FURTHER REPORT - Planning & Environment Committee 6 May 2025 MCU21/0110

               Use
               Under the superseded planning scheme, the full extent of the site was zoned Open Space
               Recreation. The Noosa Plan 2020 amended the sites zoning such that it in part preserved the
               recreation and open space intent for the site and introduced the Tourist Accommodation Zone to
               a significant portion of the site.
               The proposed use is a consistent use within the Tourist Accommodation Zone however it is an
               inconsistent use within the Recreation and Open Space Zone. The application of split zoning to
               the site was to enable to development of tourism accommodation in this area and the boundary
               was in response to the need for an odour buffer between future development and the nearby
               sewage treatment plant (STP). The purpose of the odour buffer is to ensure that future
               development is not adversely impacted by the odour from the STP and that any future development
               does not result in complaints to the relevant authority. The existing buffer, which is a result of the
               existing split zoning, was a consequence of it not being adequately demonstrated, at that time, that
               further encroachment would not result in amenity impacts on guests of a resort. The current
               application has included an odour report which has been reviewed by Council’s expert external
               consultant, this report and subsequent review has identified suitable areas for development with
               regards to potential amenity impacts from the STP. The extent of area demonstrated to be outside
               of the buffer area is approximately 28,000m2 which is larger than the existing 23,447m2 of Tourist
               Accommodation Zone.
               It is noted that the land included in the Recreation and Open Space Zone is outside of the Urban
               Boundary. Consequently, part of the proposed hotel is located outside the Urban Boundary. The
               entire site was within the Noosa Plan 2006 urban boundary however this boundary was amended
               to align with the extent of the Tourist Accommodation Zone when the site became split zoned under
               the Noosa Plan 2020. As discussed above, the Tourist Accommodation Zone was established at
               the time based on initial information about the potential odour impacts and for the purpose of
               creating separation from the STP.
               The Urban Boundary, which forms part of the Noosa Plan 2020, is different from the Urban
               Footprint, which forms part of the of SEQ Regional Plan mapping. The following image details both
               the Urban Boundary and the Urban Footprint.




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