MCU25/0006 - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE - SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION (BACKPACKERS ACCOMMODATION) AT 17 RUSSELL ST, NOOSAVILLE · Report

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                      7 OCTOBER 2025


        5. The proposal is not consistent with Performance Outcome PO9 and the
           corresponding Acceptable outcomes AO9.1 & AO9.2 of the Visitor accommodation
           Code as:
            a. The proposed area of landscaping is significantly less than the area required by
               the planning scheme;
            b. The proposed landscaping widths to side and rear boundaries are significantly less
               than that required by the planning scheme;
            c. The undersupply of onsite landscaping area and widths to boundaries results in a
               development which restricts the ability to incorporate landscaping between the site
               and neighbouring premises / buildings and to assist with softening the built form.
There are no relevant reasons to approve the proposed development to vary from development
intensity specified by the Noosa Plan 2020 for this area.
        B. Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.