​FURTHER REPORT - MCU21/0110 - APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE - RESORT COMPLEX AND ANICILLARY BAR, FOOD AND DRINK OUTLET, OUTDOOR SPORT AND RECREATION, AND CLUB (MINOR EXTENSION TO EXISTING CLUBHOUSE) AT 61 NOOSA SPRINGS DRIVE, NOOSA HEADS · ATTACHMENT 6 - MCU21/0110 - APPLICANT SUBMISSION 13 October 2023

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' Page [2 As you are no doubt aware my family sold our interests in Noosa Springs in 2014 to GH Properties. I am delighted to say, GH properties has shared our vision for the resort by maintaining it to high standards and seeking to complete our original vision for the project. It is their application that Noosa Council is now considering, and I believe what they are seeking is the final element of that very masterplan that your predecessors understood and approved nearly 30 years ago. You will notice GH is not seeking to construct a 200-room hotel, as earlier approved, but a much smaller boutique hotel. It comprises only 106 rooms and designed to meld tastefully and unobtrusively into the natural environment. My son Philip who worked closely with me to create Noosa Springs all those years ago is the project manager of the proposed hotel and has consulted with me over various aspects of the design. We always envisaged a full-service, luxury hotel to accommodate short-term visitors and I believe the proposed development would achieve that goal. It promises to be a low-rise, beautifully appointed facility that will become a showpiece of tourism infrastructure for our region. I am aware that after two years of consultation many changes to the concept were made to the proposal and was recommended for approval by Noosa Council’s own planning staff and expert consultants. I was told that during the deliberations by Councillors, staff were asked whether the design had been peer reviewed by a local architect. I have been involved in ; several aspects of the design and I fully support the architecture, which strives to be compatible with the character of the clubhouse buildings and design principles we established for Noosa Springs. I urge Councillors to approve the development of this boutique hotel and bring to fruition the original masterplan concept. Yours Faithfully StarCo Developments Pty Ltd A. 1671 Alan Starkey Managing Director Cc: GH Australia (Ellen Guan) | | Document Set ID: 22638436 Version: 1, Version Date: 27/10/2023