DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT REPORT Proposed ...

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT REPORT
ARMSTRONG BEACH ROAD, SARINA MARCH 2012
facility’s close proximity to the township will contribute to making Sarina Shire and the township an
even more prosperous community in the region, and continue its role as the main service centre in
the Shire and this part of the Mackay region. Addressing the DEO’s is further supported by the
social impact assessment report prepared by Warwick Powell (Director, Urban Advisory - SINO
Australia Investment & Trade Group) and enclosed at Appendix G.
• The Draft Mackay, Isaac, and Whitsunday Regional Plan defines the site within the Regional
Landscape and Rural Production Area of the regional plan, and as such warrants consideration of
the development against the Regulatory Provisions of the Regional Plan. A review of the regulatory
provisions concluded that the proposed Non-Resident Workforce Accommodation use is not
defined as a Residential Development, or an Urban Activity according to Schedule 2 (s2.1 and s2.2)
of the Regional Plan. Therefore the development is not a material change of use to which division 2
of the State planning regulatory provisions for the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Plan
applies.
Ultimately, it is recommended that the application be approved as proposed, subject to reasonable and
relevant conditions.
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