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

Residential approvals
During the operation of NP2006, 100 approvals yielded 220 Multiple Housing Type 2 Duplex
dwellings across Noosa Shire. 80 Multiple Housing Type 4 - Conventional dwellings were
approved in Cooroy, 34 in Tewantin and 75 dwellings in Noosaville which included 30 dwellings
in Hofmann Drive within the Noosa Business Centre. Noosa Heads had 2 significant approvals
with 44 dwellings approved at Resort Drive (Parkridge) and 22 dwellings at Serenity Close
(Settler’s Cove).
189 secondary dwellings were also constructed under the definition of a detached house.


Table 28 Residential approvals NP2006

             Approval type               Number of approvals   Number of Dwellings    Beds
  Multiple Housing Type 2 Duplex                        100                   220
  Multiple Housing Type 3 Retirement.                     7                   444            182
  Multiple Housing Type 4 Conventional                   37                   268
  Ancillary / Secondary dwellings                       189                   189


2.6.5.3 Visitor Accommodation
NP2006 introduced a specific definition for visitor accommodation. Visitor accommodation
approvals excluded the premises’ occupation by permanent residents effectively protecting
visitor accommodation stock and reducing potential landuse conflict.
Four Visitor accommodation types were included in NP2006 catering for home hosted
accommodation, caravan parks, rural accommodation and conventional tourist
accommodation which included resorts, hotels, motels, hostels, dwelling units and
accommodation units.
Whilst the planning scheme prior to NP2006 included bed & breakfast style accommodation,
the Type 1 Home Hosted definition in NP2006 further opened opportunities for home hosted
accommodation in a dwelling house, subject to impact assessment. Rural accommodation
allowed for rural based accommodation including cabins, guest houses and retreats, subject
to impact assessment where there was a connection to rural production, environment or scenic
values.
Despite development approval being required for home hosted and rural accommodation, the
introduction of online booking platforms saw both these uses occur unregulated without
approval.


Visitor accommodation approvals
192 Visitor Accommodation Type 4 – Conventional dwellings were approved at Viridian in
Noosa Heads and 52 dwellings at Peregian Beach. Significantly, 263 hostel beds were
approved in Noosaville, Sunshine Beach and Noosa Heads, 24 cabins at Noosa North Shore
and 40 caravan / RV sites. Whilst only 8 approvals were issued for home hosted
accommodation, it was known that quite a number of properties were operating without an
approval.




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Noosa Council Monitoring Report 2022/23