Sunshine Coast - New Planning Scheme
Council advised earlier this month that preliminary consultation had commenced for the New Planning Scheme. Have your registered for updates yet?
The 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 period is from 10 February to Thursday 31 March 2022.
Yes, there is a huge amount of information on Council’s website and yes, it takes time to wade through it. Within the next few weeks, we'll share the answers to some specific questions several members have asked of Council relating to our Local Area Plan and the proposed increases in the number of dwellings through rezoning and building height increases.
So, where do I start? Either check out your Local Plan first and then go back to the other detail for the regional plan, or visa-versa. Here is the link to the Kawana Waters proposed Local Plan Area:
👉 https://haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/newplanningscheme/kawana-waters
Here is the link to the Overview and the regional plan:go
👉 https://haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/newplanningscheme
Scan this “busy” page for an overview, perhaps some key items may grab your interest:
The online Kawana Waters presentation was held on 22 February. You can view the recorded event either via Council website or directly at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4jDMx6W-B4
Participate in the surveys – have a voice and make it loud! Don't let others decide for you - it's your Local Plan.
You may also find the "Hot planning topics" section relevant. Submit your comments by filling out the Hot planning topics survey.
If you have any enquiries about Council's plans, please contact the Project Team
Phone: (07) 5420 8953 (during business hours)
Not everyone uses Social Media
For our supporters who prefer not to reference Facebook, here are several updates from our Facebook page where we share articles, development application links and local updates which we think are relevant to our beachside community.
(i) What's happening
Lights Out, Turtles About! The messaging is consistent for the next few months and it’s time to
"Flip The Switch". Please help our endangered loggerhead turtles by switching off your exterior lights and drawing the curtains or blinds from 8pm each night until the end of the season in May.
It’s not rocket-science It's their responsibility - local government can to resolve to STOP approving high density developments along the State declared erosion prone area … such as Buddina.
"Climate change, however, doesn’t just affect the atmosphere and oceans, it affects the Earth’s crust as well. Climate-linked geological changes can increase the incidence of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions which, in turn, can exacerbate the threat of tsunamis."
Click HERE to read further details.
Fantastic news from the Supreme Court this month with 3 Judges in the Court of Appeal confirming that the Planning and Environment Court Judge erred on 3 errors of law in upholding the Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s contentious approval of Sekisui’s development application. Congratulations to 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩, 𝘚𝘊𝘌𝘊, 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘢, the 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 and 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 who participated in the direct action, the fund-raising, the writing of submissions and other indirect support in achieving this outcome.
The significant funding for the legal challenge was raised by the community in a massive David and Goliath battle against Council and a developer with very substantial funds. The verdict means the development proposal will now go back to the Planning and Environment Court for a review. The Supreme Court of Appeal got it right, let’s hope the Planning & Environment Court replicate this decision in its subsequent review.
This is a 3 minute, but very important read on WHY THE YAROOMBA BEACH VICTORY MAY PROVE SO IMPORTANT - written by the PBCA President and former barrister Barry Cotterell.
Click HERE to read the details.
“The impacts of sea-level rise will not be limited to beachfront homes, but also properties in low-lying areas around estuaries or lakes. They are at risk of what's called coastal inundation. "As the mean sea level rise goes up in the ocean, you're also going to have the water level going up inside the estuary by a similar amount," Dr Wainwright says.
It's this latter group that will experience more damage in the coming decades. "This is a creeping issue that over time is going to inundate more and more frequently — and for certain properties, it might get to the stage where your property might be inundated by tides several times a year, even more. How are we going to manage that?"
Click HERE to read the details.
A quick snapshot: Proposed 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 of dwellings 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 of buildings - “infill” targets will create ‘000s more in dwelling capacity along this coastal strip. Combined with rezoning for some of the industrial areas, the proposals appears to suggest an intense densification of the existing footprint in some areas whilst “minimal changes” are proposed for some of the low density areas.
