2017-04-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     11 APRIL 2017


Beach Road Holiday Homes comprises 48 eco-cabins offering visitor accommodation in 2, 3 or 4
bedroom configurations. As per the Needs Assessment, Beach Road Holiday Homes submitted
as part of the information response, it was reported that 22 eco-cabins participate in a rental pool,
with another 6 eco-cabins independently rented. The remaining 20 eco-cabins are not under the
rental scheme and are currently being used by the owners (and friends and relatives) or rented
infrequently. It is estimated the development achieves an average of 22.8% per annum occupancy
rate through the rental pool.




                                     Figure 3 – site description
2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The development site is bordered by the Beach Road Bushland Reserve to the east and the west
and Beach Road to the north. Beyond the site uses such as the hotel and camping grounds known
as Noosa North Shore Retreat are situated to the north-west and Noosa North Shore Resort to the
north east. The site is a 2 minute drive from the Noosa North Shore ferry and 3 minute drive to the
beach (first cutting).
2.4. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 the application must be assessed against each of the
following statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
    State Planning Policies;
    the South East Queensland Regional Plan;
    State Planning Regulatory Provisions;
    any Structure Plan or Master Plan in place for declared areas;
    any Preliminary Approval Overriding the Planning Scheme for the land;
    the Planning Scheme for the local government area; and
    any Temporary Local Planning Instrument in place for the local government area.
Of these, the statutory planning instruments relevant to this application are discussed in the
sections that follow.


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