2022-11-14 GC Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Short Term Accommodation Monitoring Report 2022

4.5 State Planning Policy
The Minister’s conditional approval relevant to this report relates to SPP – State interest for
Planning for Livable Communities and Housing (housing supply and diversity) and Planning
for Economic Growth (Tourism).
To meet the requirements of State planning policy, Noosa Plan 2020 is required to provide
housing supply and diversity that is affordable and caters for different households, family types,
community needs, lifestyles and incomes. In particular, the state requires sufficient land and
housing stock be available to meet the diverse needs of the community.
The livability of communities, quality of life and wellbeing are also outcomes of state planning
policy, with affordable living and diversity of housing a key outcome in being a livable
community.
The state’s interest in tourism seeks to support economic opportunities related to creating
sustaining jobs, generating export review and strengthening local and regional economies,
stating planning needs to recognise this diversity and be sufficiently flexible to support tourism,
particularly where it can complement other land use and economic activities. Other land uses,
cited by the SPP includes glamping, bed and breakfasts, farm to gate produce sales and guest
lodges.
The SPP supports tourism planning and development opportunities to be appropriate and
sustainable and the social, cultural and natural values underpinning tourism development is
protected. In particular, sustainable tourism development is facilitated where it is
complementary and compatible with other landuses, including sensitive land uses, and
promotes the protection or and enhancement of the character, landscape and visitor amenity
and economic, social, cultural and environmental values of the natural and built assets
associated with the tourism development
To meet state policy, security of current and long term housing supply that is affordable and
diverse to meet the housing needs or Noosa’s community and specifically tourism and
hospitality workers is required. However, the current provisions of Noosa Plan 2020 around
short term accommodation being a consistent use in the Medium and High Density Residential
zone and the Rural Residential and Rural zone compromise these state outcomes.
Noosa’s community and the tourism economy relies on the provision of housing supply that is
affordable for its key business owners and workers who support the tourism industry. The state
seeks sustainable tourism outcomes that are compatible with other landuses, particularly
sensitive ones. The take up of resident and worker housing stock for short term
accommodation, and the continued mix of visitor accommodation within sensitive residential
areas is not considered sustainable or compatible.
Noosa’s tourist accommodation market, more specifically the supply of short term
accommodation, more than adequately supports the tourism industry now and into the future
with average occupancy at only 57.5%, although this did vary across the Shire. No further
growth in short term accommodation is required with latent supply in the market.
Home hosted accommodation, where the resident remains on site, continues to be supported
as there is no loss to housing stock. Other complimentary uses such as glamping and guest
lodges are also supported in the Rural Residential and Rural zone, where the resident remains
on site, however the loss of additional land and houses in these zones to visitor only uses
compromises the state policy and the housing needs of Noosa Residents. As stated, there is
adequate existing supply of short term accommodation in the market in both the coastal areas
and the rural hinterland areas, all of which can exercise existing use rights to continue to
operate if Noosa Plan 2020 is amended.
Changes to Noosa Plan 2020 are required to meet state planning policies as outline in Part 5
of this report.



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