2017-04-11 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 1 Housing Needs Assessment

         provisions such as GFA and on-site parking provisions are adequate to make redevelopment
         commercially viable.

    22. The owners / developers of key properties in and close to Business Centres (such as the former
        Bowls Club in Noosa Junction) be worked with to achieve quality outcomes that deliver small
        dwellings.




7.2.2    Recommended Actions in Relation to Dwelling Diversity
Dwelling diversity would be increased by recommendations relating to small dwellings, as well as
several other types of dwellings in this section. However opportunities might also be considered
for identifying and overcoming any barriers to increasing diversity on any remaining vacant land,
which will largely be infill development. The consultation made various recommendations in this
regard.

It is apparent that land is one of Noosa Shire’s most precious resources. Particularly among
developers, land was the most sought after commodity which could not be provided. It is clearly
important that the maximum use is made of remaining available undeveloped land. To reduce the
imbalance between small and large dwellings relative to the high number of small households on
remaining vacant suitably located land in the urban area of Noosa Shire is recommended to be a
high priority. One way which Council could consider doing this is to introduce a minimum density
on particular sites. This means that the site will only be developed to deliver the density sought or
stay as is, with no loss to the owner and possibly an uplift in values. Locations where minimum
density is used would need to be carefully selected.

In terms of infill development, the land uses around business centres will desirably continue to be
encouraged to develop as hubs with a diversity of small dwelling types. Vacant or underutilised
land around Noosa Junction, Cooroy and Tewantin with good access to transport and services
might be considered to provide further attached housing opportunities for permanent residents,
especially older people in the latter two cases. It may also be possible to identify areas around the
Noosa Village which are now ageing as detached housing areas and could be intensified in use.
Opportunities for duplexes which can be strata titled (unlike secondary dwellings) might be
broadly considered in Tewantin and Cooroy, close to town or neighbourhood centres.

Consideration might also be given to areas at the edges of the urban footprint as to whether any
unconstrained areas might be intensified, especially any areas in close proximity to activity
centres.


 Recommended Actions for Consideration:

    23. Zoning be reviewed on all unconstrained, undeveloped urban land, and wherever desirable in
        regard to its location relative to transport and services, and without reducing the amenity of
        neighbouring areas, its appropriateness considered for Multiple Dwellings of a suitable type or
        for dwelling houses on small lots (nominally 450m2).

    24. In tandem with the above, the potential to limit dwelling housing size on small lots potentially
        through a Dwelling House (Small Lot) Code be investigated.

    25. Minimum densities be considered on particular sites.




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