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

strata titled dwellings, rather than traditional motel or hotel style accommodation under single
ownership. Therefore, this mix existed with single buildings as well as neighbourhoods.
Each zone is further discussed below.
The Detached Housing Zone allowed for home-hosted bed and breakfast style
accommodation, subject to impact assessment, however a detached house was allowed to be
used for short-term accommodation without further planning approval. Detached houses were
identified as housing permanent residents, however the detached housing zone did not
emphasise the protection of housing exclusively for permanent residents. The zone sought a
high level of residential amenity, however this was difficult to achieve in cases where the
number of dwellings operating short-term accommodation was high in particular areas.
The Semi-attached Housing Zone only allowed for visitor accommodation within nominated
resort sites or existing backpacker hostels protected for that purpose. Otherwise, the zone was
intended for development for the purpose of Multiple Housing – Type 2 Duplex for permanent
residents, as well as communal living arrangements like retirement villages and relocatable
home parks. Duplexes excluded short-term use and home hosted accommodation was an
inconsistent use in the zone. Notwithstanding this, historical multiple dwelling approvals
allowed for interchangeable use rights for permanent residents or visitors in this zone. There
was limited application of this zone over existing unit blocks and resorts.
The Attached Housing Zone was identified for a mix of residents and visitors, despite it being
a residential zone, allowing for multiple dwellings and visitor accommodation. Historical
multiple dwelling approvals allowed for interchangeable use rights for permanent residents or
visitors in this zone.
This zone specifically identified larger existing and new resort sites for long term protection for
visitors only and allowed for a mix of other types of visitor accommodation including hostels,
motels, resorts and the like. Because there wasn’t a tourist accommodation zone applied to
individual properties, there were existing resort sites within the Attached Housing zone where
multiple housing (for residents) was an inconsistent use. In Tewantin, visitor accommodation
was not permitted in the Attached Housing Zone, other than at the Noosa Lakes Resort.
Overall, this zone facilitated an ongoing mix of residential and visitor uses potentially facilitating
landuse conflict between residents and visitors.
The Visitor Mixed Use zone was applied to mixed use visitor accommodation precincts such
as Hastings St, Duke Street, Gympie Terrace and Noosa North Shore. These correlated with
the four designated Visitor Centres of the NP2006 Strategy Map and to the Visitor
Accommodation & Services designation of the 1997 Strategic Plan. It did not pick up individual
visitor only sites or large established resorts which were instead typically in the Attached
Housing zone or occasionally in the Semi-Attached Housing Zone.
A range of visitor accommodation types were permitted, with provisions varying location by
location. In Noosaville and Noosa Heads multiple housing (for permanent residents) was
consistent subject to impact assessment. The purpose of the Visitor Mixed Use zone was
arguably eroded by allowing both residents and visitors.
The Business Centre zone throughout the Shire took varying approached to residential uses.
In Cooroy, Tewantin, Noosaville (Mary St/Thomas St only) and Noosa Junction, small multiple
dwelling units were made consistent in mixed use developments. However, landowners did
not take up these provisions within the life of the scheme.


2.6.7 NP2006 - Implications for housing and visitor accommodation
Legacy issues from previous planning schemes, with multiple dwellings having
interchangeable use rights for both permanent and short-term uses, coupled with a dwelling
house being used for short-term accommodation, resulted in large parts of the coastal urban
area becoming a mix of permanent residents and visitors. 29% of all residential rated

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