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PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                              9 DECEMBER 2025


            ATTACHMENT 1 – DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT MANAGER’S REPORT


REPORT
On September 11, 2025, Council officers under delegation refused an application for a Minor
Change to an existing development approval for Material Change of Use (Duplex Dwelling) for 27
Duke Street, Sunshine Beach.

The proposed development relates solely to Unit 1 at 27 Duke Street, Sunshine Beach, works
include:
    • Enclosing the upper-level rear balcony of the Master bedroom to create a walk-in wardrobe
      resulting in approximately 8.5m² additional gross floor area.
    • Enclosing the centrally located upper-level balcony to create a new dining room area resulting
      in approximately 21.5m² additional gross floor area; and
    • Extending Bedrooms 2 and 3 on the ground level, partially excavating behind the bedrooms
      for a storage room, including a new study room and extending the open terrace to Duke Street
      resulting in approximately 32.5m² additional gross floor area.
The minor changes to Unit 1 result in non-compliance with:
•     Section 5.3 - Duplex Dwelling, provision 5.3.1.6 of the 1990 Schedule to the planning scheme
      as the proposal results in a plot ratio of more than 0.45:1 as listed under Table 5.2 – Duplex
      Dwellings: Some performance standards

•     AO11 of the Medium Density Residential Zone Code of the Noosa Plan (25 September 2020)
      as the proposal exceeds a plot ratio of 0.4:1

•     AO12.1 - Medium Density Residential Zone Code of the Noosa Plan (25 September 2020) as
      the proposal does not meet the required setback for the southwestern side boundary.
The above changes increase the gross floor area of Unit 1 from 136m² to 198.5m² and increases
total gross floor area to 334.5m² as defined under the 1990 planning scheme, this is outlined below.

                                               Existing GFA                Proposed GFA
                 Unit 1                           136m2                       198.5m2
                 Unit 2                           136m2                        136m2
              TOTAL GFA                           272m2                       334.5m2
              PLOT RATIO                          0.44:1                       0.54:1




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