MCU24/0074 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR FOOD AND DRINK OUTLET AND SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION (16 UNITS) AT 203 & 207 GYMPIE TERRACE, NOOSAVILLE · Report

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                            17 MARCH 2025


  Precinct                        Not applicable

  Local Plan Area                 Noosaville local plan

  Overlays                        Land Subject to Acid Sulphate Soils / Flood Hazard

  Assessment Type                 Code

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This application seeks a development approval for Material Change of Use for a three-storey mixed
use building comprising a Food and Drink outlet and Short term accommodation at 203 & 207
Gympie Terrace, Noosaville. The entire site is contained within the Tourist Accommodation zone
with both uses defined as consistent uses (code assessable development).
The site has three street frontages, Thomas Street (western frontage), Gympie Terrace (northern
frontage) and Albert Street (eastern frontage) and is 3,750m² in area.
Food and drink outlets are proposed at ground level comprising a total of 699 square metres gross
floor area (GFA) fronting Thomas Street and Gympie Terrace and two floors of Short-term
accommodation units (12 units plus 4 dual key units, totalling 16 units) above ground level.
The building includes a basement providing 57 carparking spaces for patrons and guests of the
development. Vehicle entry to the site will be from Albert Street with exit via either Thomas or Albert
Streets.
The site is located within the Noosaville Local plan area. The Noosaville local plan code includes
planning outcomes for the site whilst the Noosaville Framework and Character Plan designates the
corner of Thomas and Gympie Terrace as a ‘key corner’. Of note is the requirement for Thomas
Street and Gympie Terrace to be developed as ‘primary active street’ frontages.
The proposed development seeks performance solutions to the Noosa Plan 2020 relating to
maximum building height (in metres), two rooftop terraces, building setbacks, site cover and onsite
carparking.
Upon assessment, there is sufficient merit to recommend the application for approval which will still
achieve the overall outcomes sought under the Tourist Accommodation zone and Noosaville local
plan codes.
Outstanding matters regarding onsite refuse management was not able to be fully resolved to the
satisfaction of Council’s engineering officers and Waste Section. To appropriately resolve these
matters, it is recommended that relevant conditions be applied to ensure on site servicing occurs on
this site.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Senior Development Planner to the General Committee Meeting
dated 17 March 2025 regarding Application MCU24/0074 for a Development Permit for Material
Change of Use - Food and Drink outlet and Short-term accommodation (16 Units) situated at 203
and 207 Gympie Terrace Noosaville and:
A. Approve the application in accordance with the proposed conditions outlined in Attachment 1;
   and
B. Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.