Be wary of the language used “No 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 is intended outside of identified 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀” however, the intention is to rezone an area as a 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 to enable high rise. What happened to "no high rise"? Did you say high rise? Yes, at the 2 designated major centres:
Kawana Shoppingworld a̲n̲d̲ surrounds (a broad undefined area) – proposed to be rezoned to provide taller, high rise buildings, and
Kawana Town Centre at Birtinya
The world's coastlines are not in good shape. This published research "... involving an international team of experts, revealed an alarming story. Humanity is putting heavy pressure on almost half the world’s coastal regions, including a large proportion of protected areas. All nations must ramp up efforts to preserve and restore their coastal regions – and the time to start is right NOW...
Will the Sunshine Coast lift its game to reduce human pressures on our coastlines by committing not to increase the existing footprint of coastal developments in the State declared erosion prone areas?
Click HERE to read the details.
(ii) Material Change of Use Development Applications
We regularly share the website links to some local development applications submitted to Council. The following DA's at BUDDINA are pending approval by Council:
𝗗𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟯𝟬𝟵 at 52 Undara Ave - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 27/08/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟯𝟱𝟵 at 14 Lalwinya St - Dual Occupancy on 594 m², lodged 01/10/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬403 at 1 Akounah Cr - Dual Occupancy on 599 m², lodged 02/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬428 at 49 Yaringa Ave - Dual Occupancy on 536 m², lodged 17/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟱𝟱 at 5 Curbarra St - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 29/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟮 at 15 Mawarra St - Dual Occupancy on 586 m², lodged 04/01/2022
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟯𝟭 at 4 Lalwinya St - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 07/02/2022
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟯𝟳 at 2 Boorook St - Dual Occupancy on 529 m², lodged 10/02/2022
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟰𝟴 at 24 Ilumba St - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 18/02/2022
𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜-𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗦:
MCU21/0226 at 8 Tumut Street - Multiple Dwellings x 3, on 672 m² lodged 30/6/2021
MCU21/0329 at 11 Boorook Street - Mulitple Dwellings x 3 on 577 m², lodged 10/09/2021
BUDDINA DA APPROVALS by Council in February (Medium density in the Low density zone):
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬402 at 61 Pt Cartwright Dr - Dual Occupancy on 544 m²
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟱𝟭 at 39 Iluka Ave - Dual Occupancy on 546 m²
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟳𝟭 at 13 Pannaroo St - Dual Occupancy on 546 m²
The following DA's at WARANA are pending approval by Council:
DU𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬:
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟱𝟯 at 7 Napalle St - Dual Occupancy on 555 m², lodged 29/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟳𝟯 at 21 Parari St - Dual Occupancy on 555 m², lodged 17/12/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟳𝟰 at 4 Koorin Dr - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 17/12/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟵𝟭 at 82 Oceanic Dr - Dual Occupancy on 555 m², lodged 21/12/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟰𝟱 at 18 Girraween St - Dual Occupancy on 655 m², lodged 16/02/2022
𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜-𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗦:
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟴𝟰 at 18 Palkana Dr - Multiple Dwelling x 3 on 546 546 m², lodged 21/12/2021
WARANA DA APPROVALS by Council in February (Medium density in the Low density zone):
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟴𝟬 at 6 Wiluna St - Dual Occupancy on 555 m²
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟯𝟳 at 78 Oceanic Dr - Dual Occupancy on 579 m²
DA WITHDRAWN at Warana during February
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟯𝟱𝟭 at 15 Bandaroo St - Dual Occupancy on 558 m²
To view all development applications lodged, not yet approved, use this link
https://developmenti.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Home/AddressSearch
and then enter Buddina or Warana (or any suburb) into the search criteria to narrow the selection to your locality and review the “Application Documents” for the selected application of interest. Alternatively, you can change the criteria and select approved applications.
(iii) Surveys - have your say, don't leave it to others who may have different opinions
SCRC new Planning Scheme Submissions close on 31 March 2022
👉 https://haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/newplanningscheme
