Does the coastal plan conflict with regional plan policies prepared under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 and how would these conflicts be resolved?
Regional plans prepared to date have included policies directed at managing development in areas vulnerable to natural hazards, including coastal hazards such as storm surge. They have also included policies about nature conservation, scenic amenity and settlement patterns that are addressed by the Queensland Coastal Plan. The Queensland Coastal Plan is broadly consistent in its message with the policies contained by existing regional plans. However, some of the specific policy statements do differ. For some policy issues, the Queensland Coastal Plan will provide necessary detail to inform the application of the regional plan policies. It will also inform the preparation of new regional plans. However, as per the provisions of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, the regional plan policies prevail over the policies of the Queensland Coastal Plan to the extent that there is any inconsistency.
