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

        self-contained accommodation being used for visitors or residents in Noosa Shire,
        except in the few cases where tourist only developments are approved.

2.5.1.1 Resident and visitor competition and conflict
The HNA2017 identified the mix of residents and visitors as a key issue and area of competition
and sometimes conflict, impacting both dwelling stock for permanent residents and supply of
tourist accommodation, as well as the ongoing viability of onsite managed resort businesses,
conferencing and events. Of particular note was the ability for dwellings to move between
permanent occupation and visitor accommodation unnoticed. Also noted was the occupation
of resort holiday accommodation by residents due to the lack of small dwelling housing stock
for residents only. The HNA stated:
        The main issue remains that current planning allows a mix of visitors and permanent
        residents in the majority of resort accommodation, which has not always been built to
        provide a suitable permanent residential environment. The shortage of smaller,
        affordable dwellings including studio, one and two bedroom apartments has led to
        some residents seeking housing in such accommodation. This has led to competition,
        and in some cases conflict. It has also created difficulties where management rights
        have been sold in resort complexes and the holiday rental pool has continued to
        decrease as a result of increasing permanent occupation.
        It has additionally created difficulties in the conferencing market where the take-up of
        visitor accommodation by residents has impacted on the supply of visitor
        accommodation and the viability of conferencing. At peak times, visitor accommodation
        is often booked out, and this has the potential to impact on Noosa Shire’s tourism
        economy.
        In reverse, unoccupied dwellings used as holiday homes or holiday rentals could be
        said to remove stock from the permanent residential market. Like short-term rentals,
        holiday rentals can be disruptive to residential amenity, particularly where they occur
        in semi-attached or attached complexes. Council may wish to consider whether some
        future developments should be earmarked as ‘resident only’, by applying a resident
        only condition of consent. Limited application of this condition may provide benefit to
        some residents in terms of assuring them of residential amenity.
        It will be important to attempt to project future tourist/visitor accommodation needs
        taking such considerations into account, in order as far as possible to cater for both
        appropriately and reduce inappropriate mix.


2.5.1.2 Supply and demand for tourist accommodation and visitor dwellings
The HNA2017 undertook scenario modelling based on a continued growth rate of total visitor
nights of 2.5% to 2036, consistent with growth from the preceding decade. It is noted however,
that this scenario and the figures discussed below were identified as neither realistic nor
sustainable. This growth assumption has been included in this report for the purpose of
understanding the implications if past trends and demand for visitor / tourist accommodation
continued unchecked.
Significantly, this growth scenario was identified as having an impact on residential dwelling
supply for permanent residents and required movement of residents out of resorts, the take
up of secondary dwellings in part for visitors, expansion in visitor dwellings, further visitor sites
to develop and further use of permanent resident dwellings for short-term accommodation.


Tourist accommodation (motels, hotels, B&B and holiday resorts)
With regard to the future provision of traditional tourist accommodation including motels,
hotels, bed and breakfast (home hosted) accommodation and resorts, the HNA2017 identified

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