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

economy. However, it goes on to seek a more diversified and sustainable economy in the
future. It recognises Noosa’s desirability as a place to live and visit as stemming from a strong
and passionate community, environmental management, planning regime and development
sector.
The coastal area is identified to support the bulk of Noosa’s resident population and visitors
with potential combined future resident and peak visitor populations reaching 78,000 people.
The strategic intent refers to the previous planning scheme setting, which was built around the
carrying capacity philosophy, and whilst NP2020 continues that philosophy by limiting
development to within existing urban boundaries, it is clear from current experience that Noosa
may have already reached its carrying capacity at peak times.
The strategic intent is very clear in its need to support greater diversity of housing choice,
particularly smaller dwellings, for both existing and future populations, particularly Noosa’s key
workers and aging population, with ageing in place, affordability and access to services and
transport being a key outcome. Infill development for smaller multiple dwellings in existing
urban areas is identified as the way to increase housing supply and diversity to meet future
needs.
However, whilst the strategic intent recognises the limited dwelling supply is increasingly under
pressure from both permanent residents and visitors –it continues to identify existing and future
vacant sites for visitors only, at the exclusion of residents.
The strategic intent is not clear in giving a high level direction and a hierarchy of uses for the
residential and Tourist Accommodation zones. It is particularly lacking in direction as to
whether future development is for permanent residents or visitors in each zone to address the
competition of dwelling stock between them.
Further examination of the high level strategic provisions in NP2020 is required to clarify the
hierarchy of, and landuse for Noosa, particularly in recognition of the current housing crisis
and existing supply of tourist accommodation. A further assessment of the relationship
between landuse and the road network in particular is also required, using the peak scenario
of combined resident and visitor populations.
The relevant sections of the strategic intent are contained in Appendix 9 to this report.


3.2.1.2 Strategic Outcomes
Like the Strategic Intent, the strategic outcomes should be a lot clearer on the relationship and
hierarchy of landuses as they relate to permanent housing for residents and tourist
accommodation, including the potential impacts on housing stock and the impacts on
residential amenity and community wellbeing.
Relevant strategic outcomes are contained in Appendix 9 to this report and discussed below.


Community Wellbeing
The community wellbeing outcomes are generally good, however Noosa residents have
expressed some of the negative impacts associated with dwellings being used for short-term
accommodation, including sense of belonging and community, safety and residential amenity,
all of which are contributors to community wellbeing. These matters are not covered by the
outcomes and should be included in the Community Wellbeing outcomes.


Housing Choice
The housing choice outcomes are generally good however, the protection of visitor
accommodation should not be an outcome for housing choice. Reference to “housing” needs
to be clarified that it refers to permanent residential housing and not visitor or short term

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Noosa Council Monitoring Report 2022/23