2021 Notices of Decision

NOTICE OF DECISION DA/4346

Development Permit for Material Change of Use

DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT

Approval Type:DA/4346 - Development Permit for Material Change of Use
Development Description   

Material Change of Use for Short Term Accommodation (Extension to existing Short Term Accommodation by 1 x 3 bedroom unit) - Lot 4 on CP866939 - Haggerstone Island

Decision: Approved in full with conditions
Decision Date: 13 July 2021

                                              

APPLICABLE ASSESSMENT BENCHMARKS

Planning Scheme:

Cook Shire Council Planning Scheme 2017 (v2.0, 25 November 2019)

  • Biodiversity Overlay;
  • Bushfire Hazard Overlay; and
  • Flood and Other Coastal Hazards Overlay
Planning Regulation 2017

No part of the change application required a referral to the State Assessment Referral Agency (SARA) under the Planning Regulation 2017. 

Regional Plan:  Cape York Regional Plan
State Planning Policy
(Part E):

All aspects of the State Planning Policy have been adequately reflected in the Cook Shire Council Planning Scheme 2017. Therefore assessment against the applicable Planning Scheme provisions will address any relevant State issues.

REASONS FOR THE DECISION

Cook Shire Council approved in full with conditions the application as it complied with the applicable assessment benchmarks. In particular:

  1. An assessment was made against the applicable assessment benchmarks and the proposed development demonstrated compliance.
  2. The proposed development for additional Short term accommodation is consistent in scale with the existing development on Haggerstone Island and will have no adverse impacts on the environmental values on the island.

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