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ORDINARY MEETING                                                                         15 MAY 2025



11.1 PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT - 6 MAY 2025


ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Cr Amelia Lorentson (Chair)
Cr Brian Stockwell
Cr Tom Wegener
Cr Frank Wilkie

NON COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Cr Karen Finzel (via Microsoft Teams)

EXECUTIVE
Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock
Director Strategy and Environment Kim Rawlings
Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray
Director Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh
Acting Director Corporate Services Margaret Gatt

APOLOGIES
Nil.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL

7.1. HOUSING STRATEGY - FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the
following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
I, Cr Stockwell, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as I am
currently constructing a dwelling house and have been issued with an Infrastructure Charges Notice,
as a component of the structure has been deemed to be capable of being used as a secondary
dwelling. As this payment is outstanding, awaiting an imminent final inspection, it may be perceived
that I have a potential bias. As a result of my conflict of interest I will now leave the meeting room
while the matter is considered and voted on.

That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Planning & Environment
Committee Meeting dated 6 May 2025 regarding financial incentives for development of social and
affordable housing, and
A. At Council's next review, clarify in the General Rate Donation Policy that not-for-profit
organisations providing crisis or emergency transitional housing or affordable rental premises are
eligible to apply for up to 100% donation on general rates on such accommodation;
B. For private residential developments that include a component of affordable rental premises,
waive the development application fee for Material Change of Use applications for the component of
affordable rental premises as defined in the proposed amendments to Noosa Plan 2020;
C. Waive the pre-lodgement meeting administration fee for not-for-profit community housing
providers and allow for reimbursement of up to 50% of the pre-lodgement administrative fee where
other applicants proceed to formally
apply for a development permit for a proposal including affordable rental premises;
D. Adopt the revised Council Policy on Infrastructure Charges Rebates for Eligible Community
Organisations provided as Attachment 1;
E. Remove reference to secondary dwellings from Council's Charges Resolution and cease issuing
charge notices for secondary dwellings from 1 July 2025; and
F. Prepare explanatory material which will guide applications on the changes outlined in



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