Planning Report - 401 Sunrise Rd

6.      Noosa Council Planning Scheme Considerations

The proposed material change of use is subject to impact assessment under the Noosa Plan 2020.
The following is a review of the proposed development under the Noosa Plan 2020.

6.1 Use Definition

The Noosa Plan 2020 defines Short-term Accommodation as:

(a) means the use of premises for

(i)       providing accommodation of less than three (3) consecutive months to tourists or travellers;
or

(ii)      a manager’s residence, office, or recreation facilities for the exclusive use of guests, if the
          use is ancillary to the use in subparagraph (i); but

(b)       does not include a hotel, nature-based tourism, resort complex or tourist park



6.2 Zoning and Locality

The Noosa Plan 2020 identifies the site within the Rural Residential Zone but is not contained in any
Local Plan area.



6.3 Level of Assessment

Within the Noosa Plan 2020, Table 5.5.14 Categories of Development and Assessment – Rural
Residential prescribes that the proposed Short-Term Accommodation use is either Accepted
Development subject to Requirements, or subject to Impact Assessment.

The applicant seeks to utilise the property for more than the required ‘Accepted Development’
benchmarks of 4 occurrences and 60 days and as such, the proposed Short-term Accommodation
use is subject to Impact Assessment.



6.4 Strategic Outcomes

The following Strategic Plan Outcomes are relevant to this assessment.

The Strategic framework sections 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.3.1 and 3.3.3 highlight the importance of tourism and
a need to provide for visitor accommodation. These sections are provided below.

3.2.1     The Shire serves as a domestic and international tourism destination with particular
emphasis on nature-­based recreation opportunities. Tourism and retail are significant contributors
to the local and regional economy and these provide a strong platform of leverage for other parts
of the economy.


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