Information Response - Email 1 of 2 MCU16/0153 & REC16/0041

5. The ability for other sites within the region to provide additional permanent residential dwellings to cater
   for projected population growth in Peregian Beach.

    The potential for development of short-term accommodation and residential dwellings within the Noosa
    Shire is limited. This potential is linked to a range of factors such as the limited availability of developable
    land and the planned ‘population cap’ of the Noosa Shire.

    Urban Economics notes the outcomes of community consultation within The New Noosa Plan Discussion
    Paper which outlines the intentions to limit urban sprawl, encourage increased housing choice and
    diversity within ‘infill’ sites; and to better meet the needs of the ageing community. The proposed
    development reflects these intentions by developing permanent residential within Peregian Beach,
    proximate to the Peregian Beach Village Centre and offering opportunities for residents to downsize from
    their homes but remaining close to lifestyle facilities and services.

    The Noosa Plan includes the provision for more intense development within the ‘Semi-attached housing’
    zone of Peregian Beach which focuses along David Low Way and within the Peregian Esplanade precinct.
    As discussed in Item Four of this Response, the appropriateness and ability of these sites is limited by
    availability, scale and viability to accommodate the proposed development in its entirety and with the
    associated integration with the Peregian Beach Village, retailing and recreational facilities. More
    particularly, there are a range of uses that have developed on semi-attached housing land to the west of
    the David Low Way including offices, the Peregian Beach hotel and Community Centre reflecting a
    disconnect between the intent and capacity to accommodate semi-attached housing opportunities such
    as the proposed development. The subject site includes these semi-attached housing zone lands, which
    are appropriate for permanent residential dwellings.

    Similarly, the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office (QGSO) Broadhectare Study for Noosa
    identifies no residential development areas within the Shire’s Eastern Beaches, with the most proximate
    areas in Noosa including the existing Settler’s Cove development and within areas of the Noosaville
    activity centre which are emerging as a business and enterprise area.

6. The demand for this type of short stay and permanent resident accommodation to be established and the
   supply of existing facilities to be fully examined

    The supply of existing commercial accommodation within Peregian Beach is listed within the Economic
    Needs Analysis as well as the known provision of holiday rental and other casual short-stay facilities
    (Section 3.3.1).



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