Council Report 131998 981211 5 Amended proposal

•        Third Party Bushfire Consultant
4.       CONCLUSION & REASONS FOR DECISION
A report for a proposal to change an existing golf course approval over the site to allow a group
farm stay to be developed was presented to Council in September 2023. The group farm stay was
proposed to cater for school groups, weekend groups and school holiday use for up to 299 persons.
The assessment of the application found that the proposed farm stay activity did not further the
SEQ Regional Plan 2017 strategies and far exceeded the small scale of use intended by the Noosa
Plan 2020. Further issues included the development alienating mapped agricultural land, impacts
on rural amenity due to traffic and concerns about bushfire and evacuation.
The applicant formally changed the application in October 2024 significantly reducing the number
of beds to 88, reducing the gross floor area down to 1,150m2, changing the built form to small
unconnected tents on platforms clustered around a central hall and provided a second emergency
access for the site.
The amended proposal is now considered to be more consistent with the intent of the Noosa Plan
with the applicant demonstrating an acceptable level of bushfire risk. The proposal is supported
subject to conditions.
Departments consulted:
        Office of the CEO, Mayor &               Community Services              Corporate Services
                Councillors
        Mayor & Councillors                   Director                        Director
        Chief Executive Officer               Community Development           Financial Services
        Executive Officers                    Sport & Active Lifestyles       Fleet
        Community Engagement                  Arts & Culture                  Revenue Services
        People & Culture                      Community Connection            ICT
        Governance                            Customer Experience             Commercial Property
        Strategy & Environment &              Development & Regulation         Infrastructure Services
        Sustainable Development
    x   Director                          x   Director                        Director
    x   Strategic Land Use Planning       x   Development Assessment      x   Infrastructure Planning, Design
                                                                              and Delivery
        Economic     Development      &       Local Laws                      Civil and Asset operations
        Destination Management
        Environmental Services                Environmental Health            Asset Management
        Innovation & Digital Hub              Building & Plumbing             Building & Facilities
                                              Property / Permits              Disaster Management
                                                                              Waste