2020-12-17 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                           17 DECEMBER 2020


community care facilities and childcare centres) and leisure/lifestyle opportunities including parks
and open space.

Residential development, particularly for vulnerable or low income persons should be limited to areas
that are accessible and well serviced. The social isolation or increased transport costs associated
with living in more remote areas can negate benefits of lower property costs.

5.2    Strategic Framework

Noosa Plan 2020 commenced in July this year. It includes a strategic intent for housing to meet
diverse needs of the community. The planning scheme intends that the residents of Noosa Shire
remain part of an inclusive community where diversity is valued. Different housing types and styles
are needed to provide choices, ensuring people’s housing needs are catered for, regardless of age
and mobility, household size and budget. By providing housing choice in each local area, a greater
mix of people and ages are accommodated and this can provide a more diverse community.

Central to this intent is the fact that there is likely to be increased demand for a range of housing that
suits single and couple households in locations with good public transport and access to services
and facilities. Historically, around 80 per cent of housing in the Shire is separate houses comprising
three or more bedrooms. Residential units and communal living such as retirement and residential
care make up the remainder. To best meet future housing needs, a greater proportion of housing
stock should be multiunit housing styles, particularly small one and two bedroom dwellings to cater
for smaller households.

The scheme includes some 15 strategic outcomes for housing choice by 2041.

Future housing demand, particularly for smaller dwellings, is likely to be best met through 'infill'
development within existing residential areas, on well-located underutilised land, and within town
centres in a mixed-use format. Residential growth in and around existing centres with ready access
to goods and services, attractive public spaces and community activities is encouraged. Given the
high cost of land, special effort is needed to allow for an element of affordability within the diversity
of new housing provided.

Providing housing choice for key workers to support key industry sectors is a particular focus if the
aspirations of the Local Economic Plan are to be achieved.

5.3    Development Initiatives

The scheme has included various elements which specifically seek to facilitate and encourage
housing choice. These include:
    Allowing secondary dwellings (which typically require no planning approval) to have 2
     bedrooms and be 65 square metres in area;
    Increasing the areas where multiple dwellings are consistent uses;
    Removing residential density restrictions;
    Restricting multiple dwellings in some areas (such as in centres) to small dwellings;
    Providing bonus development rights where developers build a greater number of smaller units;
    Protecting existing and approved sites of relocatable home parks, aged care and retirement
     facilities;
    Identifying new sites for residential care;
    Allowing residential uses in centres as part of mixed use development;
    Expectation of social housing in major centres; and
    Curbing the effect of short term accommodation in traditional low density neighbourhoods.


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