body,
               including those with special knowledge of, or interest in cultural heritage, Noosa Shire’s
               cultural heritage, or the site.

3.4            If the Council considers that a site is of cultural heritage significance and satisfies one or
               more of the assessment criteria for entry, it may resolve to propose to enter the site in
               Schedule 3.

3.5            If the Council resolves to propose to enter the site in Schedule 3 and the nominee is not the
               rateable owner, it must give the rateable owner of the site a written notice—

               a)      stating that the Council proposes to enter the site in Schedule 3;

               b)      stating the reasons on which the proposal has been based; and

               c)      explaining the right to lodge a submission in relation to the proposal.

1
    As defined in the Heritage Overlay Code (Part 13 of The Noosa Plan)
2
    For the purposes of this PSP a ‘site’ is referred to as a site, building, item or place




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                            PSP19 Nominations for inclusion in or removal from Schedule 3 Heritage Sites