Planning Report · MCU13/0064

KHA DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS                                                                TOWN PLANNING REPORT 10974




6.0 STATE ASSESSMENTS


6.1 SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND REGIONAL PLAN




Figure 4: South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009 – 2031 Land Use Designation     (DSDIP)




The subject site is identified under the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009 - 2031 as being in
the Regional Landscape & Rural Production Area.

Under the SPRP the proposed visitor accommodation for the purpose of a ‘boutique resort’ is defined
as follows:

         Tourist activities means an activity which is reliant on the tourist trade. It includes short-
         term accommodation and an incidental commercial and retail activity.

         Short-term accommodation means a facility which is purpose built for non-permanent
         accommodation and makes individual units or spaces available for separate hire for periods of
         no more than 12 weeks to tourists and travellers. It includes, but is not limited to a holiday
         cabin, motel, hotel, holiday apartment, guesthouse, dormitory, backpackers hostel, camping
         site and caravan park. It does not include residential development.

In accordance with Table 2A - Material change of use in the Regional Landscape and Rural Production
Area and Rural Living Area, a Tourist Activity must be identified within either Column 1 or 2 of Table
2B.

Table 2B—Community activity, sport and recreation and tourist activity
                         Column 1                                                     Column 2
Material change of use not requiring referral agency         Material change of use requiring referral agency
assessment                                                   assessment and impact assessment
A material change of use having a gfa of no more than 5000   A material change of use not identified in Column 1 must
m2 on the premises (excluding short-term accommodation)      comply with the site, use and strategic intent requirements
where–                                                       under Schedule 4 of these regulatory provisions.
(a) any incidental commercial or retail activity on the
premises is no more than 250 m2; and
(b) short-term accommodation on the premises contains no
more than 300 persons.


The proposal, defined as a tourist activity (short term accommodation), is less than 5000m2 and does
not involve more than 300 persons and as such is identified in Column 1 as not requiring referral
agency assessment.

Development Application For Material Change of Use
Makepeace Island, Noosa North Shore